Bon Appétit GAME & FOWL  -  MAIN COURSE
RECIPE NAME:  MARINATED WILD BOAR - -  How to cook the FILETS and the CUTLETS.
RECIPE BY: BON APPETIT!
SERVING SIZE:
PREPARATION TIME:
 INGREDIENTS:
- - carrots -
- - onions -
- - butter -
- - vinegar -
- - thyme, bay leaf, sage, parsley, garlic, pepper to your liking
- - flour -
- - powder sugar -
- - cognac -
- - grapes from Smyrne and Corinthe -
 
DIRECTIONS:
  •  To marinate wild boar cut the carrots and onions and sauté in butter until golden.
  • Add 2/3 vinegar for 1/3 water and add thyme, bay leaf, sage, parsley, garlic and pepper to your liking.
  • Add the wild boar and marinate for 8 days. Turn every day.
  • FILETS  -  In a large pan melt 1/4 cup butter and 1/4 cup grease.
  • When this mixture is really hot add the boar and turn until it is golden on every side.
  • Sprinkle with flour. Add some of the marinade which as much hot water, the carrots and onions from the marinade.
  • Cook at low heat for 1 hour for the first kilo and 1/2 hour each of the additional kilos.
  • To prepare the sauce:  In one cup of vinegar mix in 2 tablespoons of powder sugar. On the stove at Medium/High bring to a boil. When the quantity has diminished by half...
  • Mix 1 tablespoon butter which you covered with flour and mixed in 2 cups of hot stock. When the mixture is smooth add to the vinegar mixture with as well.. salt, pepper and 1/2 pound of grapes (remove the pits).
  • Cook at low heat for about 15 minutes  and then add a few tablespoons of the cooking juice from the boar and 1 tablespoon of cognac.
  • CUTLETS  -  The cutlets after they have been marinated are cooked on the grill for 5 minutes on each side. They can be accompanied with brown gravy or other sauces.
Notes: Wild Boar can be prepared the same way pork is. Careful.. if prepared like a roast boar is not tender.

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