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Step 1
Boil the potatoes until tender. Peel and chop the onion and clean the mushrooms.
Game
Shredded game stew with apple and whey cheese
Shredded moose or reindeer meat is cooked with mushrooms, apple, thyme and Swedish whey cheese in a creamy pan stew. The apple adds fresh sweetness and lingonberries make an ideal accompaniment.
YOU WILL NEED
Ingredients
- 900 g potatoes
- 1 yellow onion
- 250 g funnel chanterelles or button mushrooms
- 400 g shredded moose or reindeer meat
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 200 ml milk
- 200 ml whipping cream
- 2 tsp Japanese soy sauce
- 2 tbsp Swedish whey cheese (messmör) or blackcurrant jelly
- ½ tsp cornstarch
- 1 red apple
- Salt and pepper
- ½ pot parsley
- Lingonberry jam, to serve
FROM THE KITCHEN TO THE PLATE
Method
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Step 2
Fry the shredded meat in batches in butter. Add the mushrooms and onion and cook until softened and lightly browned.
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Step 3
Stir in the thyme, milk, cream, soy sauce and whey cheese. Simmer for 6–7 minutes.
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Step 4
Mix the cornstarch with a little cold water and use it to thicken the stew.
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Step 5
Core and dice the apple. Fold it into the stew and heat through. Season with salt and pepper.
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Step 6
Chop the parsley and scatter over the top. Serve with boiled or pressed potatoes and lingonberry jam.
A DELICIOUS FINISH
What should you serve with it?
Non-alcoholic drink
Blueberry drink
The gentle berry flavour of blueberries goes well with mushrooms, apple and lingonberries.
ALCOHOL-FREE OPTION
Blueberry drink or apple juice
A delicious alternative that lets the food take centre stage.
These drink pairings are suggestions – choose what suits you and your guests.