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North African Venison Stew
Use these ingredients as a guide, not dogma. If you can't find some of the specialized ingredients, like the harissa, use sriracha or even a few dashes of hot sauce. Once made, this stew will keep for a week in the fridge.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
3 hrs
Total Time
3 hrs 20 mins
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 339 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Soup
Cuisine:
North African
Ingredients
- 2 to 3 pounds venison stew meat, or beef or lamb
- salt
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 large onions, sliced root to tip
- 5 garlic cloves, chopped
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 quart venison broth or beef stock
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 pounds fingerling or Yukon Gold potatoes
- 2 Anaheim peppers, diced
- 1 cup peas
- 12 green olives, chopped
- 1 or 2 preserved lemons, chopped (optional)
- 2 tablespoons Harissa or ground chiles
- 1/3 cup chopped parsley or cilantro
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven or other large pot with a lid. Brown the stew meat — I like 2-inch chunks — over medium-high heat. Do this in batches and take your time. Set aside the browned venison while you do the rest.
- Heat the oven to 325°F.
- When the meat is all browned, add the onion — this will deglaze the pot. Stir it around until no browned bits are left in the pot. Sauté this until the onions are browned, then add the garlic and cook another minute or two.
- Add the the meat back to the pot, then the tomato paste and mix well. Pour in the venison stock and bay leaves and bring to a simmer, add salt to taste, cover and put into the oven for 2 hours.
- At the two-hour mark, turn the heat down to 300°F and add the potatoes and peppers. Return to the oven.
- Once the potatoes are tender, remove the pot from the oven, turn it off, and stir in the remaining ingredients. Cover the pot again on the stovetop and let this sit for 5 minutes before serving.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
339kcal
(17%)
Carbohydrates
30g
(10%)
Protein
32g
(64%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
96mg
(32%)
Sodium
431mg
(18%)
Potassium
1217mg
(35%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
440IU
(9%)
Vitamin C
39mg
(43%)
Calcium
49mg
(5%)
Iron
6mg
(33%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 339
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 339kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 30g | 10% |
| Protein | 32g | 64% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 96mg | 32% |
| Sodium | 431mg | 18% |
| Potassium | 1217mg | 26% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 440IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 39mg | 43% |
| Calcium | 49mg | 5% |
| Iron | 6mg | 33% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.