Bacon And Fennel Venison Stew Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Cut the bacon into pieces and place in a large Dutch oven. Brown until crisp and remove with a slotted spoon to a plate with a paper towel. Set aside.
• 2. Season the pork and vension with salt and pepper. Sear the meat in batches until browned on all sides and remove to a plate and set aside. Add oil to the bacon grease. Cook the onion, fennel, carrots, and garlic until softened. Add the flour and whisk. Add the chicken broth, wine, and chicken bouillon. Add the Venison and pork meat back to the pan. Add the bay leaves. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer and simmer for 2 hours until meat is tender. Add the thyme, sage, bacon and beans. Cook another 30 minutes. Taste and adjust for salt. Remove the bay leaves and serve

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F.
• Trim the fat from the beef, and cut the beef into strips. Put the beef, onions, fennel, and roasted garlic into a large braising pan. Season the mixture with salt, and pepper. Pour the beer over the ingredients in the pan, submerging them. Cover the pan tightly with two layers of aluminum foil. Cook the stew in the oven for 8 hours. Transfer the stew to bowls, and garnish with fennel fronds.
• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
• Cut the heads of garlic in half and sprinkle with extra-virgin olive oil, salt, and pepper, to taste. Wrap the heads in aluminum foil, and bake for 40 to 45 minutes.

Steps:

• Trim the stems and leaves from the fennel bulbs. Chop and reserve two tablespoons of the leaves. Discard the stems. Quarter and shred the fennel bulbs by hand or on the fine slicing disk of a food processor. Put the fennel in a bowl.
• Heat one tablespoon of the oil in a heavy skillet, add the bacon and saute over medium heat until the bacon is golden. Pour the contents of the skillet through a strainer into a heatproof bowl. Spread the pieces of bacon on absorbent paper.
• Add the vinegar to the skillet and heat briefly, then stir in the mustard. Return the reserved bacon fat to the pan and add the remaining olive oil. Season to taste with pepper.
• Pour the dressing over the fennel, add the chopped leaves and the chives and serve at once. For convenience, the dressing and fennel can be prepared in advance. Wait until just before serving to reheat the dressing, then toss it with the fennel.

Steps:

• Place a layer of onions in the base of a large, heavy-bottomed pot, add a layer of bacon and then a layer of sliced potatoes, seasoning each layer with a little mustard and pepper.
• Continue layering and seasoning and finish with a layer of potatoes.
• Place a bayleaf on top and pour in sufficient cold water to come just below the top layer of potatoes.
• Cover with a lid, bring to the boil, and then simmer very gently for about 1½ hours.
• Serve the stew garnished with chopped parsley or chives and with a side dish of buttered boiled carrots.

Steps:

• Season the venison with salt and pepper.
• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook the bacon until crisp; transfer to paper towels and crumble.
• Add the oil to the bacon drippings and brown the meat in batches on all sides, about 10 minutes total.
• Transfer to the slow cooker as you finish each batch.
• Add the onion, carrots and garlic to the skillet and cook. stirring, for 3 to 5 minutes.
• Sprinkle with the flour, stir and transfer to the cooker.
• Add the wine to the skillet, bring to a boil and cook, scraping up any browned bits stuck to the pan, until the wine has thickened slightly, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Pour into cooker.
• Add the bay leaf, thyme and broth; stir to evenly distribute.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 5 to 6 hours.
• Add the mushrooms and crumbled bacon and stir to combine.
• Cover and continue to cook on LOW until the venison is tender enough to cut with a fork, another 3 hours.
• Remove the bay leaf and stir in the vinegar.
• Serve.