Recipe of the Month

New Year Venison Stew with Juniper & Prunes

SERVES 4-6 Preparation time 30 minutes

Cooking time 2 - 2 1/4 hours, plus 30 mins resting time Oven temperature 160 degrees centigrade

Hampshire is blessed with its ready supply of wild venison and the winter months are the season to enjoy some of nature’s local larder. The combination of the sweetness of the prunes and the aromatic herbs and juniper makes it a perfect supper dish ideal for the cold January nights. It is best served with a large bowl of mashed potatoes and some steamed winter greens.

Ingredients

750 g shoulder of wild venison cut into 5 cms cubes 350g salt pork cut into 5cms cubes 2 red onions roughly chopped 2 peeled cubed carrots 4 garlic cloves crushed 3 tablespoons plain flour 1 tablespoon tomato puree 300ml red wine 550ml beef stock 10 crushed juniper berries 2 sprigs fresh rosemary 3 bay leaves 2 tablespoons honey 12 pitted ready to eat prunes

To garnish

Chopped fresh flat parsley

Method

Season the venison with salt and pepper and in small batches brown all over in a little vegetable oil and butter. Brown the salt pork. Add a little more oil to the pan and fry together the onions, garlic, and carrots for 5 minutes until a golden caramel colour. Put all of the above in a flame proof casserole dish and add the flour mixing in well. Stir in the red wine and beef stock and bring to the boil. Add the rosemary, juniper, bay leaves, honey and prunes and adjust the seasoning to taste. Cover with a tight fitting lid and cook in the prepared oven for 75 minutes. Remove from the oven and check that the meat is tender. If necessary continue to cook for an additional fifteen minutes. Remove the casserole and with the lid on, allow the venison to rest for 30 minutes. Before serving stir in the chopped parsley.

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