Venison With Cranberry Wine Sauce Food

PAN-FRIED VENISON WITH BLACKBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a frying pan, cook the venison for 5 mins, then turn over and cook for 3-5 mins more, depending on how rare you like it and the thickness of the meat (cook for 5-6 mins on each side for well done). Lift the meat from the pan and set aside to rest.
• Add the balsamic vinegar to the pan, then pour in the stock, redcurrant jelly and garlic. Stir over quite a high heat to blend everything together, then add the blackberries and carry on cooking until they soften. Serve with the venison, celeriac mash (see below) and broccoli.

VENISON WITH CRANBERRY-WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix wine and mustard until well blended. Place venison in resealable plastic food-storage bag or shallow glass or plastic dish. Pour wine mixture over venison; turn venison to coat with wine mixture. Seal bag or cover dish and refrigerate at least 2 hours but no longer than 4 hours, turning venison occasionally.
• Remove venison from marinade; reserve marinade. Sprinkle venison with salt and pepper. Heat oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook venison in oil about 4 minutes, turning once, until brown.
• Add broth to skillet; reduce heat to low. Cover and cook about 10 minutes, turning venison once, until venison is tender and desired doneness. (Don't overcook or venison will become tough.)
• Remove venison from skillet; keep warm. Stir marinade into skillet. Heat to boiling, scraping up any bits from bottom of skillet; reduce heat to medium. Cook about 5 minutes until mixture is slightly reduced. Stir in cranberries, jelly, butter and onions. Cook 1 to 2 minutes, stirring occasionally, until butter is melted and mixture is hot. Serve sauce with venison.

ROASTED VENISON WITH FRESH CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Spread garlic all over venison roast, season with salt and pepper, and place in a roasting pan.
• Heat butter in a skillet over medium-low heat and cook and stir 1/2 cup onion, cilantro, sage, and basil until onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Spread the butter mixture evenly over the roast.
• Roast in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Add remaining 2 cups onion, orange juice, and cranberries to the roasting pan; reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Continue to roast, basting frequently, until a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part reads 140 degrees F for medium rare, about 1 hour. Remove the roast from the pan; cover to keep warm while you prepare the sauce.
• Pour beef stock into the roasting pan, and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Continue boiling until the liquid is reduced by half, about 10 minutes. Skim off any fat; stir in the jelly and sherry. Continue to boil until the sauce is slightly thickened and evenly coats the back of a spoon, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

VENISON BURGER WITH CRANBERRY BBQ SAUCE

Steps:

• For the Cranberry Sauce: Place all ingredients, except stevia, into a stock pot and bring to a boil. Boil for 15 minutes or until the liquid is reduced to 1/3. Keep stirring to prevent the sugars from burning to the bottom of the pan.
• Remove from stove and allow to cool for about 15 minutes (this is to keep the blender from exploding on you).
• Place in a blender and puree.
• Strain the puree through a fine mesh strainer, using a wooden spoon to press and strain the sauce.
• Refrigerate. This sauce will hold for a few weeks in the refrigerator!
• Yield 1 ½ cups.
• For the Venison Burger: Mix the ground venison, oil, salt and pepper well. You can also add some pork fat if you like -- I like my burgers very lean so I don't add fat. You just have to be careful they don't fall apart on the grill, so add as much oil as you need to hold them together.
• Grill or broil for about 4 minutes per side.
• To build the burger, slice the Kaiser rolls. Place one or two slices of the Aged cheddar on the roll. Place a burger over the cheese and add as much cranberry BBQ sauce as desired. Top with a slice of red onion.

MEDALLIONS OF VENISON WITH A CRANBERRY PORT SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine both chicken and beef broth in a saucepan, boil until reduced to aprox 1 cup.
• Add port wine to broth, boil until reduced to 3/4 cup. (about 15 minutes).
• Stir in cranberry sauce, simmer until sauce begins to thicken, about 4 minutes). Remove from heat, whisk in 1 Tbsp of butter. Season with S&P. Set aside.
• Sprinkle venison with S&P. Melt remaining butter in frying pan over med heat. Add venison to skillet and cook to desired doneness. (about 3 minutes per side for medium rare).
• Divide sauce among 4 plates. Place medallions atop sauce on each plate and serve hot.

PAN ROASTED VENISON WITH SPICY CRANBERRY MEXICAN CINNAMON SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine gin, port, thyme and juniper berries in a medium shallow baking dish. Add the venison and turn to coat. Cover and marinate in refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• Heat oil in a large saute pan over high heat until almost smoking. Remove the venison from the marinade and shake off excess. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Cook on 1 side until golden brown. Turn over, reduce heat to medium and continue cooking until medium-rare, 3 to 4 minutes. Serve with the sauce and Sweet Potato and Plaintain puree.
• Heat butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onions, celery, garlic, and carrots and cook until soft. Raise the heat to high and add the port, cook until dry. Add the port, cranberry juice, stock, cinnamon, allspice, and cranberries and cook until a sauce consistency is formed. Finish with the cold butter and season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Place potatoes and plantains on a large baking sheet and roast until the potatoes are soft, about 50 to 60 minutes and the plantains are completely black.
• Slice each potato in half lengthwise, scoop out the flesh and place it in the bowl of a large food processor. Peel the plantains and add the flesh to the sweet potatoes. Add the butter, salt, cinnamon and 1/4 cup maple syrup and process until smooth. Add the cream and pulse until combined.
• Place the puree into a medium baking dish and place in the oven for 10 minutes to heat through. Remove and drizzle the top with the remaining 2 tablespoons of maple syrup and serve.

MEDALLIONS OF VENISON WITH PORT AND CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Combine chicken and beef stocks in heavy small saucepan. Boil until liquid is reduced to 1 cup, about 15 minutes. Add Port and boil until liquid is reduced to 3/4 cup, about 15 minutes. Whisk in cranberry sauce and simmer until sauce thickens slightly, about 4 minutes. Whisk in 1 tablespoon butter. Season sauce with salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Sprinkle venison with salt and pepper. Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in large nonstick skillet over high heat. Working in batches, add venison to skillet and cook to desired doneness, about 2 minutes per side for medium-rare.
• Divide sauce among 4 plates. Place 2 venison medallions atop sauce on each plate.

PEPPER-SEARED VENISON WITH CRANBERRY PORT WINE SAUCE, CREAMY POLENTA AND CHANTERELLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. For the venison. Soak dry cranberries in port. Crust venison in crushed peppercorns and juniper berries. Season with salt. Sear in hot skillet with clarified butter on both sides, finish in oven, about 10 minutes for rare. Let rest. Deglaze skillet with port drained from cranberries, add chopped shallots, reduce to syrup. Add venison stock, reduce by half, finish with currant jelly, cranberries and butter. Season to taste. For the polenta, scald milk and cream together with thyme and bay leaves. Remove thyme and bay leaf. Bring to simmer and gradually whisk in polenta. Season with salt and pepper. Continue whisking until smooth and creamy. Whisk in butter. Keep in a warm place. Place quenelles of polenta in center of plate. Spoon sauce around. Slice venison and arrange around polenta. Garnish plates with sauteed chanterelles and red cabbage braised with cider, balsamic and caraway.