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Step 1
Cut the onions and bell pepper into pieces. Brown the meat with the vegetables in batches.
Game
Game stew
A hearty hunter’s stew with game meat, mushrooms, juniper berries, red wine and cream. Original recipe from ICA.
YOU WILL NEED
Ingredients
- 4 yellow onions
- 1 large bell pepper
- 1.2 kg diced game meat, such as moose or roe deer
- 6 tbsp butter
- Salt
- Black pepper
- 2 tsp paprika
- 2 bay leaves
- 10 juniper berries
- About 3 tbsp plain flour
- 300 ml red wine
- 5 tbsp concentrated game stock
- 600 ml water
- 400 g chanterelles or other mushrooms
- 200 ml whipping cream
- 3 tbsp tomato purée
- About 1 tsp Japanese soy sauce
- To serve: boiled or pressed potatoes, blackcurrant or rowanberry jelly, and lingonberries
FROM THE KITCHEN TO THE PLATE
Method
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Step 2
Transfer everything to a casserole and season with salt, pepper, paprika, bay leaves and crushed juniper berries. Stir in the flour.
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Step 3
Add the wine, stock and water. Cover and simmer for about 2–2½ hours, until the meat is tender.
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Step 4
Fry the mushrooms in the remaining butter. Stir about half into the stew and reserve the rest for serving.
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Step 5
Lift out the meat and vegetables. Simmer the sauce with the cream and tomato purée. Season with salt, pepper and soy sauce, pour over the meat and top with the mushrooms.
A DELICIOUS FINISH
What should you serve with it?
Wine
Red wine with fresh acidity
Its freshness complements the rich flavours of game, mushrooms and juniper.
ALCOHOL-FREE OPTION
Blackcurrant juice
A delicious alternative that lets the food take centre stage.
These drink pairings are suggestions – choose what suits you and your guests.