Dyresteg (roast Venison W/goat Cheese Sauce)

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Title: DYRESTEG (ROAST VENISON W/GOAT CHEESE SAUCE)
Categories: Norwegian, Meats, Main dish
Yield: 6 servings

3 1/2 lb Boneless haunch of venison
-or reindeer
3 tb Butter; softened
Salt & pepper
1 1/3 c Beef stock
1 tb Butter
1 tb Flour
2 ts Red currant jelly
1/2 oz Brown Norwegian goat cheese;
-(Gjet”st), finely diced
1/2 c Sour cream

Preheat oven to 475øF.
Tie the roaast up neatly at 1/2" intervals with kitchen cord so that
it will hold it's shape while cooking. With a pastry brush, spread the
softened butter evenly over the meat. Place the roast on a rack in a
shallow open roasting pan and sear it in the hot oven for about 20
minutes. When the surface of the meat is quite brown, reduce the heat
to 375øF and sprinkle the roast generously with salt and pepper. Pour
the stock into the pan and cook the roast, uncovered, for 1 1/4
hours. With a large spoon or bulb baster, baste the meat with the pan
juices every half hour or so. The interior meat, when finished,
should be slightly rare, or about 150øF on a meat thermometer. Remove
the roast to a heated platter, cover it loosely and let rest in the
turned off oven while you make the sauce.
Skim and discard the fat from the pan juices. Measure the remaining
liquid and either reduce to 1 cup by boiling it rapidly or add enough
water to make up 1 cup. In a small, heavy saucepan, heat 1 tablespoon
of butter and stir in 1 tablespoon of flour. Stirring continuously
with a wooden spoon, cook this roux for 6 to 8 minutes over low heat
until it is a nut brown color. Be careful not to let it burn or it
will give the sauce a bitter flavor. Now, with a wire whisk, beat the
pan juices into the roux. Next whisk in the jelly and cheese. Beat
until they dissolve and the sauce is absolutely smooth, then stir in
the sour cream. Do not allow the sauce to boil. Taste for seasoning,
remove the strings from the roast and carve the meat in thin slices.
Pass the sauce separately.

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