Lean and tasty, venison steaks are quick to cook - and make an impressive dinner for two.
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Ingredients
- 2 medium-sized new potatoes, cut into wedges
- 2 carrots, peeled and quartered, lengthways
- 1-2 small parsnips, peeled and quartered lengthways
- 1tbsp olive oil
- Salt and ground black pepper
- 2 venison steaks, about 135g (4½oz) each
- Knob of butter
- Dash of olive oil
- 2 sprigs of fresh thyme
For the glaze:
- 4 tbsp Marsala (or red wine or sherry)
- 2 tbsp blackberry conserve or jelly, or redcurrant jelly
- ½ tbsp balsamic vinegar
- Dash of Worcestershire sauce
- 6-10 fresh blackberries
WEIGHT CONVERTER
Method
- Set the oven to gas mark 6/200°C. Put a roasting tin in the oven to heat up. Parboil the potatoes, carrots and parsnips for 5 minutes, drain well and dry in the pan. Put the oil in the hot roasting tin, toss in the vegetables and roast for about 30 minutes, turning them a couple of times.
- Season the venison steaks. Heat a frying pan, add the butter, oil and thyme sprigs, then the steaks and cook for about 4 minutes on each side.
- Meanwhile, mix all the glaze ingredients except the blackberries. Take the venison out of the pan and put on hot plates with the roast veg. Scrape the leaves off the thyme sprigs, so that they stay in the pan, and discard the stalks.
- Add the glaze to the pan, stir well and simmer until it thickens. Add the blackberries and heat them through. Spoon the glaze on top of the steaks.
Top Tip for making Bramble-glazed venison with roasted veg
Serve the vegetables boiled, if you prefer.
Jessica Dady is Food Editor at GoodtoKnow and has over 11 years of experience as a digital editor, specialising in all things food, recipes, and SEO. From the must-buy seasonal food hampers and advent calendars for Christmas to the family-friendly air fryers that’ll make dinner time a breeze, Jessica loves trying and testing various food products to find the best of the best for the busy parents among us. Over the years of working with GoodtoKnow, Jessica has had the privilege of working alongside Future’s Test Kitchen to create exclusive videos - as well as writing, testing, and shooting her own recipes. When she’s not embracing the great outdoors with her family at the weekends, Jessica enjoys baking up a storm in the kitchen with her favourite bakes being chocolate chip cookies, cupcakes, and a tray of gooey chocolate brownies.
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