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Chamois stew with St. George’s mushrooms (estofat d’isard)

Chamois stew with St. George’s mushrooms (estofat d’isard)

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A recipe from the Alt Urgell region: marinated lamb with garlic, bell pepper, herbs, cinnamon, and cognac, slow-cooked in an earthenware pot for two hours…

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Recipe from Josep Xicota, Rfom, CommonsDelinker, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This wild boar stew is a traditional dish from the Alt Urgell region in Catalonia. It is full of flavour and texture, offering a unique culinary experience.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time24 min
  • Cook time2 hr
  • Resting24 hr
  • Total26 hr 24 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodMijotage
  • Estimated cost$16.98 $2.83 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

6 people
  • $1.05
  • $0.09
  • $0.96
  • $1.96
  • $0.40
  • $0.09
  • $7.36

Cutting and filling

  • $0.90
  • $1.95
  • $0.69
  • $1.53

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 11 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cut the pheasant into pieces and rinse them under cold, acidic water. ≈ 8 min
  2. Marinate them for a full day with all the other ingredients from the first list.
  3. The next day, cook for two hours over low heat in a clay pot.
  4. Once the meat is nicely browned, add a mixture of minced garlic, parsley, pine nuts, almonds, and hazelnuts. ≈ 3 min
  5. Add the diced apples and the mushrooms, and cook until the apples are tender.

The bill

Chamois stew with St. George’s mushrooms (estofat d’isard)

  • 1/4 liter of oil$1.05
  • One head of garlic$0.09
  • 1 bell pepper$0.96
  • 200 g of bacon$1.96
  • black pepper$0.40
  • ground cinnamon$0.09
  • One glass of cognac$7.36
  • garlic and parsley$0.90
  • Pignons$1.95
  • grilled almonds$0.69
  • earth apple$1.53

Total$16.98

that's $2.83 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • Reindeer meat (chamois)
  • 1/4 liter of oil
  • One head of garlic
  • 1 bell pepper
  • 200 g of bacon
  • black pepper
  • 2 bay leaves
  • One sprig of oregano
  • 1 ladle of broth
  • 1 branch of savory
  • ground cinnamon
  • One glass of cognac
  • garlic and parsley
  • Pignons
  • grilled almonds
  • hazelnut
  • earth apple
  • Bubbles

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