Rack of Caribou, Honeyed Ginger Sauce
From: Sofie
Comments: I hope you will enjoy this recipe which comes from beautiful Quebec's Upper North Shore.
Servings: 6
  • 1/4 cup [60 mL] oil
  • 3 pounds [1.4 kg] rack of caribou
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • 2 tablespoons [30 g] butter
  • 2 tablespoons [30 mL] shallots, chopped
  • 1/2 cup [125 mL] red wine
  • 4 cups [1 L] demi-glace sauce [commercial]
  • 2 tablespoons [30 mL] freshly chopped gingerroot
  • 1/4 cup [60 mL] honey
  • 1/3 cup + 5 teaspoons [105 mL] heavy cream [35%m.s.g.]
  • Preheat oven at 300°F [150°C].
  • Into a large frypan, heat oil over high heat; brown caribou for approximately 2 minutes each side.
  • Salt and pepper.
  • Transfer caribou into a roasting pan; roast into preheated oven for apporximately 30 minutes.
  • Cut rack into cutlets; keep warm.
  • Melt butter into a saucepan; brown shallots for 2 to 3 minutes.
  • Pour in red wine; boil until reduced to about half the liquid.
  • Stir in demi-glace sauce; bring to a boil.
  • Meanwhile, into a small saucepan half-filled with boiling water, blanch gingerroot for 1 minute; strain and mix into sauce.
  • Lower heat, stir in honey, season with salt and pepper and stir in cream; reheat.
  • Pour sauce over reserved warm caribou cutlets.
  • Serve immediately.