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Charred leeks, trout roe and venison with fried potatoes

Prepare
overnight
Cook
30 mins to 1 hour
Serve
Serves 2

An unusual dish that pairs charred leeks with trout roe and air-dried venison.

By Niklas Ekstedt

From Saturday Kitchen

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Ingredients

For the air-dried venison

For the charred leek cream

For the fried potatoes

For the charred leeks

  • 2 leeks, charred on a gas flame
  • 4 tbsp trout roe
  • 1 tsp chopped shallots marinated in 1 tbsp lemon juice (about 1 hour)
  • 1 tsp chopped fresh chives
  • 4 tbsp charred leek cream, from above
  • 2 tbsp grated air-dried venison, from above

Method

  1. To make the air-dried venison, place the salt in a saucepan with 1 litre/1¾ pints water. Bring to the boil and then cool. Place the venison in the cold brine and leave for 24 hours. Remove the venison from the brine, tie the end with string and hang in the fridge for 2–3 days or until it’s dried out.

  2. To make the charred leek cream, place the cream in a bowl and add the charred leek. Leave to sit at room temperature for 1 hour. Strain through a fine sieve and stir in the lemon juice. Season with salt and place in the fridge for 3 hours.

  3. To make the fried potatoes, fill a deep-fat fryer or a large, deep, heavy-bottomed pan two-thirds full with the oil. Heat to 175C (a cube of bread should turn brown in one minute when dropped in.) CAUTION: Hot oil can be dangerous. Do not leave unattended. Fry the potatoes for 2 minutes, then drain on kitchen paper.

  4. To make the charred leeks, cut the leeks into 7cm/3in pieces and peel away the charred outer layers, reserve and finely chop these for garnishing. Slice each inner piece into 4 or 5 pieces each and divide between 2 plates. Top with some trout roe, the shallots and chives. Spoon some charred leek cream onto each plate and top with the fried potatoes, venison and some chopped charred leek.