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Venison Cutlets in Almond Crust with Cranberry Sauce Recipe
 
 
Venison Cutlets in Almond Crust with Cranberry Sauce
Johann Lafer
Johann Lafer
Grand Chef Relais & Châteaux
Johann Lafer's Stromburg - Germany
Flavors of Germany
Total time: 30 to 60 minutes
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: About 30 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Chef's Note
Christmas eve or Christmas day, a roasted goose usually takes pride of place on the German table, though it is sometimes replaced with a roast of Westphalian beef or venison.
Ingredients
Ingredients for 4 servings
- 8 Red Deer cutlets, 50-60 (2 oz.) each
- 2 eggs
- 2 tbsp. whipping cream
- 250 g (9 oz.) ground Almonds
- 2 tbsp. chopped fresh rosemary
- Salt and black pepper
- 50 g (1/2 cup) flour
- 5 tbsp. butter and oil (half and half)
Sauce
- 100 g (6 tbsp.) red onion
- 1 tbsp. butter
- 50 ml (3 tbsp.) Port
- 400 ml (1 1/2 cups) game stock
- 1 sprig of rosemary
- 3 crushed juniper berries
- A little Dijon mustard
- 1 tbsp. cornstarch
- 2 tbsp. red currants
- 1 tbsp. red currant jelly
- Salt and pepper
Vegetables
- 400 g (14 oz.) Brussels sprouts
- 2 tbsp. butter
- 50 g (2 oz.) chopped shallot
- 1 tbsp. finely diced tomato
- 1 tsp. chopped parsley
- Salt, pepper, ground nutmeg
Method
 

Preparing the venison

  1. Wash the venison cutlets and pat them dry. Whisk the eggs with the whipped cream. Mix in the ground almonds and chopped rosemary.
  2. Combine the flour and ground almonds. Season the cutlets with salt and pepper. Dip them into the egg mixture, then into the flour, then coat with the almond mixture.
  3. Heat the butter and oil in a non-stick pan and fry the cutlets until golden brown. Remove and drain on paper towel. Keep warm.

Preparing the sauce

  1. Peel and dice the red onion. Sweat in a non-stick pan in the 1 tbsp. hot butter until translucent.
  2. Add the port and bring to a boil. Add the game stock, then the rosemary sprig, crushed juniper berries and mustard and reduce by half.
  3. Blend the cornstarch with a little cold water and whisk into the sauce. Strain the sauce.
  4. Stir the cranberries and cranberry jam into the sauce. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Preparing the Brussel sprouts and finishing

  1. Remove the outer leaves from the Brussels sprouts and blanch in boiling salted water. Drain on paper towels.
  2. Heat the butter in a skillet and sweat the shallot until transparent. Add the Brussels sprouts, diced tomato and parsley and stir to coat with the butter. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
  3. Serve the venison cutlets with the cranberry sauce and the Brussels sprout leaves. Accompany with Duchess potatoes.
 
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