Reindeer with Creamy Chanterelle Stew
Recipe courtesy of Lars Ringnes (SousVide Norge)
4 servings
INGREDIENTS
- 2 pounds (800 g) inside round of reindeer
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) salt
- 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) pepper
- 2 tablespoons (28 g) butter
For the potato and celeriac mash
- 1-1/2 pounds (750 g) potato, peeled and diced
- 1-1/2 pounds (750 g) celeriac, peeled and diced
- 3 ounces (85 g) butter
- 1/2 cup (120 ml) milk
- 1 clove garlic, peeled and finely minced
- 1/4 teaspoon (1.25 ml) ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) salt
- 1/4 teaspoon (1.25 ml) pepper
For the creamy chanterelle stew
- 1 cup (60 g) chanterelles, cleaned and sliced
- 2 medium onions, peeled and sliced into thick wedges
- 2 tablespoons (28 g) butter
- 1 cup (240 ml) single cream
- 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) salt
- 1/4 teaspoon (1.25 ml) pepper
- 2 tablespoons (5 g) chopped flat leaf parsley
INSTRUCTIONS
- Fill and preheat the SousVide Supreme to 135F/57C.
- Put the meat into a cooking pouch and vacuum seal it.
- Submerge the pouch in the water oven to cook for 2 hours
- Meanwhile, make the mash:
- On the stove top, put the potatoes and celeriac into a large pan of cold, unsalted water, making sure the water covers them by about 1 inch (2.5 cm); bring to a boil and cook until fork tender, about 20 to 25 minutes.
- Drain the vegetables and return to the hot pan to let them steam dry, stirring occasionally to avoid their burning.
- Mash the potatoes and celeriac with the butter, adding the milk until the mash has a smooth consistency.
- Season with minced garlic, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Keep warm.
- While the potatoes are boiling, cook the chanterelles and onions on a medium heat with the butter until limp; let simmer for about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and add chopped parsley just before serving.
- Remove the meat from the water oven and pouch, pat it dry with a paper towel, and season with salt and pepper.
- Heat a skillet on the stove top to high heat and sear the meat on all sides (or use a kitchen torch if you have one.
- Cut the meat into steaks and plate atop the mash and stew.