Cooking Times

25 min
Prep Time
173 min
Cook Time
198 min
Total Time

Ingredients (10 items)

3.00 lbs Reindeer meat
or venison, cubed
3.00 lbs Potatoes
cubed
1.00 lb Carrots
chunked
2.00 large Onions
chopped
10.00 Juniper berries
3.00 Bay leaves
1.00 cup Red wine
3.00 cups Beef stock
0.25 cup Butter
2.00 tsp Salt and pepper
each

Instructions (8 steps)

1
Brown reindeer meat in butter. Season with salt and pepper.
15 minutes
2
Remove meat. Sauté onions in same pot.
8 minutes
3
Deglaze with red wine. Add stock, juniper berries, bay leaves.
4
Return meat. Simmer covered 2 hours until very tender.
120 minutes
5
Add potatoes and carrots. Cook 30 minutes until tender.
30 minutes
6
Should be rich and hearty. Adjust seasoning.
7
Serve with lingonberry jam and flatbread.
8
Svalbard Christmas tradition. Arctic Norwegian territory. Polar night feast.