Best Pan Roasted Venison With Spicy Cranberry Mexican Cinnamon Sauce 616548 Recipes

ROASTED RACK OF VENISON WITH RED CURRANT AND CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine stock, bay leaves, thyme, port, ginger, and jam in a large saucepan. Bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer until stock has reduced to 1 cup, about 1 hour. Remove from heat, strain, and transfer to a clean small saucepan. Set aside.
• Combine peppercorns, juniper berries, and rosemary in a spice grinder. Grind, allowing some texture to remain.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Place a large roasting pan in the oven. Salt both sides of each rack well, and rub the ground spice mixture into the meat.
• Heat olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet set over medium-high heat. Place both racks in skillet, and brown each side, about 2 minutes per side, using tongs to maneuver racks in skillet. Transfer racks to the preheated roasting pan.
• Roast venison 30 to 35 minutes for medium rare. Remove roasting pan from oven, and transfer meat to a cutting board to rest 15 minutes.
• Return sauce to a boil. In a small bowl, combine remaining 2 teaspoons butter with flour; mix until a paste forms. Reduce heat, stir in cranberries; let simmer until berries are soft and sauce is glossy. Whisk in the butter mixture. Serve the red-currant-and-cranberry sauce with the venison.

PAN ROASTED VENISON WITH SPICY CRANBERRY MEXICAN CINNAMON SAUCE WITH WHIPPED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Combine gin, port, thyme and juniper berries in a medium shallow baking dish. Add the venison and turn to coat. Cover and marinate in refrigerator for 30 minutes. Heat oil in a large saute pan over high heat until almost smoking. Remove the venison from the marinade and shake off excess. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook on one side until golden brown. Turn over, reduce heat to medium and continue cooking until medium-rare, 3-4 minutes.
• Heat butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onions, celery and carrots and cook until soft. Raise the heat to high and add the port, cook until dry. Add the spices, cranberry juice, and chicken stock. Strain the sauce and discard solids. Return to pan to heat, whisk in the cold butter, stir in cranberries, and heat through. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• In a bowl mash potatoes with rest of ingredients.

PAN ROASTED VENISON WITH CRUSHED BLACKBERRY-ANCHO CHILE SAUCE AND SWEET POTATO-TOASTED PINE NUT POLENTA

Steps:

• Whisk together the gin, Port, red wine, thyme, and juniper berries in a medium shallow baking dish. Add the venison and turn to coat. Marinate at room temperature for 20 minutes.
• Remove from marinade and pat dry. Heat olive oil in a large saute pan over high heat. Season the venison with salt and pepper and cook on 1 side until golden brown, about 3 to 4 minutes. Turn over, reduce heat to medium and continue cooking for 3 to 4 minutes.
• Plate with the Sweet Potato-Toasted Pine Nut Polenta, drizzled with the Crushed Blackberry-Ancho Chile Sauce.
• Brush a little oil on a baking sheet and set aside. Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the onions and garlic and cook until soft. Add stock or water plus salt, increase heat to high and bring to a boil. Slowly whisk in the cornmeal with a wire whisk.
• Once all of the cornmeal is whisked in turn the heat to low and continue cooking, mixing with a wooden spoon, until the mixture begins to pull away from the sides of the pan. Stir in the mashed sweet potato and butter and mix until combined. Stir the pine nuts into the mixture, season with salt and pepper and pour the mixture into the prepared baking sheet. Cover the top with plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm and chilled.
• Remove from the refrigerator and cut into triangles, circles, or squares. Heat oil in a large saute pan, season the polenta slices with salt and pepper, and saute on both sides until golden brown.
• Melt the butter in a medium non-reactive saucepan over medium heat. Cook the celery, carrot, and onions until soft. Add the peppercorns, port, red wine, cranberry juice, ancho puree, brown sugar, and stock and cook over high heat, stirring occasionally, until reduced by half. Strain into a clean pot, add the blackberries, and cook over medium heat until the blackberries are soft, using the back of a fork, gently crush the blackberries. Season with salt, to taste.
• Combine the ancho and water in a small bowl and let stand 1 hour. Drain well, reserving the soaking liquid. Remove the seeds and stems and puree in a food processor with the garlic, cilantro, and about 1/2 cup of the liquid, or more if needed.

