Grilled venison brochettes with redcurrant dressing
The redcurrant dressing in this recipe with its fresh orange juice, honey, mustard and raspberry vinegar is just the ticket for cutting through the richness of the venison.
Ingredients
For the grilled venison brochettes
- 1 tsp black peppercorns, crushed
- 2 juniper berries, crushed
- 1 tsp chopped fresh thyme leaves
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 500g/1lb 2oz venison haunch, cut into chunksÌý
For the salad
- 100²µ/3½´Ç³ú broad beans
- 2 Little Gem lettuces, roughly chopped
- 3 spring onions, finely chopped
- ½ fennel bulb, thinly sliced
- 4 radishes, halved
For the redcurrant dressing
- 1 tbsp olive oilÌý
- 1 shallot, finely
- 1 small garlic clove, finely chopped
- 1 orange, juice only
- 1 tsp clear honeyÌý
- 1 tsp Dijon mustardÌý
- 1 loose handful redcurrantsÌý
- 2 tbsp raspberry vinegarÌý
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
Method
To make the grilled venison brochettes, combine the peppercorns, juniper berries, thyme leaves and oil in a shallow dish. Add the venison chunks and stir to allow the marinade to cover the meat. Leave to marinate for at least an hour.
To make the salad, first double pod the broad beans: remove the beans from their pods. Bring a saucepan of water to the boil. Add the beans, cook for about 2 minutes and then transfer the beans to a bowl of cold water. Pop the bright green beans out of their skins by squeezing gently – a small sharp knife will also help.
Combine the remaining salad ingredients with the broad beans in a bowl.
To make the redcurrant dressing, heat the olive oil in a pan and fry the shallot and garlic briefly, stir in the juice, honey and mustard, followed by the redcurrants. Warm for a minute or two before adding the vinegar and then remove from the heat. Taste, season with salt and freshly ground black pepper and add more oil if necessary.
To cook the grilled venison brochettes,Ìýthread the chunks of venison onto skewers and cook on a hot griddle pan for 2–4 minutes on each side, or until cooked to your liking. Rest for 5 minutes before serving.
To serve, dress the salad with the dressing and divide between plates. Top with the venison brochettes.