Recipe - Venison Marinated In Molasses And Black Pepper

2 pound Centercut venison; trimmed
of all fat and skin
1 cup Molasses
2 tablespoon Balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoon Fresh cracked black pepper
2 Cloves garlic; peeled and
finely chopped
1 lg Shallot; peeled and finely
chopped
2 teaspoon Finely grated fresh ginger
1 teaspoon Finely chopped fresh thyme
Crushed red pepper flakes;
to taste
Salt; to taste
2 tablespoon Vegetable oil
1 Recipe Compote of Bacon;
Mushrooms, Sweet Potatoes &
Pecans, (see recipe)
4 Sprigs fresh watercress; for
garnish

Place venison in a glass dish. In a small bowl, combine molasses, balsamic
vinegar, black pepper, garlic, shallot, ginger, thyme, and pepper flakes.
When well blended, pour over beef. Cover. Refrigerate, allowing meat to
marinate, for 24 hours, turning occasionally.

Remove meat from marinade, reserving 2 cup for Smoked Bacon Compote
(Compote of Bacon, etc. HB) and 4 tablespoons to deglaze pan. Place on
cutting board, and using a sharp knife, cut into 8 portions. Season with
salt.

Heat oil in a large castiron skillet over mediumhigh heat. When hot, lay
beef medallions in skillet and brown for 3 minutes. Turn and brown for 2
minutes or until desired degree of doneness is reached.

Just before removing meat, add 4 tablespoons reserved molasses marinade to
skillet to deglaze the pan as well as to glaze the medallions. Quickly turn
meat over to glaze other side. Remove from skillet immediately.

Place 2 medallions near the center of each of four hot serving plates,
overlapping each other. Spoon the Smoked Bacon Compote next to the
medallions, letting the sauce flow out onto the plate. Place a sprig of
watercress in between the meat and the compote. Serve immediately.

Yield: 4 servings Original Recipe Title: VENISON MARINATED IN MOLASSES AND
BLACK PEPPER, SERVED WITH COMPOTE OF SMOKED BACON, WILD MUSHROOMS, GLAZED
SWEET POTATOES, AND PECANS

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Recipe by: Dean Fearing

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #823 by Holly Butman
butma001@acpub.duke.edu on Oct 03, 1997