Name: Wild Boar Goulash
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 105 min
Total time: 135 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: 1 kg wild boar goulash meat (trimmed of skin, fat and sinew); 1 tsp dried rosemary, crumbled; 1 tsp dried marjoram, crumbled; 1.5 tsp dried thyme, crumbled; 1 tsp ground caraway; 1.5 tbsp paprika, sweet; 1.5 tbsp paprika, hot; salt (for seasoning the meat and to taste); 3 tbsp oil; 100 g bacon or streaky bacon, diced; 3 medium onions, finely diced; 2 cloves garlic, finely diced; 3 tbsp tomato purée; 350 ml red wine, dry or medium-dry; 500 ml game stock or meat stock; 1 tbsp juniper berries, lightly crushed; 2 bay leaves; 200 g cranberries from the jar; 150 g schmand (sour cream) (at the end); pepper from the mill (to taste)

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 200 °C conventional. Mix the meat thoroughly with the rosemary, marjoram, thyme, caraway, both kinds of paprika and salt.
Heat the oil in a roasting tin on the hob. Fry the bacon, onions, garlic and tomato purée in it.
Add the seasoned meat and sear vigorously, stirring. Deglaze with the red wine and game stock, add the juniper berries and bay leaves, bring to the boil and stir everything well.
Braise covered on the middle shelf of the oven for 45 minutes, then stir in the cranberries and braise covered for another 45 minutes until the meat is tender.
Take the tin out, put it on the hob, stir in the schmand, season with salt and pepper and bring to the boil once more. Remove the bay leaves.
Bread dumplings, potatoes or spätzle and red cabbage or lamb's lettuce go well with it.

Drink with it

Red wine · excellent match
Spicy Blaufränkisch, Syrah or robust Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir)
Tannin and dark fruit stand up to fat and roasted flavours and go together with juniper and thyme.
Which wine pairs with food? A simple approach to choosing
Dark beer · excellent match
Dark bock beer or Doppelbock
Roasted malt and malt sweetness pick up the braising sauce, and the carbonation cuts through bacon and schmand.
Which beer goes with food? More than just pils with barbecue
Sherry-cask whisky · excellent match
Speyside sherry-cask malt, neat with a splash of water, in small sips with the meal
Game and sherry cask are a Scottish classic: dried fruit and oak spice from the malt pick up roasted flavours and juniper, and the cranberries mirror the red fruit in the glass.
What Does the Cask Do to Whisky?
London dry gin · good match
London dry gin as a gin and tonic, lots of ice
The juniper note in the gin links up with the juniper berries in the goulash, and tonic and ice freshen the heavy flavours.
London Dry Gin: does it have to come from London?

Why it pairs well

Gin and tonic is the cheeky choice: the juniper in the gin meets the juniper berries in the pot, and ice and tonic make the heavy dish lighter.

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 200 °C conventional. Mix the meat thoroughly with the rosemary, marjoram, thyme, caraway, both kinds of paprika and salt.
Heat the oil in a roasting tin on the hob. Fry the bacon, onions, garlic and tomato purée in it.
Add the seasoned meat and sear vigorously, stirring. Deglaze with the red wine and game stock, add the juniper berries and bay leaves, bring to the boil and stir everything well.
Braise covered on the middle shelf of the oven for 45 minutes, then stir in the cranberries and braise covered for another 45 minutes until the meat is tender.
Take the tin out, put it on the hob, stir in the schmand, season with salt and pepper and bring to the boil once more. Remove the bay leaves.
Bread dumplings, potatoes or spätzle and red cabbage or lamb's lettuce go well with it.

Drink with it

Red wine · excellent match
Spicy Blaufränkisch, Syrah or robust Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir)
Tannin and dark fruit stand up to fat and roasted flavours and go together with juniper and thyme.
Which wine pairs with food? A simple approach to choosing
Dark beer · excellent match
Dark bock beer or Doppelbock
Roasted malt and malt sweetness pick up the braising sauce, and the carbonation cuts through bacon and schmand.
Which beer goes with food? More than just pils with barbecue
Sherry-cask whisky · excellent match
Speyside sherry-cask malt, neat with a splash of water, in small sips with the meal
Game and sherry cask are a Scottish classic: dried fruit and oak spice from the malt pick up roasted flavours and juniper, and the cranberries mirror the red fruit in the glass.
What Does the Cask Do to Whisky?
London dry gin · good match
London dry gin as a gin and tonic, lots of ice
The juniper note in the gin links up with the juniper berries in the goulash, and tonic and ice freshen the heavy flavours.
London Dry Gin: does it have to come from London?

Why it pairs well

Gin and tonic is the cheeky choice: the juniper in the gin meets the juniper berries in the pot, and ice and tonic make the heavy dish lighter.

Wild Boar Goulash

Preparation

Drink with it

Spicy Blaufränkisch, Syrah or robust Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir)

Dark bock beer or Doppelbock

Speyside sherry-cask malt, neat with a splash of water, in small sips with the meal

London dry gin as a gin and tonic, lots of ice

This pairs well too.

Oven-Roasted Wild Boar

Venison Goulash with Porcini and Lingonberries

Venison Roast in Buttermilk and Red Wine Marinade

Duck Breast with Honey and Mustard

Wild Boar Goulash

Preparation

Drink with it

Spicy Blaufränkisch, Syrah or robust Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir)

Dark bock beer or Doppelbock

Speyside sherry-cask malt, neat with a splash of water, in small sips with the meal

London dry gin as a gin and tonic, lots of ice

This pairs well too.

Oven-Roasted Wild Boar

Venison Goulash with Porcini and Lingonberries

Venison Roast in Buttermilk and Red Wine Marinade

Duck Breast with Honey and Mustard