SAUCE WITH TRUFFLED POTATO PURÉE

A recipe from the Sternen country inn in Bühler.

 

TRUFFLED POTATO PURÉE – INGREDIENTS FOR 4 SERVINGS

700 g potatoes (Agria)
80 g milk
40 g butter
40 g double cream
pinch of nutmeg
pinch of salt
sprinkling of truffle oil
small amount of truffles

FILLET OF VENISON – INGREDIENTS FOR 4 SERVINGS

720 g saddle of venison, trimmed
pinch of black pepper
pinch of salt
100 ml balsamic vinegar
200 ml game sauce base

GLAZED CHESTNUTS

60 g sugar
1 star anise
110 g cream
50 g apple juice
1 tsp cornflour
150 g chestnuts

BRUSSELS SPROUTS IN LEAVES – INGREDIENTS FOR 3 SERVINGS

150 g Brussels sprouts
15 g onion
1 clove garlic
30 g butter
pinch of salt and pepper

METHOD

Season the meat and sear on both sides, place in a 70 °C oven and leave to rest for 20 minutes. Bring balsamic vinegar to a boil and reduce to 40 ml. Add game sauce base, bring to a boil, season to taste. Before serving, briefly sear the meat again in the very hot frying pan, slice and serve on the sauce.

Dice and boil the potatoes until soft. Add milk, butter, cream; bring to the boil and pass through a potato ricer. Season with nutmeg, salt and truffle oil. Keep warm and add thinly sliced truffles to serve.

Caramelise the sugar with the star anise. Deglaze with cream and apple juice and bring to the boil. Mix cornflour with a little water, add and briefly boil as well. Add the chestnuts and cook al dente in the caramel liquid.

Trim the Brussels sprouts and blanch them briefly, then rinse with cold water or place in ice water. Melt the butter and sauté onions and garlic. Add the sprouts and briefly sauté. Season to taste with salt and pepper.