Roasted Rack Of Venison And Pomegranate Sauce Recipes

ROASTED VENISON WITH POACHED QUINCES IN A VANILLA ORANGE BROTH, SWEET AND SOUR CABBAGE AND A POMEGRANATE SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Place the sliced quinces in an ovenproof pan. Add the orange juice, vanilla bean, fennel seed, star anise, and sugar. Bring to a boil. Cover and put in the oven. Cook until when pierced with a small knife there is no resistance, about 20 minutes. Strain liquid into another pan and reduce by one-half. Set aside reduced liquid and quinces.
• Cabbage: In a medium size pan, melt 1 tablespoon butter. Add the red onions and sweat until soft. Add the cabbage and mix well. Let cook for 3 minutes, or until the cabbage has softened a bit. Deglaze with both vinegars and let reduce until dry. Add the port wine and reduce until almost all the port is gone. Add the red wine and reduce until just a little liquid remains. Season, to taste, and set aside.
• Venison Sauce: Heat a heavy-duty saucepan. Add the sugar and caramelize. Deglaze with vinegar and pepper. Reduce until almost all the liquid has evaporated. Add the port and reduce by 3/4, then add the red wine and reduce by 1/2. Add the stock and reduce until thick and syrupy. The sauce should coat the back of a spoon. Add the pomegranate molasses and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and set aside.
• To finish: Preheat oven to 500 degrees F. Season venison steaks with salt and pepper. Heat a large saute pan over high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil and sear the venison on both sides. Place in the oven for 5 to 6 minutes. Remove from the oven and let rest over a wire rack.
• To serve: Reheat the quinces in the reduced orange juice with 1 tablespoon butter.
• Reheat the cabbage in 1/4 cup chicken stock and the remaining 3 tablespoons butter.
• Reheat the sauce and whisk in 1 tablespoon of butter, add the pomegranate seeds and season, to taste.
• Heat 6 large dinner plates and place a mound of cabbage in the center. Leave 3 pieces of quince on cabbage at equal distance from each other. Slice the venison into 3 pieces against the grain. Place the venison between the quinces. Nap the plate with the sauce. Sprinkle with chives and serve.

ROAST RACK OF VENISON

Steps:

• THE MARINADE.
• Using a meat cleaver or mallet, coarsely crush juniper berries, caraway seeds and peppercorns Combine with thyme, rosemary, bay leaves and wine.
• Marinate venison in mixture at least 1 hour; longer if you prefer; turning occasionally to expose all sides.
• THE REST.
• Preheat oven to 375°F (between 180 and 200°C).
• Remove meat to a large pan containing oil, carrots, garlic, onions, celery root, salt.
• Reserve the marinade.
• Roast at 375°F until rare (30 to 40 minutes), stirring vegetables and turning meat.
• When cooked, set meat on a rack above a bowl to catch juices.
• Add reserved marinade and herb stems to vegetables in the pan and bring to a boil on stove-top, stirring and scraping with a wooden spoon.
• Add stock and chopped parsley, and cook over high heat, reducing to 3/4 cup liquid.
• Strain into a small saucepan, pressing to extract all liquid.
• Incorporate collected meat juices, reboil and resalt.
• Spoon onto plates, topping with thick slices of venison.

ROASTED RACK OF VENISON

Steps:

• Combine dry rub ingredients. Store unused portions for later use.
• Brush wing sauce over venison rack, and dust with dry rub mix.
• Place venison rack in shallow bowl or pan. Cover and marinate for 20 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• On an outdoor grill heated to medium-high, cook the venison rack for 2 minutes per side, turning each side a quarter turn each minute.
• Place the rack in a baking dish and roast in oven for 15 minutes for medium-rare ribs.
• After removing from oven, allow rack to rest 10 to 12 minutes before carving.