Fillet of Venison With a Wild Thyme and Blueberry Sauce

Submitted by lindseylcw

"This is a recipe from Ballindalloch Castle. Wild thyme grows on all our river banks up here and in summer even in our town's drinking water you can taste the thyme - it is delicious. The blueberry also grows wild and when kids come home with a blue face they are said to have a 'blaeberry mou'. Sooo this recipe is full of the flavours of the Scottish Mountains."

 

• Ready In: 11mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 lb fillet venison
• 1 teaspoon fresh thyme, and chopped
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 shallots, peeled and finely sliced
• 1 garlic clove, finely sliced
• 1 tablespoon red currant jelly
• 2⁄3 cup red wine, decent one please
• 8 ounces fresh blueberries
• 1 tablespoon butter

directions

1. Slice the venison into 1 inch discs.
2. Heat oil in a fry pan and fry each slice of meat for about 2-3 mins till browned but still pink inside. Remove from pan with slotted spoon and keep warm.
3. Place shallots, thyme and garlic into the pan and fry gently for 2-3 mins until translucent, add wine and jelly, stir well, reduce by half.
4. Mix in the blueberries and simmer for a few mins until the berries have burst, add the butter, take off heat and allow to melt. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
5. Serve venison with sauce drizzled over the top and garnish with thyme flowers if available. Cheers!

Reviews

[plantfreek]

I grow blueberries-7 diff. varieties & 3 kinds of thyme.Was easy to step into backyard and pick what I needed fresh & use w/venison loin.I've been cookinfor40+ yrs and really enjoy finding a new recipe! Thanks for posting this.

 

[suange]

wow great dish

 

[Dienia B.]

this was really fruity and full of flavor . i had 1 package of ground venison left and this really worked the sauce was really flavorful i browned the patties and then took out made sauce added patties really good zaar tour 6

 

[Mia in Germany]

This is an absolutely awsome recipe! I made it once with fillet like suggested, but now I wanted to make a venison roast in my newly purchased crock pot and used this recipe as a base because we liked it so much! Instead of red currant jelly I added home made cranberry sauce. I fried the roast before placing it in the crock pot, then cooked on low for 8 hours and added the fresh thyme only for the last hour. That was so lovely! Thanks for posting this recipe!