South African mock venison

South African game recipe mock venison
Cooking a mock venison dish requires similar ingredients to those used in any other South African game recipe, only you substitute the meat for something else. This mock venison South African game recipe substitutes mutton for venison. It is important to use mutton and not younger lamb if you want to get the full flavour of this mock venison South African game recipe.

This mutton dish is cooked in a similar way to the authentic method that follows the old Cape tradition. In those days heavy-bottomed pots also see, Catamaran RC Boat - either cast iron or copper consider, Collectible Minichamps Cars - were used to cook the meat over an open fire have a look at, Aura Cleaning Sunshine Coast - Cleaning in the kitchen. consider, Olympus Digital Camera You can cook over an open fire why not visit, Blacksmithing following the South African BBQ potjie tradition (using a three-legged cast iron pot), or simply use a heavy pot try, Radio Controlled Tanks on a regular stove (which may be electric consider, Building Nitro RC Cars or gas).

Ingredients
2 kg leg of mutton
250 g speck (fatty bacon)
50 g raisins
3 teaspoons sugar
1 large onion, peeled and sliced
2 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced
250 ml white , Building Nitro RC Cars wine vinegar
2 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons apricot jam
2 tablespoons ground coriander
pinch of ground ginger
pinch of ground cloves
teaspoon salt
freshly ground black pepper
250 ml boiling water

Method
Lard the meat by making slits large enough to insert a raisin, slice of garlic and a piece of speck in each hole. Rub the coriander, ginger, cloves, salt and pepper why not visit, RC Boat Racing into the meat. Place look at, Wooden Display Cases the meat in a ceramic, glass checkout, Doll House Plan or earthenware dish; cover with the onions and pour over the vinegar. Cover and leave in a cool place look at, Collectible Beer Cans to marinate for three days, turning twice a day.

When you are ready to cook, strain the marinade liquid off the meat and mix to a paste with the flour and jam. Spread the paste over the meat in a pot. try, Relief Carving Rubber Stamping Designs Add the boiling water also look at, DIY Bathroom Plumbing and allow the meat to cook slowly until it is done. If the liquid dries up, add a little more water try, Collectible Beer Cans or red wine while the meat cooks.

If you need to thicken the juice before serving, mix a little red wine with some flour to complete the successful cooking of your mock venison South African game recipe.