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Venison Pasta

Written by Countryside Alliance | 30 March 2015



Difficulty: Medium

Serves: 4

Preparation: 10 mins

Cooking: 25 mins







INGREDIENTS

450g (1lb) Venison
3 tbsp olive oil
medium onion, peeled and finely chopped
2 large clove garlic, peeled and crushed
2 x 400g (14oz) cans plum tomatoes, well drained
200ml (7fl oz) red wine
sprig of rosemary
2 tsp sun dried tomato paste
Salt & freshly ground pepper

500g linguini

chopped chives
pine nuts (optional)

DESCRIPTION

1. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a pan and lightly fry the onion and garlic.

2. Put the venison in a food processor and whiz to finely chop or chop finely by hand.

3. If necessary add the remaining oil to the pan and brown the venison in the pan.

4. Stir in the tomato, add the wine, rosemary, seasoning and cover and simmer until nearly cooked.

5. Add the plum tomatoes and simmer for about another 10 minutes.

6. Cook the pasta according to the instructions on the packet. Drain well and toss in a little olive oil.

7. Serve the pasta with the venison sauce scatter with chopped chives and pine nuts



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