Venison steaks with blueberry sauce

Recipe Categories : | Venison | Sauces |

Ingredients :

• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 2 tbsp malt vinegar
• 1½ cups frozen blueberries
• ½ cup white wine
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 4 venison hind leg steaks (approx. 4 oz. each)
• freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1½ tspn cornstarch
• 1 tbsp port or water

Preparation and Cooking Instructions

1. Combine brown sugar and malt vinegar in a medium-sized sauce pan. Stir over low heat to dissolve sugar.
2. Add blueberries and white wine. Simmer for about 10 - 12 minutes.
3. Just before sauce is cooked, season steaks with black pepper.
4. Heat oil in a heavy-based frying-pan. Cook steaks over high heat for 1 - 3 minutes on each side until meat is browned and cooked to medium rare.
5. While steaks cook, add cornstarch paste to sauce, stirring over heat until boiling. Adjust seasoning to taste.
6. To serve : Slice steaks, and fan onto serving plates. Spoon sauce around and garnish with fresh berries and a spring of thyme or oregano.