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Saddle of New Forest venison with pears and walnuts
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Saddle of New Forest venison with pears and walnuts

30 ingredients 2 hr + 1 hr Serves 4 openrecipes
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1130
Calories
66g
Protein
47g
Fat
111g
Carbs

Counts 19 of 23 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 19 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Beef 100g cooked 250
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Venison 100g cooked 158
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Pear 1 medium (178g) 101
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Savoy Cabbage 1 cup shredded (89g) 22
Shallot 1 tbsp minced (10g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Redcurrant not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Star Anise not in our table 0
Swede 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 tsp olive oil
  • 2 tsp butter
  • 4 x 250g/9oz loin fillets of venison
  • below)
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • trimmings (see above), cut into small pieces venison
  • 1 shallot
  • 1 carrot
  • 110g/4oz redcurrant jelly
  • 110ml/4fl oz red wine vinegar
  • 500ml/18fl oz venison stock or 200ml/7fl oz reduced beef stock
  • 1 x 500g/1lb 2oz ready-made venison
  • 150g/5oz caster sugar
  • 150ml/5fl oz water
  • 150g/5oz walnut
  • 1 firm pear, peeled, quartered, core removed
  • 1 cinnamon
  • 1 star anise
  • 5 black peppercorns
  • 1 strip orange
  • 250ml/9fl oz red wine
  • pinch caster sugar
  • 250g/9oz butter
  • sprig fresh thyme
  • 1 garlic
  • 4 large potatoes, peeled, cut into discs 3cm/1¼in thick using a cookie cutter
  • 1 large swede
  • 1 small savoy cabbage
  • 4 tsp butter
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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