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Venison with Mushroom-Wine Sauce

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Earthy mushrooms, wine, and tomato bring out the best in this tender game meat. The mushrooms, with their meaty texture, round out the portion, so you get an extra-generous amount on your plate. If you can't get venison, pork tenderloin works well, too.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 4 people

Ingredients

1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus more to taste
1 to 1 1/2 pounds boneless venison steak, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/4 cup chopped shallots
1 garlic clove, minced
1 1/2 cups chopped mushrooms
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1/2 cup red wine
1/2 cup low-sodium chicken broth

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    1. Mix the flour, salt, and pepper in a shallow dish. Dredge the meat in the seasoned flour. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Cook the venison for 2 minutes per side, and then transfer to a plate and cover to keep warm.

    Step 2

    2. Reduce the heat in the skillet to medium, add the shallots and garlic, and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add the mushrooms and sauté for about 3 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste. Add the wine and chicken broth, raise heat to medium-high, and cook for 1 minute more. Return the meat to the pan and simmer until heated, about 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Nutrition Per Serving

Calories 276; Fat 7.8 g (Sat 2 g
Mono 3.5 g; Poly 1.3 g); Protein 35.5 g; Carb 10.4 g; Fiber .6 g; Chol 121 mg; Sodium 272 mg
#### Nutritional analysis provided by _Small Changes
Big Results_
Reprinted with permission from Small Changes, Big Results: A Wellness Plan with 65 Recipes for a Healthy, Balanced Life Full of Flavor, Revised and Updated by Ellie Krieger with Kelly James-Enger. Copyright © 2005, 2012 by In Balance, LLC. Published by Clarkson Potter/Publishers, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher Ellie Krieger is the host of Healthy Appetite, the popular Food Network and Cooking Channel program. She is the author of the New York Times bestselling cookbooks The Food You Crave (recipient of James Beard and IACP Awards) and So Easy, as well as Comfort Food Fix. She holds an MS in nutrition from Columbia and a BS from Cornell. Ellie lives in New York City.
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