
Fried Venison Steaks
Ingredients
- 4 venison leg steaks each weighing about 5 oz
- 5 tablespoons oil
- 2 tablespoons apple vinegar
- 6 tablespoons dry red wine
- 3 juniper berries
- 1 teaspoon hot mustard
- salt and freshly milled white pepper
- 4 oz fresh pineapple diced
- 1/2 banana
- 4 oz bottled morello cherries plus 1 tablespoon cherry juice
Instructions
- Remove any skin from the steaks. Beat 3 tablespoons of the oil with the vinegar, red wine, juniper berries and mustard and pour the mixture over the steaks in a bowl.
- Cover the bowl and leave the steaks to marinate in the refrigerator for 24 hours, turning them from time to time.
- Lift the venison out of the marinade and dry it, reserving 2 tablespoons of the marinade. Heat the remaining oil in a large frying pan and fry the steaks for 5-6 minutes each side, seasoning each side to taste once cooked.
- Remove from the pan and keep them hot in the oven.
- Fry the diced pineapple in the fat in the pan. Slice the banana and add the slices to the pineapple with the cherries. Add the cherry juice and 1-2 tablespoons of the marinade, warm through over a low heat and pour the sauce over the steaks.
- Serve with: buttered rice.
Calories: 434 kcal
Carbohydrates: 12 g
Protein: 43 g
Fat: 21g
Saturated Fat: 3 g
Trans Fat: 1 g
Cholesterol: 112 mg
Sodium: 96 mg
Potassium: 718 mg
Fiber: 1 g
Sugar: 8 g
Vitamin A: 45 IU
Vitamin C: 17 mg
Calcium: 18 mg
Iron: 6 mg