Preparation
Crush the garlic cloves. Finely chop the onions.
Method
- 1 Soak the porcini mushrooms in 400ml boiling water for 20 minutes.
- 2 Drain, reserving the soaking liquor, then roughly chop and set aside.
- 3 Heat the oven to 140°C/120°C fan/gas 1.
- 4 Season the flour with salt and pepper, then toss the venison in the flour.
- 5 Heat 1 tbsp of the oil in a large flameproof casserole, add the venison and fry over a medium heat until browned all over.
- 6 Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
- 7 Add the onion, garlic and porcini mushrooms to the pan and cook for 3-4 minutes, until softened.
- 8 Stir in the spices and tomato purée and cook for 30 seconds.
- 9 Stir in the wine and reserved soaking liquor.
- 10 Return the venison to the pan and bring to a gentle simmer.
- 11 Cover, transfer to the oven and cook for 1½ hours.
- 12 Just before the time is up, heat the remaining oil in a small frying pan and add the chestnut mushrooms.
- 13 Fry for 5-6 minutes, turning occasionally until golden.
- 14 Stir the mushrooms into the casserole.
- 15 Good served with creamy mashed potatoes.
3 Reviews
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Matt
Go easy on the cloves! Otherwise very tasty.
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Sophie
Rich and delicious
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Tracey
Superb and really tasty, I didn't use the cloves. Definitely worth a try.
- Average per serving
- Calories 352.0kCal
- Fat9.1g
- Saturated2.5g
- Salt0.29g
- Carbohydrates8.9
- Sugar3.6g
- Protein45.1g
- Fibre2.7g