{"id":5417,"slug":"roast-saddle-of-venison","title":"Roast saddle of venison.","description":"From The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book (1919) by Victor Hirtzler.","ingredients_raw":["saddle of venison","one sliced onion","one carrot","a small piece of celery","a sprig of thyme","two bay leaves","two cloves","a spoonful of pepper berries","salt and pepper","two ounces of butter","one-half glass of sherry wine","one cup of beef or chicken stock","one spoonful of meat extract"],"ingredients_norm":["saddle of venison","onion","carrot","celery","thyme","bay leaf","clove","pepper berry","salt and pepper","butter","sherry wine","beef or chicken stock","meat extract"],"steps":["Cook the saddle larded or plain, as desired.","In a roasting pan put one sliced onion, one carrot, a small piece of celery, a sprig of thyme, two bay leaves, two cloves, and a spoonful of pepper berries.","Season the saddle well, and lay in the pan, with two ounces of butter on top of the venison.","Put in the oven and baste continually.","When the saddle is done take out of the pan, and drain off the fat.","Then put in the pan one-half glass of sherry wine, and reduce by boiling until nearly dry.","Then add one cup of beef or chicken stock, one spoonful of meat extract, season with salt and pepper, and boil until reduced one-half.","Pour over the saddle, or serve separate, as desired."],"categories":[],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":null,"source_name":"gutenberg","source_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39550","source_ref":"pg:39550:w74:13","authors_url":null,"license":"Public domain (US)","license_url":null,"extraction_confidence":1.0,"content_hash":"3b4020dc6a568e67990edb5659cb4876d39ef55cef2fc5fe640ce362fbf5fc5a","created_at":"2026-08-02T16:44:05Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:32Z","notice":"Historical recipe (1919), reproduced as published: it may reflect its era's ingredients, language, and food-safety practices. Apply modern judgment on cooking temperatures and preservation.","url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/roast-saddle-of-venison"}