Wild boar with chestnuts
Macedonian
Ingredients for 6 people
1200g meat from wild boar
300g chestnuts
250g carrots
6-8 plums
1 small cup olive oil
2 onions
3 glasses of water
salt
for the marinade:
celery leaves
2 laurel leaves
peppercorns
1 glass of red wine
Directions
Rinse the meat thoroughly, cut it in portions and put it in a bowl with the wine, celery leaves, laurel leaves and the pepper. Let it in the marinade overnight, to sweeten the heavy smell of the meat.
The next day, grate the onions, and put them in a saucepan and sauté in olive oil.Then place the marinated pieces of meat along with ingredients from the marinade and wine in a pot, add water and boil for half an hour until the meat is tender.
Peel the chestnuts and chop the carrots in large chunks. Add these ingredients, along with the plums in the pot and boil for 30 minutes until the liquid is almost gone.Take some of the broth and some chestnuts, mash them together and pour over the dish when it is ready.
Editing & photoshoot :
Stella Spanou
Author of Cooking Books, Award Winning Photographer