Venison steak

Venison steak is a special cut of game, perfect for the holidays. It's a muscle that's rarely used by the deer, giving it a tender and delicate texture. The perfect accompaniment to this sous vide venison steak is the game sauce. A slightly sweet sauce packed with flavors like rosemary, juniper, bay leaf, and gingerbread. Venison steak pairs well with a wide variety of ingredients and flavors.

Author	Jorick
People	4
Temperature	52
Cooking time	60 minutes
Prep time	30 minutes

Ingredients

• 4 venison steaks of 150 g each
• 10 ml oil
• 20 g butter
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1 onion
• 1 tsp pepper
• 100 ml port
• 150 ml red wine
• 1 sprig of thyme
• 250 ml game stock or broth
• 2 slices of gingerbread
• 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
• 1 bay leaf
• 40 g sugar
• 3 juniper berries

Preparation

Get everything ready

Take a pot or sous vide container and fill it with warm water. Set the sous vide appliance to 52°C (125°F) and let the water heat up.

Give it taste

Season the venison steak with salt and pepper. Place the steak and oil in sous vide bags or vacuum seal it with a vacuum sealer.

Preparing venison steak

Place the sous vide bag in the water bath and set the timer for 60 minutes. Once the timer goes off, remove the venison steak from the sous vide bag and pat it dry with a cloth.

Preparing game sauce

Caramelize the sugar in a saucepan with 20 ml of water. Once the caramel has a nice brown color, deglaze it with balsamic vinegar. Finely chop the onion and garlic and add them immediately along with the thyme, bay leaf, juniper berries, stock, port, and wine. Reduce the sauce by 3/4. Add the chopped gingerbread to the sauce. This will thicken the sauce. Then strain all the ingredients from the sauce and season with salt and pepper to taste.

Make it golden brown

Heat a pan with oil and sear the sous vide venison steak until golden brown. Finally, add a knob of butter.

Make it even more delicious

Complete the dish with fried silver onions, carrot cream, blanched carrot, celeriac and the delicious game sauce.

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