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Venison braised in Poacher’s Choice<br />
Serves 4<br />
Ingredients<br />
500g diced venison<br />
1 large onion, sliced<br />
1 large field mushroom, diced<br />
1 garlic clove, crushed (optional)<br />
2 tbsp plain flour<br />
1 tsp fresh thyme leaves<br />
1 tbsp tomato puree<br />
1 tin chopped tomatoes<br />
150ml of good beef stock<br />
3 tbsp olive oil<br />
1 tbsp light soy sauce<br />
1 tbsp dark muscovado sugar<br />
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce<br />
300ml Poacher’s Choice Ale<br />
A rich, mellow and warming casserole; perfect for those chilly autumn evenings.<br />
Method<br />
1. Preheat the oven to 190ºC, gas mark 5.<br />
2. Heat 1 tbsp of the olive oil in a casserole dish. Fry the onion and the garlic<br />
over a medium heat until soft and golden brown. Remove the onion and set aside.<br />
3. Put the flour and the thyme leaves in a plastic bag and season with salt and freshly<br />
ground black pepper. Add the venison pieces and coat in the seasoned flour.<br />
4. Heat 1 tbsp of oil in the casserole dish and fry half the seasoned venison until<br />
nicely browned. Add the remaining oil, if needed, and fry the rest of the venison.<br />
5. Return all the meat to the casserole with the fried onions, stir in the sugar and fry<br />
for two or three mins until the sugar has melted. Stir in the Poacher’s Choice Ale,<br />
the beef stock and the tinned tomatoes. Add the soy and Worcestershire sauce<br />
and the diced mushroom. Bring gently to the boil. Taste the sauce and adjust the<br />
seasoning. (It should be rich and flavoursome and not bitter.) Cover, transfer to the<br />
oven and cook for 1-1½ hours, stirring thoroughly half way through the cooking time.<br />
6. Serve with boiled potatoes and carrots.<br />
Dennis O’Leary, Worcester<br />
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