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I absolutely love cooking with game – I'm a country girl, a farmer's daughter, and it's part of my life. People often don't realize how versatile – and how healthy - game is to cook and eat. There's a huge variety available – from snipe and partridge to venison and hare, and so many ways of preparing it, from traditional old-fashioned and delicious roast pheasant wrapped in bacon to a modern-day venison
burger stuffed with blue cheese. - Rachel Green.

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Simple Roast Venison Loin With Blackcurrants
Description

Using the loin, marinated, roasted and carved with a dark red wine sauce, finished with blackcurrant liqueur and frozen blackcurrants.

Ingredients
At a glance
Venison
Quick and Easy
Phil Vickery Recipes
Serves
2

2 x 200g pieces of venison loin
2 tbsp olive oil
2 glasses red wine
600ml / 1 pint strong venison or game stock
1 small glass or 6 tbsp cassis
10g unsalted butter
200g frozen blackcurrants, defrosted, they produce and better colour and will release more flavour than fresh
salt and freshly milled black pepper

Method
  • Preheat the oven to 220, Gas 7.
  • Season the loins well with salt and pepper.
  • Heat the oil in an ovenproof frying pan.
  • Add the venison and brown well on both sides.
  • Then pop into the hot oven, cook for 5-6 minutes, then remove the pan for the oven.
  • Place the venison onto a warm plate, cover with foil and leave to rest for 6-8 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, tip any oil from the pan, then add the wine and boil rapidly over a high heat.
  • When nearly reduced, add the stock and again reduce rapidly, until you have a nice, thickened sauce.
  • Add the cassis and butter and whisk well, taste and adjust the seasoning, then strain through a fine sieve into a clean pan.
  • Add a few defrosted blackcurrants, and stir well.
  • Slice the rested loins and drain well on kitchen paper, place onto a warm plate, spoon over the sauce with a few blackcurrants.
Serving Suggestion

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 6-8 minutes

Copyright Phil Vickery
September 2008

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