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Bison à la Grecque
Photo: Lily Banse

Bison à la Grecque

16 ingredients 6 steps wikibooks
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1184
Calories
73g
Protein
37g
Fat
132g
Carbs

Counts 15 of 18 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Beef 100g cooked 250
Bison 100g cooked 143
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bell Pepper 1 medium (119g) 31
Fennel Bulb 1/2 bulb (87g) 27
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Coriander not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0
Veal not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs bison steak or roast
  • 2 small onions , halved
  • 1 small celery stalk, sliced
  • 1 small carrot , sliced
  • 1 small green bell pepper , sliced
  • 1 small fennel bulb, sliced
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • 15 coriander seeds
  • 2 Tbsp melted bison fat
  • 2 cups veal stock
  • 1 lemon , halved
  • ¼ cup butter
  • ¼ cup flour
  • ¼ cup dry white wine
  • ¼ cup cream

Directions

1

Brown vegetables in bison fat in a cast iron Dutch oven .

2

Add bison, coriander, garlic, bay leaf, veal stock, and lemon. Cover and braise over a low fire 2–3 hours or longer until tender.

3

Remove bison to serving tray near fire. Strain sauce into separate bowl, and discard pulp.

4

Make a roux in the Dutch oven with butter and flour. Stir in wine and cream, and cook until bubbly. Stir in reserved sauce until thickened, adding more liquid as needed.

5

Season velouté to taste. Pour over bison.

6

Serve with toasted bread, wild mushrooms, and wild rice.

Recipe sourced from wikibooks

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