Braised Venison with Rosemary and Shiitake

Name: Braised Venison with Rosemary and Shiitake
Prep time: 2 h 25 min
Cook time: 2 h 25 min
Total time: 2 h 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 227 grams package baby carrots (optional); 2 Tbsps bacon drippings; 2 bay leaves; 1 cube beef bouillon; 0 teaspoons black pepper; 2 Tbsps cognac or brandy (optional); 1 Tbsp cornstarch (optional); 1 teaspoons dried rosemary; 473 milliliters dry red wine; 473 milliliters fresh shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and sliced; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 2 mediums onions, chopped; 1 teaspoons dried thyme leaves; 680 grams venison, cut into 2 inch cubes; 2 Tbsps water (optional)

Braised Venison with Rosemary and Shiitake is a gluten free and dairy free recipe with 4 servings. This main course has 477 calories, 43g of protein, and 12g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 35% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of rosemary, venison, thyme leaves, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. To use up the cognac you could follow this main course with the Cognac Butterscotch Pudding as a dessert.

Instructions

Melt the bacon drippings in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Sear the venison in two batches until nicely browned and remove. Stir in the shiitake, onions, and garlic; cook until softened, 1 to 2 minutes.

Ingredients you will need

Bacon Drippings

Venison

Garlic

Onion

Equipment you will use

Dutch Oven

Pour in the cognac, wine, and bouillon cube, simmer for 30 seconds to remove the alcohol flavor and dissolve the bouillon.

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Bouillon

Alcohol

Cognac

Wine

Stir in the venison, pepper, thyme, rosemary, and bay leaves. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer gently until the venison is tender, about two hours or more; adding water as needed.

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Bay Leaves

Rosemary

Venison

Pepper

Thyme

Water

If using baby carrots, add them during the last half hour of cooking. When the venison is tender, you may wish to thicken the sauce by dissolving the cornstarch in 2 tablespoons of water and stirring it into the sauce.

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Baby Carrots