Enjoy these juicy venison steaks that are delicately flavored with an easy to prepare cranberry-wine sauce.
Venison with Cranberry-Wine Sauce
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 2 hr 35 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup dry red wine or nonalcoholic red wine
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 4 venison tenderloin steaks, about 1 inch thick ( (1 1/4 pounds)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup beef broth
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 2 tablespoons currant or apple jelly
- 1 tablespoon butter or stick margarine
- 2 medium green onions, sliced (2 tablespoons)

Make With
Progresso Broth
Instructions
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Step1Mix wine and mustard until well blended. Place venison in resealable plastic food-storage bag or shallow glass or plastic dish. Pour wine mixture over venison; turn venison to coat with wine mixture. Seal bag or cover dish and refrigerate at least 2 hours but no longer than 4 hours, turning venison occasionally.
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Step2Remove venison from marinade; reserve marinade. Sprinkle venison with salt and pepper. Heat oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook venison in oil about 4 minutes, turning once, until brown.
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Step3Add broth to skillet; reduce heat to low. Cover and cook about 10 minutes, turning venison once, until venison is tender and desired doneness. (Don't overcook or venison will become tough.)
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Step4Remove venison from skillet; keep warm. Stir marinade into skillet. Heat to boiling, scraping up any bits from bottom of skillet; reduce heat to medium. Cook about 5 minutes until mixture is slightly reduced. Stir in cranberries, jelly, butter and onions. Cook 1 to 2 minutes, stirring occasionally, until butter is melted and mixture is hot. Serve sauce with venison.
Nutrition
255
Calories
9g
Total Fat
27g
Protein
23g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 255
- Calories from Fat
- 80
- Total Fat
- 9g
- Saturated Fat
- 3g
- Cholesterol
- 100mg
- Sodium
- 400mg
- Total Carbohydrate
- 23g
- Dietary Fiber
- 6g
- Protein
- 27g
% Daily Value*:
- Iron
- 24%
- 24%
Exchanges:
1 Fruit; 2 Vegetable; 3 Lean Meat;
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