Hearty Wild Boar Stew with Creamy Mashed Potatoes

Thermomix recipe: Hearty Wild Boar Stew with Creamy Mashed Potatoes. Ready in 135 minutes. Serves 4. Step-by-step Thermomix instructions on Chef Amai.

Ingredients

• 600 g wild boar shoulder or leg, cut into 3-4 cm cubes
• 20 g plain flour
• 1 tsp salt, plus more to taste
• 0.5 tsp black pepper, plus more to taste
• 30 g olive oil, divided
• 150 g onion, quartered
• 100 g carrots, peeled and roughly chopped
• 50 g celery, roughly chopped
• 10 g garlic, peeled (2-3 cloves)
• 200 g dry red wine
• 30 g tomato paste
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 sprigs fresh thyme
• 1 sprig fresh rosemary
• 500 g beef or game stock
• 800 g floury potatoes, peeled and quartered
• 100 g milk, warm
• 50 g butter

Instructions

1. Pat the wild boar cubes dry with paper towels. Season generously with 1 tsp salt and 0.5 tsp pepper, then toss with 20 g plain flour until lightly coated. Set aside.
2. Add 150 g onion, 100 g carrots, 50 g celery, and 10 g garlic to the Thermomix bowl. Chop 5 sec / Speed 5. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
3. Add 20 g olive oil to the bowl. Sauté 8 min / 120°C / Speed 1. Remove the measuring cup and place the simmering basket on the lid to allow for evaporation.
4. While the vegetables are sautéing, heat the remaining 10 g olive oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Brown the floured wild boar cubes in batches until golden on all sides. Transfer the browned boar to a plate and set aside. (Browning in a pan develops deeper flavour than in the Thermomix bowl).
5. Add 200 g dry red wine to the Thermomix bowl. Scrape down the bottom of the pan to deglaze, then cook 3 min / Varoma / Speed 1 to reduce the alcohol.
6. Add the browned wild boar, 30 g tomato paste, 2 bay leaves, 2 sprigs fresh thyme, 1 sprig fresh rosemary, and 500 g beef or game stock to the bowl. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
7. Cook 45 min / 98°C / Speed 1 / Reverse. Remove the measuring cup and place the simmering basket on the lid to prevent splatter and allow for evaporation.
8. Pause the Thermomix. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl with the spatula. Check the consistency and adjust liquid if needed (add a splash more stock if too thick, or continue cooking without the simmering basket for more evaporation if too thin).
9. Continue cooking 30 min / 98°C / Speed 1 / Reverse. Ensure the simmering basket is still on the lid instead of the measuring cup.
10. Once the stew is cooked, remove the bay leaves, thyme, and rosemary sprigs. Set the stew aside in a serving dish, keeping it warm while you prepare the mashed potatoes. Clean the Thermomix bowl.
11. Add 1000 g water to the clean Thermomix bowl. Place 800 g quartered potatoes into the simmering basket. Insert the simmering basket into the bowl.
12. Cook 20 min / Varoma / Speed 2, or until the potatoes are very tender. Carefully remove the simmering basket with the spatula and discard the cooking water from the bowl.
13. Add the cooked potatoes back into the clean Thermomix bowl. Add 100 g warm milk, 50 g butter, and season with salt and pepper to taste. Insert the butterfly whisk.
14. Mash 30 sec / Speed 3. Scrape down the sides and mash again for 10-20 sec / Speed 3 if needed, until smooth and creamy. Do not exceed Speed 4 with the butterfly whisk.
15. Serve the hearty wild boar stew immediately with the creamy mashed potatoes.

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