Chinese Chicken Recipes - Venison with Dried Mushrooms Recipe

Ingredients

• 8 dried Chinese mushrooms

• 450 g/1lb venison fillet, cut into strips

• 15 ml/1 tbsp juniper berries, ground

• 15 ml/1 tsp sesame oil

• 30 ml/2 tbsp soy sauce

• 30 ml/2 tbsp hoisin sauce

• 5 ml/1 tsp five-spice powder

• 30 ml/2 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

• 6 spring onions, chopped

• 30 ml/2 tbsp honey

• 30 ml/2 tbsp wine vinegar

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Method:

1. Soak the mushrooms in warm water for 30 minutes then drain. Discard the stalks and slice the caps.

2. Place the venison in a bowl. Mix the juniper berries, sesame oil, soy sauce, hoisin sauce and five-spice powder, pour over the venison and marinate for at least 3 hours, stirring occasionally.

3. Heat the oil and stir-fry the meat for 8 minutes until cooked. Remove from the pan.

4. Add the spring onions and mushrooms to the pan and stir-fry for 3 minutes.

5. Return the meat to the pan with the honey and wine vinegar and heat through, stirring and serve.