The breathtakingly beautiful village of Bosdarros in the foothills of the Pyrenees is the home to Daniel Mazerolles and his family, all of whom work together in the family business. The Venison is reared (wild venison is much tougher than the farmed version, for obvious reasons) by a neighbour of Daniel and the vegetables are grown in the family kitchen garden, next to the back door of their farmhouse. This is French country cooking at its most authentic and traditional. The meat is firstly marinated for 2/3 days,
and then drained. The chunks of meat are then sautéed in butter before being lightly cooked and then combined with strips of ham along with carrots, onions, garlic (not too much) before being slowly cooked in copper pans. The result is to achieve a rich but tender dish full of taste, texture and flavour. The dish is sophisticated and yet, at the same time, hearty and robust. The dish can be best enjoyed with a puree of Celeriac and Potato or with the Campagnarde of potatoes.





