Venison And Chocolate Casserole Recipes

VENISON LOIN WITH CHOCOLATE INFUSED SAUCE

Steps:

• Place the venison loin in a non-reactive bowl or pan and add the red wine, bay leaves, and fresh thyme. Let marinate for 24 hours, refrigerated.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Remove the venison loin from the marinade and pat dry using paper towels. Reserve the marinade and pour it into a non-reactive saucepan. Bring to a boil and reduce over high heat until reduced by half. Add the venison stock and lower the heat to medium-low flame. Reduce again by half, then take off the heat and add the semisweet chocolate and whisk. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Keep warm.
• Combine the pecans and honey in a small bowl.
• Season the venison with salt and pepper. In an oven-safe saute pan over medium-high heat, heat 1-ounce of olive oil. Sear the loin on 1 side until golden brown and turn, then place the pan in the oven for about 8 to 10 minutes. Cook until an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the venison loin registers 130 degrees F for medium rare. Remove from pan and allow to rest.
• Meanwhile, in a saute pan over high heat, heat 1-ounce of olive oil. Add the chanterelles and season with salt and pepper. Saute for about 4 to 6 minutes or until tender, mixing gradually with a wooden spoon. Reserve.
• In another saute pan over medium-high heat, add the remaining 1-ounce of olive oil. Add garlic and saute until golden, about 30 seconds. Then, quickly add braising greens and the 4 tablespoons (or to taste) lemon juice. Saute the braising greens until tender, stirring frequently. Reserve.
• For plating: Roll the venison loin in the pecan mixture and then slice into 4 portions.
• On each dinner plate, add some chocolate sauce and then layer the braising greens, then the chanterelles, followed by the slices of venison loin. Drizzle some of the honey pecan mixture on top of the venison and garnish the plate with a sprig of thyme.

SPICED BRAISED VENISON WITH CHILLI & CHOCOLATE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Heat the oil in a large flameproof casserole dish and brown the meat in batches. Add the vegetables in the dish and brown lightly, then stir in the spices, chilli and flour, and cook for a few mins. Pour in the wine, stock and tomatoes, then add the herbs. Bring to a simmer.
• Cover with a lid and put in the oven for 1 hr 30 mins, then remove the lid and cook for a further 1 hr until the meat is really tender. Remove from the oven and leave to cool slightly, then stir in the chocolate and serve.

HUNTER'S VENISON CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Spread mashed potatoes evenly in a 2-quart casserole dish; set aside. Brown the venison in a large skillet over medium-high heat until crumbly and no longer pink, set aside.
• Heat the canola oil in the skillet, then stir in the red onion, garlic, celery, and red bell pepper. Cook until the onion has softened, about 3 minutes. Stir in cooked venison, and season with Worcestershire, salt, and pepper. Spoon mixture onto potatoes in the casserole dish.
• Stir together eggs and cottage cheese in a small bowl; spread evenly over meat mixture. Top with tomato slices, and sprinkle with cheese.
• Bake, uncovered, in preheated oven until set, about 20 minutes.

VENISON AND CHOCOLATE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Turn on and heat the oven at 180C (360F Gas 4).
• Fry the onions in a frying pan with a tablespoon of oil and the Worcestershire sauce until soft and translucent then set aside in your casserole dish.
• Mix the flour, salt and pepper, garlic salt and sage in a bowl and coat the meat a few pieces at a time.
• Gently fry the meat on a medium heat with some more olive oil till brown on each side. Do not "crowd" the pan (I usually only do 5 or 6 pieces of meat at a time).
• Add the browned meat to the onions in your casserole dish and give it a good stir to mix the meat and onions up.
• When you have floured and browned all the meat you will have a little of the seasoned flour left over, put this to one side as you will need it later.
• Put the fry pan back on the heat and add to it the glass of port then turn down the heat so the port does not boil.
• Once the port is warm add the redcurrant jelly and the chocolate and continue to heat gently until both are melted.
• Put the stock cube and the left over flour in a jug and add the boiling water stirring until you have a smooth paste, then add this to the port and heat gently stirring until you have a rich smooth sauce.
• Add your sauce to the casserole dish and mix well then cover with a lid and place in the oven on the middle shelf for 20 minutes.
• Remove and stir then return to the oven turning the temperature down to 160.
• Cook for around 1 ½ hours or until the meat is tender.
• If the gravy/sauce needs thickening put a spoonful of corn flour in a jug and add a few spoonful's of the sauce stirring to a paste then add to the casserole mixing well return to the oven for a few minutes and give it another stir before serving.
• Serve with steamed veg and your choice of potatoes or crusty bread.

VENISON AND PRUNE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Marinate the venison overnight in 300ml of wine and the thyme.
• The next day, preheat the oven to 150C/gas 2.
• In a heavy-based pan, heat a third of the butter and gently fry the onions, bacon and rosemary for 10 minutes.
• Tip the meat into a colander over a bowl in the sink, saving the marinade, and season well. Set the marinade aside and scatter the flour on the meat and toss lightly.
• Set aside the oniony-bacon mix, leaving the bacon fat in the pan. Add the meat to the pan and fry on a medium heat, stirring regularly.
• Add the carrots, prunes and garlic and fry until you can smell the garlic. Tip the onions and bacon back in and pour in the second glass of red wine and the leftover marinade.
• Bring to the boil, then pour in the stock to submerge the meat. Season, add the bay leaves, then cook in the oven for 2 1/2 hours. The meat is done when it is very tender but still holding its shape.
• About 45 minutes before serving, put the spuds on the boil and drain and mash when soft. Melt the rest of the butter in the milk and warm the chopped chestnut pieces in it before stirring them into the mash. Season well.
• When the stew is cooked, let it sit out of the oven with the lid still on for at least 15 minutes. Skim off any excess fat and season to taste.
• Serve in shallow bowls with the mash, a handful of watercress, and a little blob of cranberry jelly.

VENISON MOSTACCIOLI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook until al dente, about 8 to 10 minutes. Drain and reserve pasta.
• Meanwhile, place the olive oil into a skillet set over medium-high heat. Stir in the onion, and cook until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the venison and cook until crumbled and no longer pink, about 10 minutes. Drain, if necessary. Stir in the tomato sauce, basil, and garlic powder. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and turn off the heat.
• Assemble the casserole by spooning a layer of the venison sauce over the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle the sauce with Parmesan cheese, and layer with cooked pasta. Top with the sauce, layer with pasta, and half of the Mozzarella. Repeat the layers to use the remaining ingredients, ending with a layer of Mozzarella cheese. Cover the dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes. Remove the foil cover and bake until the cheese topping is light gold, about 10 minutes more.