Ingredients

  • 1/2 tablespoon butter
  • 1 x black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon scallions, spring or green onions chopped
  • 1 cup port wine
  • 1 cup stock
  • 24 each chestnuts peeled
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 8 each venison medallions
  • 4 each figs

Method

  • Melt half a tablespoon of butter in a heavy saucepan, add a good grinding of black pepper and gently cook chopped green (spring) onions.
  • Add port and reduce.
  • Add stock and 24 peeled chestnuts and simmer for about 20 minutes or until the sauce becomes syrupy.
  • Set aside and keep warm.
  • Heat a heat a heavy-based frying pan, add a tablespoon of butter.
  • When it is very hot, cook 8 medallions of venison, each about 1 cm thick.
  • Sear them for a maximum of 1 minute on each side, to ensure they are still rare.
  • Meanwhile, butter a baking tray and slice onto it 4 figs.
  • Place under a grill to heat through.
  • Divide the sauce and chestnuts between four heated plates and add to each plate 2 medallions of venison and a fan of fig slices.
  • Serve immediately.