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     Title: VENISON STEW WITH RASPBERRIES
Categories: Meats, Main dish
     Yield: 4 servings

     2 tb Olive oil
     3 lb Venison stew meat
     1 md Onion; roughly chopped
     2 md Carrots; roughly chopped
     2    Celery stalks
          - roughly chopped
     1 tb Finely minced garlic
 1 1/2 c  Dry red wine
     1 c  Water
     1    Lemon; cut in half
   1/2 tb Salt
     3 tb Raspberry preserves
     3 tb Green peppercorns in water
          - drained
   1/2 c  Whipping cream
     2 tb Unsalted butter

 PREHEAT OVEN TO 325F. Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a heavy
 roasting pan or Dutch oven and brown the meat well. Remove from the pan and
 set aside. Pour off all but 2 tablespoons fat, add the onions, carrots and
 celery and cook 5 minutes. Add the garlic, wine, water, lemon, salt and
 preserves. Replace the venison. Cover and place in the oven for 1 1/2 hours
 or until tender. When venison is tender, remove from the sauce, strain the
 sauce through a fine sieve and discard the vegetables. Skim and discard fat
 from the surface of the braising liquid. Add the peppercorns, cream and
 butter and place the sauce in a pot and simmer for 5 minutes. To serve,
 arrange the meat on a platter and pour over the sauce.

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