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Potato And Celeriac Mash
These two vegetables are almost guaranteed to appear in your winter vegetable selection. Mashed together they go beautifully with beef or a rich stew like oxtail. |
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Potatoes (Desiree are very good for mashing) |
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Peel and chop equal amounts of celeriac and potato. Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Boil the vegetables until they are unmistakably tender. Drain. Melt a generous lump of butter in a pan and a little milk. Tip your boiled vegetables into the melted butter, mash and season well. |
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- Venison is very good for your health. High in protein, like beef, but much lower in fat. It is also full of vitamin B, iron, phosphorous, zinc and selenium. (If you know what all those are).
Cooking wise, you can treat it like beef, the less exercised muscles can be cooked quickly and served pink. The shoulder suits a slow, gentle braise. The younger the deer, the more tender the meat will be. However, don't disregard an older beast, for once marinated and cooked slowly, it will taste delicious.
The gamey flavour goes well with sweet flavours, such as the sherry in the Pedro Ximinez recipe, otherwise, redcurrant jelly or port are excellent, as are rosemary and juniper, sweet carrots or squash.
In Britain we have several types of deer, the most common being Red deer, Fallow and Roe, but you can also find Sika and Muntjac. They are all very different and very delicious.