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Saddle of Venison with Montmorency Cherry Sauce

Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 4 people

Ingredients

  • 1 Onion
  • 2 Garlic cloves
  • 3 Branches Oregano
  • 350 g Hokkaido pumpkin
  • 4 tbsp Peanut oil
  • 0,5 tsp Black mustard seeds
  • 250 ml Vegetable broth
  • 100 g Dried Montmorency cherries
  • Salt
  • Black pepper
  • 3 tsp Lemon juice
  • 600 g Saddle of venison
  • 2 Knife point. Ground allspice
  • 2 Branches Rosemary
  • 150 ml Cherry juice
  • 50 g Cold butter
  • Nutmeg

Instructions

  • For the pumpkin vegetables, peel and finely dice the onion. Peel and finely chop the garlic. Pluck oregano and finely chop. Quarter and core the pumpkin and cut into 1 cm cubes.
  • Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a saucepan, sauté pumpkin cubes, onions, garlic and mustard seeds. Deglaze with vegetable stock and cook covered for 10 minutes. After 5 minutes add the dried Montmorency sour cherries. Season with salt, pepper and lemon juice.
  • Season the saddle of venison with salt, allspice and pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a pan and fry the saddle of venison over medium heat. Add rosemary and cook in a hot oven for 12 minutes at 170 degrees.
  • Take the saddle of venison out of the oven and wrap it in aluminum foil and let it rest for 5 minutes. Pour cherry juice into the meat stock and pour it into a saucepan. Gradually beat in the cold butter cubes with a whisk. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
  • Slice the saddle of venison and serve with the vegetables and sauce. Noodles go well with it.

Nutrition

Serving: 100g | Calories: 120kcal | Carbohydrates: 2.4g | Protein: 8.7g | Fat: 8.5g