Braised Elk Shoulder
By: One Pot
Published: Thursday, December 3, 2009 - 1:07am

Ingredients




10 pounds elk shoulder, cut into 2-inch cubes
2 tablespoons dried juniper berries
1/4 cup salt
1 tablespoon fennel seeds
2 teaspoons chili flakes
1/2 cup dried guajillo chili peppers
1/4 cup olive oil
6 heads of young whole garlic cloves
1 1/2 cups dried figs, diced
1/2 bottle of white wine
12 spring onion tops, chopped
1 handful of fresh picked thyme

Preparation

1 Make a rub by adding juniper berries, fennel seeds, salt, and guajillo peppers to a dry saute pan and roasting gently over medium-high heat until spices become fragrant. Set aside to cool. Grind spices into a coarse grain and rub this mixture over the elk meat until well coated. 2 Pour olive oil into a cast iron or large heavy bottom pan. Place over high heat and brown in batches. It’s important not to crowd the pan to receive optimum browning\, and avoid steaming. Add more oil to pan as needed, continue to brown meat in batches. Remove meat and set aside. 3 Add 6 heads of young whole garlic cloves, dried figs, white wine, spring onion tops, 1 quart of water and one handful of fresh picked thyme to the pot. Bring to a boil, add meat and all the juices that have collected to the pan and reduce to a simmer. Cover, place into a 350 F degree oven. Cook for 3 hours or until tender.

About


Serve with the recipe Farro With Scallion, Purslane and Walnuts, found on Foodista.
Suggestions for making a rub: A variety of spices will work. Open your pantry, use a variety of spices that appeal to you. Toast and grind them together.
This is a unique recipe that was specifically created for a Foraged and Found One Pot Dinner on June 15, 2009 by Christina Choi, from Forage and Found Edibles, Michael Hebb and Conor Donahue of One Pot.