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Venison Wellington with spring peas
Photo: Sorin Gheorghita

Venison Wellington with spring peas

56 ingredients 1 hr + 2 hr Serves 4 openrecipes

Pull out all the stops with this decadent venison Wellington, served with a summery pea salad.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1577
Calories
103g
Protein
54g
Fat
165g
Carbs

Counts 25 of 30 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 25 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Venison 100g cooked 158
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Pea 1/2 cup (72g) 62
Peas 1/2 cup (72g) 62
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Mushroom 1/2 cup sliced (35g) 15
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Lettuce 1 cup shredded (36g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Rosemary 1 tsp dried (1.2g) 4
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Chives 1 tbsp (3g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0
Rapeseed Oil not in our table 0
Pea Shoots not in our table 0
Blackcurrant not in our table 0
Meat not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 300g/10½oz unsalted butter
  • 300g/10½oz plain flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 175ml/6fl oz cold water
  • 1 free-range egg
  • 300ml/10½fl oz milk
  • 130g/4½oz plain flour
  • pinch salt
  • 25g/1oz butter
  • 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh parsley
  • , for frying vegetable oil
  • 1 chicken breast
  • 1 free-range egg white
  • 200-250ml/7-9fl oz double cream
  • 25g/1oz butter
  • 1 onion
  • 1 garlic
  • pinch chopped fresh thyme
  • pinch chopped fresh rosemary
  • 600g/1lb 5oz button mushrooms
  • 100ml/3½fl oz cream
  • 25g/1oz breadcrumbs
  • 100g/3½oz chicken
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 3 tbsp light rapeseed oil
  • pinch salt
  • pinch sugar
  • 200g/7oz frozen peas
  • 100ml/3½fl oz water
  • pinch chicken
  • few baby spinach
  • 200g/7oz small fresh peas
  • 50g/2oz butter
  • 2 bunches small spring onions
  • 100g/3½oz baby girolle mushrooms
  • 50g/2oz small wild garlic
  • 1 small head English lettuce
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh chives
  • 2 punnets pea shoots
  • 3-4 tbsp pea purée (see recipe above)
  • drizzle lemon
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 110g/4oz venisonvenison
  • 2 garlic
  • 3 shallots
  • 225ml/8fl oz red wine
  • 75ml/3fl oz blackcurrant
  • 400ml/14fl oz good-quality meat stock
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 sprig fresh thyme
  • 6 juniper berries
  • 20g/1oz butter
  • 600g/1lb 5oz venison
  • 1 tbsp light rapeseed oil
  • 1 tbsp mustard
  • 2 free-range eggs

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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