Recipes
venison with cracked black pepper and sour cherry sauce
For the Polenta Cakes
Preheat the oven to 200°C. Oil a shallow baking try.
In a heavy saucepan, whisk together the polenta and water and place over medium heat. Bring slowly to a boil. Stir often to prevent lumps. Reduce he heat and simmer, stirring occasionally until smooth. Season with salt and black pepper and carefully pour into the hot prepared skillet or dish. Bake the polenta cake until it pulls away from the sides of the pan and is lightly golden, 30 minutes. The cake will be crisp. Take a cookie cutter and make 4 rounds. Heat a ribbed skillet on the pan and sear polenta cakes briefly to obtain a cross hatch effect.
For the Sauce
Bring to a boil the cherries, vinegar, and brandy
Remove from heat and strain out the cherries.
Add stock and reduce the liquid to half.
Return the cherries and bring to a boil once more.
Add butter to finish
For the Venison
Coat the venison with the pepper and season with salt. Sauté in a small amount of olive oil, lightly browning on all sides. Cook until rare to medium rare, 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Let sit for 2 minutes.
To Serve
Slice venison into 1/4 inch pieces and fan on the plate on top of polenta cake. Ladle sauce on the venison and serve with steamed seasonal vegetables.
Preparation: 20 mins
Time to cook: 30 mins
Ingredients
Venison
600 g venison loin
1/4 cup cracked black pepper
salt to taste
olive oil
For the Polenta Cakes
Olive oil
2 cups coarse ground dried polenta
6 cups water
salt and pepper
Assorted seasonal vegetables for 4.
Sauce
100 g dried sour cherries
30 ml cherry vinegar
60 ml cherry brandy
1 tbsp unsalted butter
500 ml meat stock
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