Venison hotpot recipe

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A one pot slow cooked venison with frozen vegetables and potatoes. This saves time not having to prepare the vegetables. Although the cooking time is over two hours, much of it is time in the oven. A great meal for the whole family.

  • healthy
Serves4
Preparation Time20 mins
Cooking Time2 hours 20 mins
Total Time2 hours 40 mins
Nutrition Per PortionRDA
Calories363 Kcal18%
Fat11 g16%
Saturated Fat3.5 g18%
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A delicious one pot meal for the whole family of four. The venison is slow cooked until very tender and juicy. Thyme and bay leaf are added for background flavour for this wonderful hotpot.

Ingredients

  • 250g (8oz) pack frozen diced British venison, thawed
  • 1 rounded tbs flour, seasoned
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 1 onion, peeled and cut into wedges, leaves pulled apart
  • 4 rashers streaky bacon, just thawed if frozen, chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, peeled and sliced
  • 150ml (¼ pint) red wine
  • 150ml (¼ pint) hot beef stock (half a stock cube)
  • 2 sprigs of thyme
  • 1 bay leaf
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 500g (1lb) pack frozen Winter Vegetable Mix
  • 1 level tbs redcurrant jelly
  • 250g (8oz) pack frozen crispy potato slices (we used McCain)

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Method

  1. Set the oven to Gas Mark 4 or 180°C. Trim any connective tissue from the meat and cut it into even-sized pieces. Sprinkle with the seasoned flour and coat well.
  2. Heat the oil in a large pan. Add the meat in one layer, leave it to cook for a min or two, then turn it over and cook for another couple of mins. Spoon out of the pan into a casserole.
  3. Add the onion leaves and bacon to the pan and fry for a couple of mins, then add the garlic. Stir well and pour in the wine and stock. Bring to the boil and add the thyme and bay leaf, some seasoning, and the frozen vegetables. Bring to the boil again, add the redcurrant jelly, then pour into the casserole with the meat and mix well.
  4. Arrange the frozen potato slices on top. Put the casserole on a baking tray and cook for 1½-2 hrs.
Top Tip for making Venison hotpot

You can use any frozenmixed vegetables you have. Make with beefor lamb, if you prefer.

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