Recipes

Seared Indian flavoured Venison by Neil Brazier

Neil’s chef tip for an added flavour dimension: boil a jug of water, add the teabag to the bowl of sultanas and pour over the boiling water, cover and leave in the fridge to cool for up to 24 hours before you come to make the salsa. Drain the sultanas then mix with the salsa ingredients. If time doesn’t permit, skip this step.


1.      To make the bhaji, start by toasting the cumin and coriander seeds in a dry pan til aromatic, then sift the flour and baking powder into a bowl and add in all the other bhaji ingredients (including the cumin and coriander seeds) to the mix

2.      Stir and leave for an hour until the mixture is slightly wetter and ready for frying. Note: if you’re wanting the mixture ready immediately, leave the onions aside, add a little water to the flour mixture to make a thick batter, then add the onions and fry

3.      Shallow fry spoonful’s of the batter on a medium to high heat until golden brown, or deep fry

4.      While the bhaji mix is sitting, put the passionfruit, mustard and salt together in a bowl, then whisk in the oil

5.      Next, make the mint yoghurt by chopping the mint leaves and add to the yoghurt

6.      Dice avocado and season with lemon juice. Add salt and pepper to taste and the drained, pre-soaked sultanas. Mix gently

7.      Preheat a frying pan to a high heat then lightly brush the NZ farm raised venison with oil

8.      Sear the venison over a high heat until it’s just warm in the middle. Allow 1 – 2 minutes for each side (for rare, 4-6 minutes for medium-rare)

9.      Remove from the pan, cover and leave to rest in a warm spot for 5 minutes

10.   To serve, slice venison and place on top of mint yoghurt, then top with avocado salsa, passionfruit dressing, then the onion bhaji

11.   Optional: serve venison on the mango chutney and sprinkled with coriander

 

 

         

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
Serves 4
Seared Indian flavoured Venison by Neil Brazier

Ingredients

Venison

400g NZ farm raised venison medallions, at room temperature

1 tbsp neutral oil (e.g. rice bran)

 

Onion Bhaji

 1 large red onion – ½ finely diced and ½ sliced

  60g chickpea flour – if you prefer your bhaji a little doughier, add extra flour

  3 tsp baking powder

 3 tsp cumin

1 tsp coriander seeds 1 tsp turmeric

Small dash of chili powder

1 tsp sea salt

1 tsp red chili chopped

 

Passionfruit and mustard dressing

 125g passionfruit pulp

50g Dijon mustard

Small dash of salt

35g neutral oil

Mint Yoghurt

150g plain unsweetened yoghurt

20 large mint leaves

Alternatively, for a quicker option use pre-made tzatziki from the supermarket

For the avocado & sultana salsa

40g sultanas

1 Earl Grey tea bag

1 avocado

1 lemon

 

 

 

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