Reindeer Stuffed With Swedish Goat Cheese and Cranberries Flavoured With Rosemary and Portwine

Serves 4

Ingredients:

600g smoked Reindeer meat , or smoked veal or venison
200g Jämtspira, Swedish goat cheese, or other goat cheese
50g Butter
8 Basil leaves
½ Lemon
Salt
Pepper

Preparation:
Cut the reindeer meat into 8 pieces and pound out the meat with a meat hammer until very thin. Cut goat's cheese into 8 pieces and add to each piece of meat a leaf of basil. Sprinkle with lemon juice and salt and pepper. Fold meat into a roll and hold together with toothpick if necessary. Melt butter in a pan, add meat and brown on all sides. Then place in the oven for 10-15 minutes at a temperature of 150 degrees.

The Sauce

Ingredients:
1 litre wild stock
1 glass red wine
1 shallot
2 tsp tomato puree
1 sprig thyme
2 bay leaves
Black pepper, ground Olive oil

Preparation:

Peel the shallots, cut finely and fry gently with olive oil, pepper and the tomato puree. Add the thyme, bay leaves and the red wine. Reduce heat to half. Add the wild stock and then reduce heat by one-third this time. Pour the sauce through a sieve and add salt to taste.

The Mashed Potatoes

Ingredients:
400g Swedish Almon-Potatoes or any other floury potatoes.
2½ dl Milk
50g Butter
Salt
Pepper

Preparation:

Peel the potatoes and cook in a slightly salted pan of water. Slowly heat the milk and butter. Drain and mash potatoes. Add the hot milk and stir well to remove the lumps. Season to taste.

The cranbeeries flavoured with rosemary and port wine

Ingredients:
100g Cranberries, fresh or frozen
100g Sugar
1 Sprig Rosemary
2 tsp Port wine

Preparation:

Slowly heat all ingredients until the sugar has dissolved. Cool and serve in a bowl.

Bon Appetit!