Eifel wild boar – braised roast

Ingredients for 6 servings:

• ¼ liter beer (pilsner)
• 2 kg game meat (wild boar)
• 60 g lard
• 2 onions
• 2 tbsp jam (blackcurrant jelly)
• 20 g cornstarch
• 3 tbsp cream
• salt and pepper

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Total time approx. 20 minutes

Rinse the meat thoroughly under running water, dry, and rub with salt and pepper. Pour hot fat over it in a roasting pan and sear briefly. Then add hot water and a little lager beer. Cover and braise the meat, basting regularly, for about 90-120 minutes. Add the coarsely chopped onions for the last 20 minutes. If necessary, trim the fat from the sauce and top up with hot water. Strain and thicken with the cornstarch mixed with cold cream. Stir in the blackcurrant jelly and the remaining beer, cook thoroughly, and season with salt and pepper.