Pepper Crusted Loin with Mesclun and an Orange and Red Currant Vinaigrette

venison-pepper-crusted-loin

RECIPE BY GRAHAM BROWN

QUICK, EASY, SUCCULENT AND DELICIOUS. POP THE WHOLE PIECE ON THE BBQ AND FINISH UNDER THE HOOD, OR IN THE OVEN.

Ingredients:

  • 1 Cervena venison Shortloin (boneless loin) about 2lbs
  • 2 Tbsp of cracked 4 pepper mix
  • 1 Tbsp cracked salt
  • 1 tsp oil
  • Vinaigrette
  • 1 Orange, peeled and fillets removed with a sharp knife. Reserve the juice
  • 1 punnet of redcurrants (substitute with Raspberry or Blueberry)
  • 1 Tbsp of red wine vinegar
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 4 tps walnut or hazelnut oil
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
  • Garnish
  • 1 large kumara (sweet potato) par cooked and peeled, cut into ½ cm cubes and re-cooked until caramelized.
  • Mesclun greens.

Serves 4

Method:

  • Coat meat with oil and season generously with the salt and pepper. Sear the whole piece on the hotplate for 3- 4 minutes until meat is brown. Place in the roasting rack and cook on a low heat for 15 minutes for medium rare.
  • To make the vinaigrette mix all wet ingredients well and fold in the orange fillets and currants just before serving. Check seasoning.
  • To serve.Slice the venison and arrange with the salad and kumara and pour the vinaigrette around the plate.