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Venison racks with Savoy cabbage and pancetta with mash and chianti butter
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Venison racks with Savoy cabbage and pancetta with mash and chianti butter

20 ingredients 1 hr + 1 hr Serves 4 openrecipes

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

910
Calories
69g
Protein
38g
Fat
69g
Carbs

Counts 13 of 14 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Venison 100g cooked 158
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
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
Savoy Cabbage 1 cup shredded (89g) 22
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Redcurrant 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

  • 4 racks of venison
  • and freshly ground saltblack pepper
  • dash olive oil
  • 1 whole head garlic
  • bunch fresh thyme
  • few knobs of butter
  • 900g/2lb potatoes
  • knob of butter
  • 100ml/4fl oz double cream
  • 200ml/7fl oz dry white wine
  • 200ml/7fl oz chicken stock
  • 2 shallots
  • 100g/4oz unsalted butter
  • 400ml/14fl oz chianti wine
  • 1 tsp redcurrant jelly
  • 15g/½ oz raw cacao, finely grated (available from specialist stores or online)
  • 1 tsp soft brown sugar
  • 1 small Savoy cabbage
  • 100g/4oz pancetta
  • knob of butter

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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