Braised Reindeer Heart with Fermented Parsnip Purée
A sophisticated, deeply savory dish that captures the essence of the Nordic wilderness through slow-braised heart and earthy, fermented notes.
mostly unattended — the clock does the work
Reverse-engineered from Skovfald · Copenhagen
Ingredients
for 2 servings
- 500 greindeer heart — trimmed of excess fat and connective tissue, cut into 1-inch chunks
- 30 gall-purpose flour — lightly dusted
- 150 gbutter
- 30 mloil
- 1onion — finely diced
- 1carrot — finely diced
- 1 stickcelery — finely diced
- 1 tspjuniper berries — crushed
- 2bay leaf
- 500 mlred wine
- 250 mlbeef stock
- 400 gparsnips — peeled and chopped
- 1 tbspwhite wine vinegar
- 1 pinchdried lichenoptional
Equipment
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- ✓dutch oven
- ✗blender
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- ✓stovetop
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Method
- 1
Pat the prepared reindeer heart dry and toss with flour, salt, and pepper until evenly coated.
5 min→ prepared protein
- 2
Heat the oil and 30g of butter in a heavy-bottomed dutch oven over medium-high heat; sear the heart chunks in batches until deeply browned, then remove from the pot.
10 min190°C oil - 3
Add the remaining butter to the pot and sauté the onion, carrot, and celery with the juniper berries and bay leaves until softened.
8 min - 4parallel track
Boil the chopped parsnips in a pot of salted water with the vinegar for 15 minutes until very tender.
15 min · 2 min attention⏱ parsnip base · 15 min→ parsnip base
- 5
waits for: step 3
Return the seared heart to the pot, pour in the red wine and beef stock, cover, and braise over low heat.
2 h · 5 min attention85°C internal⏱ meat pulls apart easily with a fork · 2 hDone when: meat pulls apart easily with a fork
- 6
waits for: step 4
Drain the parsnips and blend with 20g of butter until velvety smooth; season with salt.
5 min→ parsnip purée
- 7
waits for: steps 5 and 6
Quickly sauté the lichen in a hot pan with a drizzle of oil until crisp; plate the heart over the purée and garnish with charred lichen.
5 min
Why this grade?
- reverse-engineered provenance+40
- decode confidence 85%+21.3
- 4 verified cooks+6.3
- Trust score68/100