Venison Stew With Raspberries

Ingredients

30 ml olive oil
800 gr venison stew meat
1 onion
2 carrots
2 celery stalks
8 gr garlic
350 ml dry wine
240 ml water
1 lemon
45 gr salt
3 raspberry preserves
45 ml green peppercorns in water
120 ml whipping cream
18 gr butter

Instructions

PREHEAT OVEN TO 160ÂșC . Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a heavy roasting pan or Dutch oven and brown the meat well. Remove from the pan and set aside. Pour off all but 2 tablespoons fat, add the onions, carrots and celery and cook 5 minutes. Add the garlic, wine, water, lemon, salt and preserves. Replace the venison. Cover and place in the oven for 1.5 hours or until tender. When venison is tender, remove from the sauce, strain the sauce through a fine sieve and discard the vegetables. Skim and discard fat from the surface of the braising liquid. Add the peppercorns, cream and butter and place the sauce in a pot and simmer for 5 minutes. To serve, arrange the meat on a platter and pour over the sauce.