PAN ROASTED VENISON WITH SPICY CRANBERRY MEXICAN CINNAMON SAUCE WITH WHIPPED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Venison: Combine gin, port, thyme and juniper berries in a medium shallow baking dish. Add the venison and turn to coat. Cover and marinate in refrigerator for 30 minutes. Heat oil in a large saute pan over high heat until almost smoking. Remove the venison from the marinade and shake off excess. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook on one side until golden brown. Turn over, reduce heat to medium and continue cooking until medium-rare, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Spicy Cranberry Mexican Cinnamon Sauce: Heat butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onions, celery and carrots and cook until soft. Raise the heat to high and add the port, cook until dry. Add the spices, cranberry juice, and chicken stock. Strain the sauce and discard solids. Return to pan to heat, whisk in the cold butter, stir in cranberries, and heat through. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Whipped Sweet Potatoes: In a bowl mash potatoes with rest of ingredients.

MEDALLIONS OF VENISON WITH PORT AND CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Combine chicken and beef stocks in heavy small saucepan. Boil until liquid is reduced to 1 cup, about 15 minutes. Add Port and boil until liquid is reduced to 3/4 cup, about 15 minutes. Whisk in cranberry sauce and simmer until sauce thickens slightly, about 4 minutes. Whisk in 1 tablespoon butter. Season sauce with salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Sprinkle venison with salt and pepper. Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in large nonstick skillet over high heat. Working in batches, add venison to skillet and cook to desired doneness, about 2 minutes per side for medium-rare.
• Divide sauce among 4 plates. Place 2 venison medallions atop sauce on each plate.

PAN-ROASTED VENISON

Steps:

• To make the bread pudding, preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray the bottom and sides of a 9 x 13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
• Put the bread cubes on a large baking sheet, toss with the oil, and season with salt and pepper. Bake, turning once, until light golden brown, about 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool.
• Melt the butter in a large deep sauté pan over high heat. Add the onion and cook until soft, about 4 minutes. Stir in the cabbage and cook for 2 minutes. Add 1 cup water, 1 cup of the wine, both vinegars, the sugar, 1/4 teaspoon cloves, and the currants and bring to a boil. Cook until the liquid is reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium, cover the pan, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the cabbage is very tender, about 30 minutes longer. Transfer the cabbage with tongs to a bowl and let cool completely. Reserve the braising liquid.
• Combine the braising liquid and the remaining 1 cup wine in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until it reaches a sauce consistency (see page 250), about 10 minutes. Stir in the honey and season with salt and pepper. Set aside and keep warm.
• Put the cream, ginger, and pinch of cloves in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer over low heat. Remove from the heat and let cool slightly.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Whisk the eggs in a large bowl and slowly whisk in the warm cream. Season with salt and pepper. Add the bread cubes and cabbage to the custard mixture and stir to combine. Press on the bread to submerge it in the custard. Let sit for 15 minutes.
• Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish, cover with foil, and bake for 20 minutes. Remove the foil and bake until the bread pudding is set around the sides but still slightly loose in the center, about 25 minutes longer. Remove from the oven and let sit for 30 minutes before serving.
• Preheat the oven to 425°F and place a baking sheet on the center rack of the oven.
• To cook the venison, heat 1 1/2 tablespoons of the oil in a large sauté pan over high heat until it begins to shimmer. Season both sides of 4 of the venison steaks with salt and pepper. Add the steaks to the pan and cook until golden brown and a crust has formed, 3 to 4 minutes. Turn over and cook for 1 minute. Transfer the steaks to a plate and repeat with the remaining 4 steaks and oil.
• Transfer the steaks to the heated baking sheet and roast in the oven until medium-rare, about 4 minutes. The meat will be red in the center. Remove from the oven and let rest for 5 minutes before slicing.
• Spoon some of the Concord grape sauce onto large plates and top with the sliced venison. Serve the bread pudding, drizzled with the reserved wine braising liquid, next to the venison. Garnish with parsley leaves and Concord grapes.
• CONCORD GRAPE SAUCE
• Bring the chicken stock to a boil in a medium saucepan over high heat and cook until reduced to 2 cups, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine the grape juice, shallot, garlic, peppercorns, and thyme in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Cook until reduced by half to 1 cup, about 10 minutes.
• Pour the reduced chicken stock into the reduced grape juice mixture and continue cooking over high heat, stirring occasionally, until reduced to a sauce consistency (see page 250), about 15 minutes. Strain the sauce into a bowl. The sauce can be made 2 days in advance and stored in the refrigerator. Reheat before serving.