Venison: Superfood from the forest!
Delicious, healthy, balanced and sustainable - that's how our food should ideally be. Venison fits this requirement exceptionally well. For gourmets and those who are conscious of their diet, there is now fresh game from the region again. As a so-called concentrate selector, the deer feeds mainly on herbs and nutrient-rich plant parts such as buds, shoots or fruits - and is therefore purely vegetarian. The game has a fine fiber structure, is particularly aromatic and lean and is one of the healthiest, most sustainable and highest quality foods there is. In addition, it provides important vitamins, minerals and trace elements. The appropriate recipes naturally come from FIRE&FOOD.
Venison saddle from the fire plate with asparagus, strawberry and pancetta by Jonas Baumgärtner
Ingredients:
• 800 g saddle of venison
• 8 stalks of white asparagus
• 8 strawberries
• 8 slices of pancetta
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• Juice of 1 lemon
• Salt
• Pepper
• Sugar
• 2 mint leaves
• Honey
Jonas Baumgärtner is not only a trained chef, but also a hunter and passionate griller. He prefers to use products and meat from the region and offers professional catering in keeping with the motto: “Make the world a little better – also in culinary terms!” www.wild-cooking.de
Preparation :
Peel the white asparagus thoroughly and roughly cut off the bottom end. Cut the asparagus lengthways into eighths and season in a bowl with salt, pepper and a little sugar. Leave to stand for at least 30 minutes.
Remove the asparagus from the juice and fry on the grill. Squeeze a lemon into the asparagus juice, add 2 tablespoons of olive oil and season with honey. Mix in chopped mint and marinate the quartered strawberries with this dressing.
Fry the pancetta on the grill until crispy and then drain on kitchen paper.
Remove the tendons and fat from the venison saddle and fry it on the grill. Then place the saddle on the edge of the grill and let it rest for about 7-10 minutes. Then let the meat rest on a cutting board for about 2 minutes, cut it up and season generously with salt and pepper.
There are even more game recipes in our FIRE&FOOD recipe database !
