Port Sauce for Venison

Recipe

This sauce is slightly sweet and rich in flavor. It goes extremely well with venison but also beef. Recipe is for 1 cup (2 ½ dl), which should be enough for four people dinner.

Ingredients

• Onion
• Carrot
• Parsnip
• Slice of celeriac
• Bay leaf
• Sprig of fresh rosemary
• Sprig of fresh thyme
• Black pepper
• Rose pepper
• Broth
• Red Wine (Portuguese of course)
• Port
• Balsamico
• Syrap or honey
• Corn powder

Method

1. Chop vegetables
2. Roast on cast iron pan until they get some color
3. Splash 1 tb of Balsamico on pan and let simmer
4. Add 1 cup (2 dl) of broth, 5 black peppers, 5 rose peppers and herbs
5. Let half of the broth slowly simmer off (takes maybe 15-20min)
6. Strain all to a pot
7. Add 1 cup (2 dl) of Port and ½ cup (1 dl) of Red Wine
8. Let half of the sauce simmer off
9. Now you should have 1 cup ( 2 ½ dl) of Port Sauce almost ready
10. Adjust flavor to your own taste with salt and/or syrap (or honey)
11. Thicken the sauce with corn powder

Enjoy with any grilled venison!