Venison
1. Start by splitting the lower ribs open
2. Using a sharp knife cut down both sides of the spin until you hit the top of the ribs joining the spin
3. With a cleaver, gently remove the loin and the connected rib bones carefully on both sides
4. Start now to saw the rib bones to a 5inch size and then french trim the bones clean.
5. Remove all the silver sinus on the lion
6. With butchers, twine start to tie the loin into a barrel shape making sure to go between each bone carefully. this with help keep the bone straight.
7. In a hot large pan drizzle some vegetable oil, season the loin and sear quickly all over in the hot pan.
8. Once seared remove and chill immediately, when chilled remove the butchers twine.
9. Set aside in the fridge.
Crepes
1. In a metal bowl place the flour and the chopped parsley.
2. Add the 3 whole eggs and the noisette cooked butter.
3. Add 1/3 of the milk and whisk the mixture together.
4. Now add the remaining milk and whisk again until smooth and place in the fridge to chill the mix.
5.To cook the crepes, use a medium size non-stick frying pan and add a touch of vegetable oil (just a little) ladle the mixture into the centre of the pan and swirl it to the edges.
6. Cook the crepes evenly on both sides lightly golden brown.
reserve till needed.
Mushroom duxelles
1. Remove the stalks from the button mushrooms and dice them.
2. Finely dice the shallots and the garlic.
3. In a wide based, medium sized pan add a drizzle of vegetable oil.
4. Sweet the shallots and garlic gently on a low heat with no colour.
5. When softened add the button mushroom dice and continue to sweet until the liquid starts to come out from the mushrooms.
6. Cook until all the liquid is evaporated and now add the cream and reduce until the cream coats the mushrooms.
7. Remove from the pot and chill quickly.
8. Reserve on the side until needed for the chicken mousse.
Chicken mousse
1. Trim and remove all the sinus in the chicken breasts and dice in to 2-3inch pieces.
2. Place inside a chilled robot coup machine and blend until smooth
3. Remove from the robe coup and place onto a drum sieve and push the chicken through the sieve .
4. Weigh the chicken and then place into a metal bowl over ice
5. Start to add the cream to the weight of 1.5 to the weight of the chicken gradually, mixing well until all the cream is incorporated.
6. Add now the chilled mushroom duxelles to the mix and fold in gently
7. Season at the very end and reserve in the fridge until needed.
Wellington
1. Start by laying out cling film on the bench (doubled up)
2. lay down the crepes first evenly to the size of just larger than the venison rack
3. Spread over the chicken and mushroom mousse and completely cover the crepes.
4. Next add the parma ham by laying the slices out neatly on top of the mousse
5. Using a pastry nossel and measuring the distance between the bones, push down and cut out the circles through the mix.
6. Take the venison rack and line up the bones and place them through the holes encasing it around the venison rack. wrap around as tight as possible and set in the fridge .
7. Roll out the puff pastry to just longer than the wrapped venison loin. As before measure out the distance between the bones and make them, using the pastry nossle cut out the whole. remove the cling film from the venison loin and repeat the process in wrapping the venison. tuck in the ends and egg wash the venison
8. Cook at 180c fan 3 on temperature control to 34c core temperature.
9. Allow to rest for 15-20 minutes before serving.
Sweet potato chips
1. Peel and shape the sweet potatoes and cut into wedges.
2. In a pot add the potatoes and cover with cold water and bring to the boil.
3. Drain the potatoes and allow to air cool.
4. Blanch the potatoes in the deep fat fryer at 140c
5. For serving, raise the temperature of the fryer to 180c and cook the wedges to golden brown and crispy.
Venison sauce
1. In a hot heavy based sauce pan start to roast the venison trimmings until well coloured to a dark golden brown.
2. Slice the banana shallots length ways and crush the garlic
3. Add them to the pot with the herbs and cook until soft.
4. Remove the contents of the pan in to a colander
5. Keep the pan hot and de-glaze with the sherry vinegar
6. Scrap the bottom of the pan with a spatular and clean of the roasted bottom of the pot.
7. Add back in the roasted bones and shallots and add the alcohol
8. Reduce the alcohol to a glaze in the bottom of the pan
9. Add the veal stock and bring to the boil.
10. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook the sauce gently
11. Pass through a fine sieve and finish with the flaked nutritional yeast.