Leg of wild boar with quinces and red cabbage

AUTHOR
Leta Marks
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
5 1
COOK TIME
165 mins
TOTAL TIME
165 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 8
  • 2 kg Boneless leg of wild boar (to be released by the butcher)
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 7-10 Tbsp Pepper
  • 3 Stem(s) Thyme
  • 2 TABLESPOONS Oil
  • 1/4 l Rosé wine
  • 1/2 l Meat broth (instant)
  • 2 Bay leaves
  • 6 Juniper berries
  • 4 Pear Quinces
  • 7-10 Tbsp Juice of 1 untreated lemon
  • 50 g Sugar
  • 20 g clarified butter
  • 2 (720 ml each) Glasses of red cabbage
  • 30 g Flour
  • 125 g Whipped cream
  • 7-10 Tbsp Parsley and thyme
  • 7-10 Tbsp Kitchen yarn

Directions

  1. 1

    Wash the meat, dab dry and rub with salt and pepper. Wash thyme, dab off leaves and place in the middle of the leg. Tie the meat with kitchen string. Heat the oil in a roasting pan and fry the meat thoroughly all around. Deglaze with wine and broth, add bay and juniper berries, bring to the boil, cover and leave to braise in a preheated oven (electric range: 200 °C/ gas: level 3) for 2 1/2 hours. In the meantime, wash, peel and quarter the quinces and remove the core.

  2. 2

    Cut the quinces into thin slices. Boil up 1/4 litre of water, lemon juice and sugar. Steam quinces in it for about 5 minutes. Heat clarified butter. Add red cabbage and 1/8 litre quince juice. Simmer for about 5 minutes. Take the roast out and keep it warm. Stir flour and cream until smooth. Pour roast stock through a sieve into a pot, bring to the boil and thicken with the whisked flour. Let it boil well. Sprinkle meat with thyme, arrange on a plate with red cabbage, quinces and some sauce. Garnish with parsley as desired.

  3. 3

    Take the roast out and keep it warm. Stir flour and cream until smooth. Pour roast stock through a sieve into a pot, bring to the boil and thicken with the whisked flour. Let it boil well. Sprinkle meat with thyme, arrange on a plate with red cabbage, quinces and some sauce. Garnish with parsley as desired. Add the rest of the sauce and quinces separately. Serve with small raw potato dumplings with dried porcini mushrooms

  4. 4

    , dietary fibre 7 g

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
650 kcal
CARBS
29 g
FATS
20 g
PROTEINS
81 g

Categories & Tags

Main DishesheartyMeatGame