Serves 6

Venison Casserole with Root Vegetable Mash

A rich, hearty casserole showcasing tender venison haunch slow-cooked with red wine, red currant jelly, cranberries, and aromatic herbs. Served with a rustic root vegetable mash, this dish is perfect for an impressive dinner party or a cozy winter meal.

INGREDIENTS

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Venison Casserole

1kg diced venison haunch

10g fine sea salt

1g freshly milled black pepper

200ml vegetable oil

90g butter

300g peeled and diced carrot

300g peeled button onions

300g diced celery

2 bay leaves

100g red currant jelly

10g fresh thyme

8g sage, thinly sliced

400ml hot chicken stock

300ml red wine

40g plain flour

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Root Vegetable Mash

200g each: carrots, butternut squash, swede, parsnip, celeriac

1 banana shallot, finely chopped

3 garlic cloves, finely chopped

100g butter

100ml water

12g coarse salt

3g freshly crushed black pepper

30g honey

2 bay leaves

12g thyme

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Cranberry Sauce

300g frozen cranberries

180g sugar

120ml orange juice

Zest of 1 orange

3 star anise

½ cinnamon stick

Pinch ground ginger

Pinch ground cinnamon

Pinch mixed spice

4g crushed black peppercorns

12g fresh finely chopped ginger

Pinch allspice berries

Method

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Venison Casserole

Season the venison with salt and pepper. Heat 100ml vegetable oil in a large pan. Add 30g butter, sear half the meat until golden (8–12 mins), then drain. Repeat with remaining venison.

In the same pan, add 30g butter, cook carrots for 5 mins, then onions, celery, half the seasoning, thyme, and bay leaves until golden.

Deglaze with red wine, reduce by half. Add hot stock and make a roux with the remaining butter and flour. Simmer 5 mins, pass through a sieve, then return to the pan with venison.

Prepare the cranberry sauce: combine cranberries, orange zest and juice, sugar, spices, simmer 40–50 mins until thickened. Stir into venison along with red currant jelly and sage. Cook in oven at 170°C for 2–2.5 hours. Add cooked vegetables 30 mins before end.

Drain sauce, adjust consistency, and season.

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Root Vegetable Mash

In a pan over medium heat, melt butter, add shallots, thyme, and bay leaves, cook until soft.

Add root vegetables, salt, pepper, garlic, cover and sweat for 10–12 mins.

Add water and honey, cook uncovered for 8–10 mins. Mash coarsely for a rustic texture.

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To Serve

Place venison and vegetables on a plate or serving dish, spoon over sauce, and serve alongside the root vegetable mash. Garnish with a sprinkle of fresh parsley.

Serves 6

Venison Casserole with Root Vegetable Mash

A rich, hearty casserole showcasing tender venison haunch slow-cooked with red wine, red currant jelly, cranberries, and aromatic herbs. Served with a rustic root vegetable mash, this dish is perfect for an impressive dinner party or a cozy winter meal.

INGREDIENTS

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Venison Casserole

1kg diced venison haunch

10g fine sea salt

1g freshly milled black pepper

200ml vegetable oil

90g butter

300g peeled and diced carrot

300g peeled button onions

300g diced celery

2 bay leaves

100g red currant jelly

10g fresh thyme

8g sage, thinly sliced

400ml hot chicken stock

300ml red wine

40g plain flour

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Root Vegetable Mash

200g each: carrots, butternut squash, swede, parsnip, celeriac

1 banana shallot, finely chopped

3 garlic cloves, finely chopped

100g butter

100ml water

12g coarse salt

3g freshly crushed black pepper

30g honey

2 bay leaves

12g thyme

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Cranberry Sauce

300g frozen cranberries

180g sugar

120ml orange juice

Zest of 1 orange

3 star anise

½ cinnamon stick

Pinch ground ginger

Pinch ground cinnamon

Pinch mixed spice

4g crushed black peppercorns

12g fresh finely chopped ginger

Pinch allspice berries

Method

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Venison Casserole

Season the venison with salt and pepper. Heat 100ml vegetable oil in a large pan. Add 30g butter, sear half the meat until golden (8–12 mins), then drain. Repeat with remaining venison.

In the same pan, add 30g butter, cook carrots for 5 mins, then onions, celery, half the seasoning, thyme, and bay leaves until golden.

Deglaze with red wine, reduce by half. Add hot stock and make a roux with the remaining butter and flour. Simmer 5 mins, pass through a sieve, then return to the pan with venison.

Prepare the cranberry sauce: combine cranberries, orange zest and juice, sugar, spices, simmer 40–50 mins until thickened. Stir into venison along with red currant jelly and sage. Cook in oven at 170°C for 2–2.5 hours. Add cooked vegetables 30 mins before end.

Drain sauce, adjust consistency, and season.

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Root Vegetable Mash

In a pan over medium heat, melt butter, add shallots, thyme, and bay leaves, cook until soft.

Add root vegetables, salt, pepper, garlic, cover and sweat for 10–12 mins.

Add water and honey, cook uncovered for 8–10 mins. Mash coarsely for a rustic texture.

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To Serve

Place venison and vegetables on a plate or serving dish, spoon over sauce, and serve alongside the root vegetable mash. Garnish with a sprinkle of fresh parsley.

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