Food ‘n Drink

Recently we bought some diced Venison to try. It was fairly cheap, about £20 for around 9-10 portions. Venison is quite a lean meat too. The raw smell reminded me of beef to be honest, perhaps just a little stronger/richer in smell. Unfortunately we didn’t have many recipes to choose from for cooking it so we opted for a quick stew with fried rice (left over from Friday night’s takeaway!). Have to say the meal was very nice and tasty. Neither Dave nor I have eaten Venison before and were both quite impressed. I’m also quite impressed with the price and the leaness of the meat too, none of this having to cut fat off or draining oil off after you’ve quickly fried it.

So the recipe, nothing fancy but very nice all the same.

1lb Venison diced
3/4 pint of hot water with 1/2 beef Knorr cube and an Oxo cube dissolved
A good glug of red wine
2 tbl spoons of flour
Onion, diced
2 Garlic cloves, sliced thinly
2 Bay Leaves

Fry the onion and garlic in a little oil until golden, add the venison and brown the meat. Stir in the flour until the meat is coated. Take your stock and wine and pour this over, adding in the bay leaves afterwards. Bring the stew to the boil and then put a lid on the pan and simmer for around 45 minutes.

This can be served with mashed potato, pasta or rice. We did some stir fried baby veg and rice which was quite nice. Potato would be good but it would probably be quite filling, but very warming on a cold night. Pasta is probably a better option for a lighter meal as the meat and sauce is quite rich.

(Sorry I should have taken a photo but I was too hungry! I will next time!!)