Venison Festival

From the 26th to the 31st of October chefs, venues and estates across Royal Deeside and The Cairngorms will be toasting the Monarch of the Glen from hillside to plate at the inaugural Royal Deeside Larder Venison Festival.

Here at Glen Tanar on Tuesday the 26th of October we are holding a Wild Life Safari which will include a tour around the Estate looking for Red Deer in their habitat and learning more about the beautiful animals. A BBQ lunch will be provided by Liz Peck of Liz’s Larder and this will be served at a remote bothy at the bottom of Mount Keen.

This event costs £40 per person and runs between 11am to 2pm. To book a space please contact us by telephone on (013398) 86451 or email us at info@glentanar.co.uk

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Venison Recipes from Liz’s Larder

Liz from Liz’s Larder has kindly given me a couple of her delicious recipes for Venison to put up here so that you can all try and enjoy.

Norwegian Venison
Serves 6 people

225ml (8fl oz) wine vinegar
225ml (8fl oz) water

1kg (2.2lb) Venison cut into 5cm (2inch) cubes
Seasoned flour
2 medium carrots sliced
1/2 head of celery sliced
2 medium onions sliced
40g (1.5oz) butter
600ml (1 pint) strong ale
225ml (8fl oz) sour cream
1 tbs dill chopped

Marinade the meat for at least 2 hours in the vinegar and water. Drain, dry and dust with the seasoned flour.
Melt the butter in a large casserole pan and toss in the sliced vegetables and coat with the butter.
Preheat the oven to 180c or gas 4.
Put the floured meat into the casserole with the vegetables and add the ale.
Cook covered for about 1 hour. Strain the juices into a clean pan and reduce if necessary. Mix in the soured cream, pour over the meat and cover for a further hour.
Sprinkle with dill and serve.

Venison Tagine with Dates
Serves 6 people

1kg (2lb 4oz) Venison haunch or shoulder boned or cubed
30g (1oz) butter
1 onion finely chopped
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
55g (2oz) chopped dried dates
Good pinch of saffron threads
2 tbs honey
2 tbs lemon juice
200g (7oz) fresh or dessert dates pitted
15g (0.5oz) butter extra
40g (1.5oz) slivered almonds

In a large pan melt the butter and gently cook the onion until softened. Add the ginger, cinnamon and black pepper, stir for 1 minute.
Increase the heat to high, add the venison and stir until the colour of the meat changes. Reduce the heat; add 375ml (13fl oz) water, the chopped dates & saffron.
Add 1 tsp of salt. Reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer for 1.5 hours, stirring occasionally to prevent the sauce sticking as the dates cook down to a puree.
Stir in the honey and lemon juice and adjust the seasoning. Put the pitted dates on top, cover and simmer for 10 minutes, or until the dates are plump.

Melt the extra butter in a small frying pan and add the almonds and brown slightly, stirring often. Tip onto a plate to prevent over browning.

Remove the whole dates from the top of the venison, set them aside with the almonds. Ladle the meat onto serving dishes and scatter with the dates and almonds to serve.

We hope you try and enjoy these recipes and please feel free to let us know your thoughts.

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