Rolled venison with sausage stuffing – alternative wild meat Christmas roast

Cai is creating an alternative Christmas roast with venison and sausage stuffing. For those with a freezer full of delicious wild meat this is a simple alternative to that dry old bird you might be serving over the festive break. Cai turns a simple piece of meat into a beautiful dish that would be just as satisfying served cold with some pickles and chutneys on Boxing day.

Ingredients 

350g venison 

200g sausage meat 

5 cooked and peeled Chestnuts

Tablespoon of dried cranberries 

13 rashers of bacon

Salt and pepper 

Cook for 1hour at 170 until int temp is at 75

The glaze

 tablespoons of cranberry jelly

1 tablespoon of maple syrup

1/2 tsp chilli flakes

1 star anise

1 cinnamon stick

Cook down until dissolved.

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