Vension Stroganoff with Spatzle
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4.9
165 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
15 mins
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Total Time
35 mins
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Servings
4 people
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Calories
806 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
French
Vension Stroganoff with Spatzle
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My version of venison stroganoff relies good, fresh mushrooms, shallots, a splash of Madeira wine, and both fresh dill and a rarer ingredient, dill pollen, which you can omit if you can't find it. As for the dairy, butter is the fat and sour cream is the sauce. Can you loosen it with some heavy cream? You bet. Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. I did not in the photo.
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Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 1/2 pounds venison backstrap, in one piece
- 2 large shallots, minced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/4 pound sliced cremini or button mushrooms
- 1/4 pound sliced shiitake mushrooms
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
- 1/4 cup Madeira wine or sherry
- 1 cup sour cream, at room temperature
- Dill pollen to garnish (optional)
- heavy cream, optional (to loosen sauce)
SPATZLE
- 2 cups flour
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon black or white pepper
- 1 to 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- Up to 3/4 cup heavy cream
Instructions
- I make the spaetzle first. These can be made up to a day ahead and stored in the fridge. Mix all the ingredients except the heavy cream together in a bowl. Now thin the sticky dough into a batter that is a bit like really thick pancake batter with the heavy cream. I use a Spaetzle Maker to make my spaetzle, but you can either use a colander with wide holes or just flick the dough/batter off a cutting board with a knife.
- Get a kettle of salty water going over high heat. Once it boils, make the spaetzle. Boil them hard until they float, then 1 minute more. Skim off with a slotted spoon or a spider skimmer. Move them to a baking sheet. When they are all made, toss them with a little oil so they don't stick together.
- To make the stroganoff, salt the venison well and let it sit on the cutting board for 20 minutes or so. I do this while I make the spaetzle. Get 2 tablespoons butter in a large saute pan good and hot over medium-high heat. Pat the venison dry and sear all sides well in the butter. Cook it until it's rare to medium-rare. If you don't know how to determine this, use the finger test for doneness. When the meat is ready. move it to a cutting board and let it rest.
- Add the mushrooms to the pan and turn the heat to high. Soon they will give up their water, and when they do, use a wooden spoon to scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. When most of the water has boiled away, add the rest of the butter to the pan along with the shallots and saute everything for 3 to 5 minutes, stirring often. Add the garlic, toss and cook over high heat for another 3 minutes or so. Sprinkle some salt over everything.
- Add the Madeira and toss to combine. Let this boil down furiously. While it is doing so, grate some nutmeg over the mixture. When the Madeira is mostly gone, turn the heat down to low. Slice the venison thinly and return it and any juices that have collected on the cutting board to the pan. Stir to combine and add most of the chopped fresh dill.
- Stir in the sour cream and turn off the heat. Stir to combine and let it heat through from the heat in the pan. Do not let this boil, or even simmer, or Very Bad Things will happen. Think nasty curdled crap. To serve, spread out over the spaetzle and top with any remaining dill and the dill pollen, if using.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
806kcal
(40%)
Carbohydrates
57g
(19%)
Protein
63g
(126%)
Fat
34g
(52%)
Saturated Fat
19g
(95%)
Cholesterol
250mg
(83%)
Sodium
290mg
(12%)
Potassium
1146mg
(33%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
962IU
(19%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
136mg
(14%)
Iron
11mg
(61%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 806 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 806kcal | 40% |
| Carbohydrates | 57g | 19% |
| Protein | 63g | 126% |
| Fat | 34g | 52% |
| Saturated Fat | 19g | 95% |
| Cholesterol | 250mg | 83% |
| Sodium | 290mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 1146mg | 24% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 962IU | 19% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 136mg | 14% |
| Iron | 11mg | 61% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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