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Game Sauce

Name: Game Sauce
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 150 min
Total time: 180 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: 50 g smoked bacon; 3 tbsp oil; 700 g bones (saddle); 80 g shallots; 80 g carrots; 60 g celeriac; 50 g mushrooms; 1 Stück tart apple; 5 cl cognac; 15 Stück juniper berries; 3 Stück cloves; 15 Stück peppercorns; 0.5 Stück bay leaf; 2 Stück sage leaves; 2 Stück thyme sprigs; 1 tbsp orange zest; 20 cl red wine; 1 l water; 10 cl sour cream; 3 cl gin

From the kitchen ofKarla Wagner

The story

From Karla's family cookbook (2014). This classic game sauce works for all types of wild game; slow-simmering the bones with red wine and gin builds an exceptionally deep flavour.

Prep: 30 min
Cook: 2 h 30 min
Total: 3 h
Servings: 4
Difficulty: advanced

Method

Render the coarsely diced bacon with the oil in a roasting pan and lightly brown the bones in the oven.
Dice the washed and peeled vegetables and the whole apple into small cubes and roast alongside the bones.
Deglaze with cognac, add the crushed spices, herbs, and orange zest, and let them bloom briefly.
Add the red wine and reduce. Repeat with the same amount of water. Top up with remaining water, season lightly with salt, and simmer gently for about 2 hours.
Strain the stock through a fine sieve or cloth, rest, and skim off the fat.
Reduce to a lightly thickened, full-flavoured base, stir in the sour cream, and season with gin and salt.

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