Spaetzle with venison and plums

Total: 35 min. | Active: 35 min.

Ingredients

for 4 people

Plums
1 ½ dl red wine
bay leaf
2 sprig rosemary
2 sprig sage leaves
juniper berries
500 g plums, halved, pitted, cut into pieces
¾ tsp salt
½ dl cream
1 tsp Dijon mustard
Spaetzle
1 tbsp olive oil
850 g spätzle egg noodles
Venison
  olive oil for frying
500 g venison strips
½ tsp salt
a little  pepper

How it's done

Plums

Pour the wine into a pan along with all the other ingredients up to and including the juniper berries, bring to the boil, reduce by half. Turn down the heat, add the plums, season with salt, cover and simmer for approx. 10 mins. Add the cream and mustard, heat through.

Spaetzle

Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan. Add the spaetzle, fry for approx. 8 mins. until golden brown.

Venison

Remove the meat from the fridge approx. 30 mins. prior to cooking. Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan. Fry the meat for approx. 2 mins. per batch, remove, season, serve with the spaetzle and the sauce.

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