Game

Red deer loin fillet

Hjortfilé

55°CRest 5 min

Pull temperature for medium rare

Rich and dark. Keep the heat hard and the time short.

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Safe minimum 63°CUSDA · freeze wild game before serving rare

Where it comes fromLoin

On the grill

Deep-coloured and full-flavoured, more so than roe deer. A hot, fast sear suits it well, since there is no fat to render slowly.

Rest it briefly on a warm plate rather than a cold board, which pulls heat out of a lean cut like this surprisingly fast.

Seasoning

In the grill

280 °C+direct

As hot as the grill will go. Minutes a side, and never walk away.

Smoke it with oak, cherry or beech.

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