📋Wild Boar Meat Stew With Rich Spicy Chocolate Sauce
Wild boar meat is similar to pork but with a strong wild and nutty flavor, an old Italian recipe book from the 19th century recommends cooking it in a stew with a spicy chocolate sauce. A real delight!
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Keyword pork stew with chocolate, sweet and sour pork, wild pork with chocolate
Marinate together for a few hours all the ingredients for the chocolate sauce.
1 tablespoon raisin, 1 tablespoon pine nuts, 1 tablespoon Candied Fruit Mostarda, 1 tablespoon caster sugar, 1 tablespoon vinegar, 1 oz dark chocolate, 1 pinch dried hot chili
Cooking the wild boar
In a casserole stir fry with olive oil the chopped carrot, onion and celery stalk
Once the ham and the vegetables are slightly cooked add the wild boar
2 lb wild boar meat
Season with salt and sear the meat on all sides
1 teaspoon salt
Add the flour and stir to dissolve it with the juices
1 tablespoon flour
Add 1 cup of water, cover and simmer for 2 hours
1 cup fresh water
Occasionally add some water to keep the meat moist
After 2 hours add the chocolate mixed with the spices
Stir and let the chocolate melt into the juices
Making the polenta
Bring to boil the salted water
1 teaspoon salt, 8 ½ cup water
Add the polenta flour gradually stirring constantly to make sure no bumps are formed
1 lb instant polenta flour
Lower the heat, simmer and keep stirring for 5 more minutes
Serving the wild boar over the polenta
Lay the polenta on a wooden cutting board or a large serving plate
Pour the wild boar over and serve immediately
Sprinkle some chopped parsley to give some color
1 sprig freshly chopped parsley
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Notes
If you cannot find wild boar meat you can use pork picnic shoulder
If you are using regular dark chocolate but you like to add some spices, add some chili.
Candied fruit Mostarda is slightly spicy but very mild. If you cannot find it or you do not want any spice at all use regular candied fruit and add 1 teaspoon of honey
The ham added to the meat can be substituted with bacon if your wild boar meat is too lean
If you like a smooth creamy sauce you can remove the wild boar from the pan and blend the sauce with an electrical blender. However, I do like to taste the chunky nuts, fruits, and raisins.
The cooking instructions for the polenta are referred to instant polenta. Check the instruction on the polenta package to make sure it is instant polenta
Besides polenta you can also serve the wild boar with boiled potatoes or rice.
If you serve it on a cutting board, make sure the cutting board has edges to collect the juices.