Venison Stroganoff - Serves 4

Ingredients

450g / 1lb best fillet steak
225g / ½lb button mushrooms
2 chopped leeks or
1 small chopped onion
275ml / ½ pint sour cream or thick yoghurt
Grated nutmeg
25g / 1oz butter
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 teaspoon fresh chopped parsley to garnish

Method

1. Slice the fillet steak into pieces about 2in/5cm x 1/2 in/1cm thick. The dish is improved by the uniformity of the pieces, so abandon the sherry until later in the recipe for maximum concentration.
2. Melt the oil and butter in a heavy-based pan and ass the chopped onion or leeks. Stir-fry gently for about 5 minutes.
3. Add the fillet steak and fry again for a further 10 minutes.
4. Take off the heat. Stir in the sour cream or yoghurt and garnish with a liberal grating of fresh nutmeg and the chopped parsley.
5. Serve on a bed of rice or tagliatelli.

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