Recipe: Aromatic Lavender Venison

Posted on Dec 18, 2008 in Recipes

I almost forget to post this recipe! Here you are the delicious venison dish for you. I am going to prepare it this coming weekend….and serve it with Spanish red wine made of Garnacha grape. 1 1/3 pounds venison loin 5 juniper berries, ground 8 black peppercorn, ground 1 teaspoon dried lavender flowers 2 tablespoons sweet sherry 1 tablespoon olive oil Salt to taste Mix the juniper berries, peppercorn, lavender and sherry in a bowl and marinate the meat for 5 hours....

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Aromatic Lavender Venison

Posted on Dec 2, 2008 in Hiroko's Blog

Rosa’s simple but flavorful tomato soup was followed by another straight-forward but very aromatic venison dish which was prepared in a way thatI never tasted before.  Rosa marinated venison in a mixture of dried lavender flowers – according to her, lavender was a favorite herb used int he southern part of Castella, Moulcia and Valensia in olden times -, black peppercorns and juniper berries. This marination was followed by simple pan frying. She served...

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