PoronkäristysSautéed Reindeer with Mashed Potatoes

Name: Poronkäristys (Sautéed Reindeer with Mashed Potatoes)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Finland
Ingredients: 600 g Reindeer (thinly sliced); 150 g Onion (thinly sliced); 40 g Unsalted Butter; 500 ml Meat Stock; 2 g Juniper Berry (crushed); 8 g Salt; 2 g Black Pepper; 800 g Potato (peeled and cut into chunks); 200 ml Whole Milk (warmed); 40 g Salted Butter; 4 g Salt; 80 g Lingonberry Jam

Poronkäristys is a northern Finnish dish of thinly sliced reindeer simmered until tender, commonly served with mashed potatoes and lingonberry preserves.

Prep

20m

Cook

50m

Serves

Estimated

Nutrition

Per serving

577kcal

Calories

43g

Protein

23g

Fat

53g

Carbs

Estimated per serving from the base recipe. Actual nutrition may vary.

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Ingredients

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Reindeer

600g
Reindeer (thinly sliced)
150g
Onion (thinly sliced)
40g
Unsalted Butter
500ml
Meat Stock
2g
Juniper Berry (crushed)
8g
Salt
2g
Black Pepper

Potatoes

800g
Potato (peeled and cut into chunks)
200ml
Whole Milk (warmed)
40g
Salted Butter
4g
Salt

Accompaniment

80g
Lingonberry Jam

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Method

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6 steps

01
Melt the unsalted butter in a wide pan over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook until softened.
02
Add the reindeer and cook until the meat loses its raw color and starts to brown at the edges.
03
Stir in the juniper berry, salt, and black pepper. Pour in the meat stock, lower the heat, cover, and simmer gently until the meat is tender and the liquid has reduced to a light sauce.
04
Cook the potato in salted water until very tender. Drain well.
05
Mash the potato with the salted butter, warmed whole milk, and salt until smooth.
06
Serve the reindeer over or beside the mashed potatoes, with the lingonberry jam on the side.

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