It was not only the wine that was good when we organised a wine tasting at home. The food was also very successful! We've never cooked deer before, but it wasn't that difficult and turned out fantastic. A tip for the festive dinner, when you are tired of the pork fillet and the beef fillet, is to browse among birds and game.
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Preparations
We bought the deer fillet at Lulles fågel & vilt and became very eager to try more things from their exciting range! Here are pictures of the menu from yesterday.
First starter
Foie gras mousse on buttered bread, apple sauce and cooked apple slices, served with Hungarian tokaj wine. This was delicious. Fruits and tokaj wine really go well with foie gras.
Second starter
Goat cheese salad with avocado and pine nuts, on a bed of arugula salad. This appetiser is always tasty and easy to make.
Main course
Deer fillet with potato cake and baked root vegetables. Served with blackcurrant jelly and a sauce of cream, game stock and juniper berries. The venison fillet was wonderfully tender and tasty and the accompaniments went very well.
Dessert
Pannacotta with fresh raspberries and blueberries, served with a port wine: Smith Woudhouse 2004. Pannacotta is always good, and handy for entertaining because you can make it the day before.
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Ann Solander says:
Mmm how good it looks 🙂
23 January 2011 - 16:47
Robin & Alexandra says:
What a wonderful evening, fantastic!
We will probably never experience such fine wines on the same occasion again, truly a "once in a life time" opportunity!
What do you eat the next day when you've had such food? Unbelievable! :O
Goose liver mouss was also an extra good experience for me (Robin) as it is one of the most delicious things I have ever eaten!
We are almost envious of ourselves for having experienced this.
If we had a wish right now, it would be a doggy bag with the food from yesterday! 😀
Thank you again so much!
Many kisses and hugs from us!
23 January 2011 - 17:45
Ama de casa says:
Oh my gosh, that looked so good!
When we were in Costa Rica my laptop died, we suspected that it was due to the moisture. Now there is a risk that it will happen again - dregs full of keyboard, kind of 🙂 ).
23 January 2011 - 20:04
Ninny says:
Mmm, that looks absolutely fantastic! And then that pannacotta at the end...it must have tasted perfect after all the good stuff...!
23 January 2011 - 23:50
Anders and Birgitta says:
The main course looked really delicious, although I prefer live deer.
24 January 2011 - 10:01
Alexandra says:
You seem to have offered an absolutely fantastic wine tasting and dinner. 🙂
And the food. Oh, it looks so good.
24 January 2011 - 11:23
The travel dream says:
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24 January 2011 - 17:53
admin says:
Robin & Alexandra, glad you enjoyed the dinner, so did we! We will certainly eat many more good dinners together, even if we don't have to set the bar this high every time...
Anders and Birgitta, live deer are very nice! But must admit that they are good to eat too... On the other hand, nothing you eat often directly.
The travelling dream, thank you so much for the link!
24 January 2011 - 20:17
Helena Ljunggren says:
But gosh so good! All the pictures make my mouth water even though I'm stuffed after dinner 😀.
24 January 2011 - 20:03
Pumita says:
Oh yes, I never say no to pannacotta... possibly for breakfast then. 😉
24 January 2011 - 21:08
Ingrid says:
What a wonderful menu!
And how good it looked in the pictures. We have plenty of deer on Gotland now, it is said that there are 4,500 animals here on the island, but I have not yet seen that there is deer meat in the shops. You will probably have to try to buy it from a hunter in that case.
Thank you for your comment and have a great rest of the week!
24 January 2011 - 22:23
Jennifer says:
Oh deer, haven't eaten it for many many years... Wild meat is probably the most delicious there is....
30 January 2011 - 15:58