Kangaroo fillets in Tasmanian pepper sauce

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Cooking time: Less than 30 minutes

Cuisine: Modern Australian

Serves: 4

Type: Easy

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Kangaroo fillets in Tasmanian pepper sauce

By Ian 'Herbie' Hemphill

Ingredients

4 x 200 g kangaroo fillets
1 teaspoon mountain pepperleaf ground
50ml white wine
20g butter
tasmanian pepper sauce
150ml white wine
3 tablespoon brandy
8 tablespoon light chicken stock
290ml double cream
1 tablespoon port
1 teaspoon mountain pepperleaf ground
4 freeze-dried tasmanian pepperberries, crushed
salt and pepper

Preparation method

Marinate the kangaroo in pepperleaf and wine. Make the sauce by putting wine and brandy into a saucepan and boil until reduced by two-thirds. Add the stock and boil for 5 minutes, add the cream and boil for a further 5 minutes.

Stir the sauce occasionally until it has reduced by a third and is pouring consistency. Add the port, pepperleaf and pepperberries and season with salt to taste. Keep warm while cooking kangaroo.

Melt butter in a frying pan and, when hot, add kangaroo, searing for 30 seconds each side. Reduce heat slightly and cook for a further 5 minutes each side. The meat should be tender and pink in the middle. You could also barbecue the kangaroo, but be careful not to burn. Serve kangaroo fillets with pepper sauce and wild rocket mash.

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