Food & Drink

How To Make A Venison Marinade

Rosemary, thyme and juniper berries make a mouthwatering marinade for game meat such as venison. Martin Nisbett, head chef at Angelus restaurant in London, shows you how to prepare a marinade and how to use it. Enlarge

How To Make A Venison Marinade

Rosemary, thyme and juniper berries make a mouthwatering marinade for game meat such as venison. Martin Nisbett, head chef at Angelus restaurant in London, shows you how to prepare a marinade and how to use it.

Prep:
5m
Total:
5m
Serves:
4

Ingredients

  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 2-3 sprigs thyme
  • 2-3 sprigs rosemary
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 tsp black peppercorns
  • 1 tsp juniper berries
  • vegetable oil

Method

Crush the dry ingredients in a mortar and pestle. If you don't have a mortar and pestle, put the dry ingredients in a sandwich bag and crush them using a rolling pin.

Once the ingredients are crushed, warm them gently in a small pan with the vegetable oil to release the flavours of the herbs. Make sure you do not fry them or the marinade will taste bitter. Once the marinade has been warmed, pour it into a bowl and leave to cool. Once it has cooled, add the venison and leave to marinate for between 12 and 24 hours before cooking.