Gastroventure à la Gorski kotar introduces excellent new dishes made from indigenous Gorski kotar ingredients. The culinary initiative of the Gorski kotar Tourist Board was also supported by the Bitoraj restaurant, whose kitchen prepared a real adventure for the palates of true gourmets. The concept of this culinary story is straightforward. Each month, new dishes made from specific ingredients of this area are presented. For June, they have selected venison, domestic trout, nettles, and elderberry.
– Gastroventure à la Gorski kotar is like a special expedition for which you definitely don’t need altitude training, but it certainly pushes those inner peaks of pleasure that you neither miss nor forget,” stated the Gorski kotar Tourist Board.
Gastroventure at Restaurant Bitoraj
The Bitoraj Hotel and Restaurant have prepared new and unique recipes for this campaign. One dish that has piqued the interest of gourmets is venison steak with cranberries and fresh grapes.
Venison Steak with Cranberries and Fresh Grapes
Ingredients for 4 people:
800 g of pure venison meat (leg, shoulder)
Cranberry jelly (100 g sugar, 125 g dried cranberries, 0.5 dl water, half a teaspoon of gelatin)
1 dl red wine
0.5 dl vinegar
50 g butter
1 dl game stock
200 g grapes
1 tablespoon of fat
Salt, pepper, rosemary, bay leaf
Venison Steak with Cranberries and Fresh Grapes
Before starting the preparation of the dish, marinate the steaks in rosemary, bay leaf, and vinegar for 12 to 24 hours. Sear the marinated steaks on heated fat for 30 seconds on each side. Then place them in cranberry jelly, pour over the wine and game stock.
Simmer for 2 to 3 minutes until the wine evaporates. Finally, add fresh grapes and combine with butter to achieve a silky texture. You can choose your side dish, but a warm recommendation is homemade potato croquettes.
For the complete gastronomic adventure, this dish pairs excellently with other new recipes. Start your culinary journey with nettle soup and finish with Gorski kotar elderberry cream. Instead of venison, you can also opt for fish, so between the soup and the cream, you can incorporate Gorski kotar trout wrapped in homemade ham.
