CLA GAMEFAIR 2011

ARE YOU FAIR GAME?

Come and find out how you should be dressed:
If you be venison or lamb, maybe our Blackcurrant & Rosemary Dressing is just the thing...
If you be fishy, perhaps our Lemon, Basil, Bay and Juniper Dressing  will bring out the best in you...
or, if you be in a stew, our Gold Star Taste award winner, Blackberry Vinegar will round you off nicely...

This weekend, we transfer our fruitiness to a little closer to my home, Blenheim Palace. After years of enjoying family walks in the grounds of Blenheim, it will be a real pleasure to be fighting the crowds of game folk to show just what a fabulous sauce our award-winning Blackberry Vinegar can make for pigeon (as shown by Stephanie Moon on Great British Menu), venison, duck...

This is a very popular show and the signposts for traffic queues have already been up for weeks, so we will be doing our best to make your visit worthwhile.To make a difference, we are exhibiting with Cotswold Gold Rapeseed oil, the ideal accompaniment to our fruit and herb vinegars. And we have a surprise treat for you, too...but you'll have to come along to see for yourself!

 The CLA Gamefair is at Blenheim on 22-24 July.

For ticket information, please see the CLA Gamefair website

And here is a treat for you: a lovely recipe with Blackberry Vinegar on Venison supplied by Holme Farm Venison in Yorkshire

Perfect Pan Fried Venison with Womersley Blackberry Vinegar

Serves 2

Choice cut of Holme Farm Venison

Ingredients
Venison Steaks and Womersley Blackberry Fruit Vinegar

Method
2x 180g Venison Steaks, cut from the loin / haunch
Salt & Pepper
Groundnut or Olive oil

1) Heat the griddle pan or frying pan.
2) Brush the steaks lightly on each side with olive oil or groundnut oil.
3) Season with coarsely ground black pepper.
4) Once the pan is nice and hot, place the steaks in the pan and sear for 3-4 minutes on either side or longer according to your own personal preference. You may need to turn the heat down a little to avoid over charring the exterior of the steaks.
5) Once the venison steaks have seared, grind a little coarse sea salt over them.
6) Leave the steaks to stand for a few minutes then serve with a drizzle of blackberry fruit vinegar and seasonal vegetables.