Whatthebuck
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Although this is not quite venison related, I cooked this last night and it was amazing apart from the pigeon,it did not Go tender just tough as an arabs dap. Seems better to fry pigeon breasts fresh.
It was my first time trying squirrel as I saw it being cooked on an American hunting video so I went out and shot one and a rabbit for the dish, just with the air rifle as my mothers horses were in the field. The girlfriend enjoyed it as well as I told her it was chicken and pork for most of the meal then couldn't resist telling her... she was not amused but actually carried on eating as it was so good. She is cooking next so I feel she will get me back with some weird avacado based veggie option dish.. Anyway here's the recipe I used if anyone is interested:
EASY GAME Casserole 4servings
Ingredients
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 150 degrees. Then toss the game in flour until completely coated.
2 Add 2 tbsp of the olive oil to the casserole dish and fry the game in batches until it begins to brown. Take the game out of the pan and transfer it to a plate.
3 Without washing the pan, add the last tablespoon of olive oil and fry the bacon until it starts to crisp, then add onion, carrot and celery.
4 Cook for 5 more minutes over a medium heat, until the vegetables begin to brown.
5 Add the juniper, cloves, garlic cloves, bay leaves, mushrooms and meat.
6 Give everything a good stir before pouring in the red wine, Worcestershire sauce, tomato puree and beef stock.
7 Season with a little salt and miled pepper.
8 Bring it to a simmer.
9 Put the lid on and cook in the oven for 2 1/2 – 3 hours, until the meat’s tender.
10 Season and stir in the redcurrant jelly before you serve.
Add a little more beef stock if the casserole looks too thick.
It was my first time trying squirrel as I saw it being cooked on an American hunting video so I went out and shot one and a rabbit for the dish, just with the air rifle as my mothers horses were in the field. The girlfriend enjoyed it as well as I told her it was chicken and pork for most of the meal then couldn't resist telling her... she was not amused but actually carried on eating as it was so good. She is cooking next so I feel she will get me back with some weird avacado based veggie option dish.. Anyway here's the recipe I used if anyone is interested:
- Recipe is from booths.co.uk
EASY GAME Casserole 4servings
- 205minutes to prepare
Ingredients
- 550g mixed game, diced
- 100g streaky bacon, cut into lardons
- 350ml full-bodied red wine
- 300ml beef stock
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tbsp tomato puree
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 carrots, peeled and roughly chopped
- 1 large onion, roughly chopped
- 1 celery stick, roughly chopped
- 6 juniper berries, crushed
- 2 cloves
- 3 bay leaves
- 150g chestnut mushrooms, sliced
- 2tbsp redcurrant jelly
- 1 tbsp plain flour
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- To serve salt and miled pepper
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 150 degrees. Then toss the game in flour until completely coated.
2 Add 2 tbsp of the olive oil to the casserole dish and fry the game in batches until it begins to brown. Take the game out of the pan and transfer it to a plate.
3 Without washing the pan, add the last tablespoon of olive oil and fry the bacon until it starts to crisp, then add onion, carrot and celery.
4 Cook for 5 more minutes over a medium heat, until the vegetables begin to brown.
5 Add the juniper, cloves, garlic cloves, bay leaves, mushrooms and meat.
6 Give everything a good stir before pouring in the red wine, Worcestershire sauce, tomato puree and beef stock.
7 Season with a little salt and miled pepper.
8 Bring it to a simmer.
9 Put the lid on and cook in the oven for 2 1/2 – 3 hours, until the meat’s tender.
10 Season and stir in the redcurrant jelly before you serve.
Add a little more beef stock if the casserole looks too thick.
