WILD GAME

RECIPE

FALLOW DEER STEW

with Root Vegetables, Apples and Mushrooms

Aimpoint Fallow Deer Stew Recipe

AIMPOINT
WILD GAME RECIPES

Created By The Swedish Chef Peter J. Skogström

Fallow-deer cooking with Peter Skogström, chef of the year 2006 and winner of the national competition Chef's Challenge 2015 in Sweden.

Read about the wild game cooking passion here.

INGREDIENTS

4 SERVINGS
2 lb / 800 g Fallow Deer Sholder
1 pcs Onion
1 pcs Garlic Clove
1 pcs Carrot
1 tbsp Tomato Puree
1/2 Bottle Red Wine
3-4 cups / 6-8 dl Game or Chicken Stock
2 pcs Parsnips
2 pcs Parsley Root
2 pcs Red Tangy Apples
  Butter, for frying and for the vegetables
PICKLED MUSHROOMS
4 cups / 1 L Assorted Mushrooms
1 pcs Ginger
1 pcs Onion
1 cup / 2 dl Pickling Brine with Bay Leaves and Black Pepper
  (1 part white vinegar 12% acidity, 2 parts sugar and 3 parts water)

PREPARATION

THE STEW
  1. Peel and chop coarsely (1cm) onion, garlic and carrot

  2.  Brown the meat

  3. Add onions, carrot, cacao and tomato puree and fry for a minute

  4. Pour the wine and add water to cover the meat 

  5. Skim while simmering the stew. Let simmer for about 90 minutes.

THE VEGETABLES
  1. Set the oven on 150º C / 300° F

  2. Peel and chop the white root vegetables and add butter in small lumps, olive oil, salt, pepper and half of the thyme

  3. Bake the vegetables soft i oven 

  4. Core and cut the apples into wedges

  5. Fry in butter with some salt, pepper and thyme

PICKLED MUSHROOMS
  1. Clean and cut the mushrooms

  2. Shred ginger and onion

  3. Bring the pickling brine to the boil

  4. Add onion and mushroom, simmer for 1 minute and pour into glass jar. 

  5. When tender remove the meat, reduce the liquid until satisfactory taste

  6. Add some butter, flavour with salt, pepper and add the remaining thyme

  7. Put vegetables, apples and meat into the pot

Aimpoint Fallow Deer Stew Recipe