Elk roast and juniper sauce today! After we cooked our luxurious dinner with deer fillet, we have become a bit obsessed with game. We haven't eaten much game before, so it's fun to try it. Today we had roast elk with potato gratin and juniper sauce.
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We cooked the elk roast in the oven until the thermometer showed 70 degrees. We made the juniper sauce by frying chopped onions and crushed juniper berries together with a splash of gin, and then pouring on game stock, cream and a touch of cornflour. Very good, even though it was not as tender and fine as the deer. This weekend it's time to try wild boar ... It will be exciting! Do you usually cook and eat game?
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Maggan says:
Game is delicious. I would probably have kept the meat in the oven much longer or made it into a dumpling. We often had elk and deer meat in the past. It usually depends on how long the elk has been hanging, because the longer it hangs, the more tender the meat. Mushrooms are good as well as mint jelly.
08 February 2011 - 23:17
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08 February 2011 - 22:39
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08 February 2011 - 22:39
the camper van says:
We eat quite a lot of elk because there is an elk hunter in the family. The simplest and best way to eat moose is with a potato gratin and gorgonzola sauce, but we also make stews, soups and minced meat dishes.
Tjälknöl is prepared by putting the frozen meat in the oven, about 75-100 degrees for about 12 hours, mix a layer of 5 dl of water, 1.5 dl of salt 1 teaspoon of sugar in a plastic bag and put the warm meat in it, let it stand for 5 hours, turning the bag a few times in the meantime. Then just cut thin slices and enjoy. The meat will be tender even if it was not of good quality to begin with.
Have also tried a deer saddle a few times./Monica
09 February 2011 - 0:31
Gun says:
We had an elk heart stew this weekend. It was actually good, although I was sceptical before.
09 February 2011 - 0:37
Catherine in Asia says:
Game is underrated, I think. As I grew up in the north, I may eat more game than is normal.
Yes, my Swedish family eats reindeer meat every week. Elk meat, hare and grouse are also cooked. To my taste, game food needs a little more powerful wines. Ugh, you make me hungry with your picture! Yummy, I'm sure it was delicious!
Hugs
09 February 2011 - 2:30
Anders and Birgitta says:
It sounds tasty, I'm tempted to try it. We don't usually eat game, but we have had deer meat from a hunter we know.
09 February 2011 - 10:01
admin says:
Maggan, mushrooms and mint jelly sounds good too! Maybe we didn't get the most tender version. We bought it at the Coop, so you have no idea ...
The motorhome, understand that there are a lot of moose when you have hunters in the family! It will be a different matter then. Tjälknöl seems good, but you have to be at home 12 hours at a time then ...
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Gun, elk heart sounds exciting and interesting! I have never tried it.
Katarina, I understand that you ate a lot of game in the north! I guess it is so natural. I myself come from Skåne, so reindeer feels a bit exotic.
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09 February 2011 - 10:06
Alexandra says:
Oh my. That sounds and looks delicious. OOOH!
09 February 2011 - 12:15
the camper van says:
I usually put it in the evening and leave it in the oven overnight./Monica
09 February 2011 - 12:30
Ninny says:
We don't eat moose as often, but we eat deer quite often. Good and tender, but like all other meat I think it should not be fried too much. Yours looked perfect! I hate dry meat! It spoils the whole feeling!
09 February 2011 - 13:47
Agneta says:
Hello there!
We eat elk / deer / fallow deer / wild boar 3-4 times a week. There will be roasts, stews, minced meat dishes, wook etc. We love Asian food in our family, so we eat it both now and then.
We got a motorhome last summer - the Bürstner 626 elegance - and it's the best thing we've done in a long time. Now we are waiting for spring, so we can get out and roll again. There is so much we want to discover... Agneta
10 February 2011 - 16:44
admin says:
Agneta, wow there will be a lot of game with you! By the way, congratulations on the motorhome! There is certainly a lot to discover, a wonderful way to travel.
10 February 2011 - 21:25
Camilla says:
I grew up on game like moose, have had hunters in the family 😀 Used to eat smoked reindeer heart ib!land on Christmas Eve, incredibly good
13 February 2011 - 9:55
admin says:
Camilla, I understand that there is more game when you have hunters in the family. Smoked reindeer heart sounds interesting!
13 February 2011 - 11:48