muntjac meets immovable object!

[janeyo]

We had a bit of a drama last night, OH went outside to the garage, found the side gate to be open, couldn't shut it, and found there was a dead muntjac stuck in it. It was literally half in and half out. Stiff as a board and wedged.
This morning it had gone floppy again so managed to get it out.
Phoned local butcher who is not allowed to butcher it but knew a man who could.
We dropped the deer off this afternoon, picked it up at 7, fully butchered and jointed.
We now have almost 14lbs of meat in the freezer. I don't like to think it died in vain so we are going to eat it.

We have guests coming for lunch tomorrow. I had planned chicken moroccan tagine. Got the chicken out to marinate it and it's green and stinky. Although sell by date says 28th.

So we are now marinating the haunch of the venison instead! Hope the guests aren't too squeamish, best not tell them til after I've served the pudding

[pjh75]

Is it okay to eat if you don't know what killed it? I don't know much about these things.

[janeyo]

I know exactly what killed it - running head first and at great speed into our gate!

[Glutton4...]

Lovely, Janeyo - what time's dinner!?

[janeyo]

1 o'clock

malteser cheesecake for pud

[Glutton4...]

1 o'clock

malteser cheesecake for pud

I MUST have the recipe for that!

[binley100]

I MUST have the recipe for that!

Me too please.............

[SarzWix]

How bizarre! But I don't blame you for eating it. Poor thing, how do you think it got stuck?

[janeyo]

base: 200 g of bourbon biscuits, crushed and 250g butter

Top: 275g philadelphia cheese, 50g caster sugar, 2 egg yolks, 300g milk choc, 100g dark choc, 3574ml whipped cream, 2 packet maltesers(about 100g) , some whole and some bashed

Make base, by melting the butter and adding the biscuits wich you have bashed up to make crumbs. Put into mould to set and put in fridge.

Make top: Cream sugar and egg yolks. melt all choc and leave to cool. Add philadelphia cheese to the egg/ sugar mix. Add choc to the mix. Whip cream til forms soft peaks. Fold into mixture. Add 2/3 ofmaltesers to the mix leave them whole or crush them up... Add mix to the base. Decorate with rest of maltesers. Leave in fridge overnight if poss or at least 7 hours to set.

[Glutton4...]

Cheers Janeyo - sounds delish. Mr. G. complained this evening that I hadn't made a dessert for ages. I may just have to surprise him.

I wouldn't mind, but I've only ever made desserts half a dozen times since he's known me!

[janeyo]

I think something spooked it in the garden (we get them a lot). It raced down the side passage, not realising the gate was shut. It is an iron vertical railing gate. Hit its head and the force of it carried it through the gate, opening it... and it got stuck. Probably dying instantly as there was a bit of blood coming from the nose, like with a head injury. Otherwise not a mark on it anywhere. It was proper stuck too...Probably one in a million chance of it happening, like a feak accident.

We found a licenced man who keeps his own cows, pigs, rabbits etc who cut it up for us and he said the meat was perfect.

[binley100]

Thanks...sounds yummy

[binley100]

Sort of like roadkill but not so flat......

[Bramble_killer]

yum! venison (and for free). Enjoy

[janeyo]

Exactly, we are calling it fencekill

At first I was bit like 'oh the poor deer'. Then I noticed all the heads have been ripped off my broad beans, so now I am BL**DY pleased it will get its just desserts. Its the cycle of life, it ate my veggies, now we wil eat it