By chef Mattia Rizzotto
“Il Melograno”, Bassano del Grappa (Italy)

Venison fillet, red berry reduction and Tropea onion jam
1.6 kg venison fillet
1 kg radicchio
-For the red berry sauce
400 ml Collalto Vinciguerra D.O.C.G. red wine
50 ml Balsamic Vinegar of Modena P.D.O.
50 g caster sugar
70 g redcurrants
30 g raspberries
500 g brown stock
1 Tropea onion
-For the Tropea onion jam:
50 g Tropea onion
25 g caster sugar
20 g chestnut honey
100 ml Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena P.D.O.
For the red berry sauce
Wash the redcurrants and raspberries. Put the wine, the balsamic vinegar, the Tropea onion, the sugar and the berries in a saucepan and cook down.
Pass the mixture through a chinois and then return to the heat, adding the brown stock until you are happy with the consistency of the sauce.
For the Tropea onion jam
Wash and cut the onions into matchsticks using a mandolin.
Put the onions in a saucepan with the sugar, the balsamic vinegar and the chestnut honey and cook over a low heat until the jam is ready.
For the venison fillet
For optimal results, it is important to use fresh, good quality meat. Before cooking, it is a good idea to marinate the fillet to make it softer and more flavoursome.
Clean and trim the venison fillet and then portion into slices of 160 grams.
Cook in an oven with core temperature probe set to 38 °C, then season with salt and pepper.
Garnish
Serve with grilled radicchio.