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🍽️ Tender Venison Roast with Creamy Chestnut Sauce
460 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 600 g Venison Loin (kitchen-ready, boned)
- 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil
- Salt
- Pepper (from the mill)
- 1 Onion
- 1 Garlic Clove
- 350 g Cooked Chestnuts (vacuum-packed)
- 100 ml Dry Red Wine
- 150 ml Game Stock
- 2 tbsp Cognac
- 1 tbsp Cranberries (jar)
- 50 ml Whipping Cream
Instructions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 140 degrees Celsius with top and bottom heat.
- 2. Rinse the meat under cold water and pat it completely dry with kitchen paper.
- 3. Remove any sinews or excess fat from the meat.
- 4. Tie the piece of meat firmly with kitchen twine to help it keep its shape during cooking.
- 5. Heat oil in a large frying pan and sear the meat on all sides until it has a brown crust.
- 6. Season the meat generously with salt and pepper.
- 7. Place the meat on a lightly oiled baking sheet.
- 8. Put the tray in the preheated oven and roast the meat for 20 to 25 minutes until it is pink (medium) inside.
- 9. Peel the onion and garlic and chop both ingredients very finely.
- 10. Sauté the onions and garlic in the frying pan (in the roasting fat) until translucent, but not brown.
- 11. Take 200 grams of chestnuts and puree them in a blender with about 8 tablespoons of water until smooth.
- 12. Halve the remaining chestnuts.
- 13. Add the halved chestnuts to the onion mixture in the pan and sauté them briefly.
- 14. Deglaze the pan with wine, allowing the alcohol to evaporate.
- 15. Pour the roasting stock and cognac into the pan.
- 16. Stir the previously prepared chestnut puree into the sauce.
- 17. Fold the lingonberries into the sauce.
- 18. Season the sauce again with salt and pepper to taste.
- 19. Stir the cream into the sauce.
- 20. Simmer the sauce over medium heat for about 10 minutes until it thickens slightly.
- 21. Take the venison loin out of the oven and let it rest briefly.
- 22. Cut the kitchen twine from the meat and remove it.
- 23. Slice the meat into even slices.
- 24. Serve the meat slices together with the warm chestnut sauce.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 460
- Protein: 34 g · Fett/Fat: 16 g · Carbs: 38 g