Categories: Game Meat- deer
Ingredients
- Olive oil
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 4 oz. bitter sweet chocolate
- 2 lb. ground venison
- 1/2 cup port wine
- 4 juniper berries, finely crushed
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 2 slices fresh white bread, diced
- 1/4 cup dry bread crumbs
- 2 eggs
Directions
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Heat oven to 450 degrees. Coat a 13 × 9-inch baking dish with olive oil; set aside.
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Melt butter and chocolate together in the microwave, or the top of a double boiler.
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In a large bowl, combine chocolate-butter mixture, venison, port, juniper berries, garlic, bread, bread crumbs and eggs; mix well using your hands.
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Shape mixture into 1 1/2-inch balls. Arrange balls, touching in snug rows, in the prepared baking dish. Roast 20 minutes, or until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees. Cool 5 minutes before serving.
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males about 24 meatballs