Marinated Venison Appetizer with Sweet Mustard Sauce
This recipe will work with the hindquarter muscles of young animals and, of course, tenderloins and backstraps. The Sweet Mustard Sauce is great on just about any big or little game – even pork chops. Let the marinade sit for a little while in the fridge for the flavors to “marry.”
Marinated Venison Appetizer with Sweet Mustard Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 pound venison trimmed of all silver skin, fat and gristle
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 cup dry red wine
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons fresh herbs – rosemary oregano, basil, sage or a whatever looks good
- 2 tablespoons peppercorns crushed
- 2 tablespoons olive oil.
Sweet Mustard Sauce
- ½ cup dijon mustard
- ½ cup red currant jelly
- 1 lemon juice only
- 1 tablespoon chopped sage
Combine all ingredients.
Instructions
- Combine venison with remaining ingredients. Cover and refrigerate for 2 – 3 hours. Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Brown meat on all sides, but not past medium-rare. Allow to rest for 5 minutes before slicing across the grain into thin slices. Arrange slices on a plate and serve with sauce.