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Succulent braised venison
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Succulent braised venison

13 ingredients 15 min Serves 8 openrecipes
Succulent braised venison

Venison benefits from long, slow cooking, and this Scottish dish develops a beautifully earthy sweetness - try it as an alternative to turkey, or for Hogmanay

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1241
Calories
73g
Protein
45g
Fat
126g
Carbs

Counts 16 of 18 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 16 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Beef 100g cooked 250
Venison 100g cooked 158
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Turnip 1 medium (122g) 34
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Swede not in our table 0
Redcurrant 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 carrots , roughly chopped
  • 140g turnips or swede, roughly chopped
  • 2 onions , roughly chopped
  • 3 celery sticks, roughly chopped
  • olive oil and butter, for frying
  • 1 garlic clove , crushed
  • 1kg boned leg or shoulder of venison , cut into large chunks (or buy ready-cubed venison for stewing)
  • 5 tbsp plain flour , seasoned with salt and pepper
  • 2 tbsp redcurrant jelly (or rowan or hawthorn jelly)
  • 450ml dry red wine (Rioja is good)
  • 450ml beef stock
  • 2 thyme sprigs
  • 1 bay leaf

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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