Online game cooking class: deer to mallard
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Butcher and cook deer, moose and mallard with Nordic garnishes, from spruce oil and blood sauce to a forest broth, with Jacob Holmström, co-founder of two-star Gastrologik.
- 8 lessons
- 1 hr 9 min
- Game
- Professional
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What you'll learn
8 lessons · 1 hr 9 min total
Introduction FREE
#1 Deer Butchering & Deer Tartare FREE
#2 Deer Saddle Roasting & Forest Butter FREE
#3 Deer Saddle with Blood Sauce FREE
#4 Pickled Beetroots & Berries FREE
#5 Moose Sirloin & Garnish 
#6 Forest Broth 
#7 Mallard’s Breast Butchering & Roasting 
#8 Confit Mallard’s Legs & Plating
At the end of this course you will be able to:
Cut semi-frozen deer leg into strips, then small cubes, for a tartare.
Blend cep mushrooms with a neutral oil such as rapeseed until the mushrooms emulsify it.
Mince juniper, spruce tips and thyme by hand and work them into salted butter.
Rub mallard legs with a curing salt of salt, sugar, pink salt and garlic before the confit.
About this class
This online game cooking class works through deer, moose and mallard with a Nordic, forest-led pantry. The deer leg becomes a tartare with spruce oil and a cep emulsion, the saddle is pan-roasted with a forest butter, and the moose sirloin is seared, then finished on a grill over juniper wood.
Lesson #6 is one of Gastrologik’s classics, a forest broth finished in a siphon coffee maker with spruce, juniper, lichen and smoked reindeer heart. The class ends with mallard: the breast stuffed with hay and roasted, the legs cured and confit.
- Lessons
- 8
- Video
- 1 hr 9 min HD
- Recipes
- 8
- Level
- Professional
- Audio
- English (VO)
- Subtitles
- English, French, German, Spanish, Italian
“So I cook game meat in a warm pan, very quickly, and then I leave it to rest.”
Jacob Holmström · Lesson #2
PROBring the forest to the plate.
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MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Jacob Holmström
Chef and co-founder, Gastrologik
- Two starsGastrologik, awarded in 2019.
- L’AstranceCooked under Pascal Barbot.
Jacob Holmström is a Swedish chef who grew up in his father’s restaurant, which opened the year he was born. After culinary school he cooked at Linnéa in Gothenburg, where he met his future partner Anton Bjuhr, and later in France.
He and Anton went on to found Gastrologik, known for the quality of its produce and its fresh, local cooking. The restaurant has since closed. In this class he cooks deer, moose and mallard with the forest pantry of his kitchen.
Chicken wing garum scaler
Example values. The garum is made from the lesson #7 recipe; on camera Jacob uses it to season the apple juice glaze he brushes over the mallard breast.
Key concepts
Steak tartare
A dish of raw meat, finely chopped and seasoned. Taught in lesson #1. (Wikipedia)
Mallard
A wild dabbling duck, the ancestor of most domestic ducks. Taught in lesson #7. (Wikipedia)
Garum
A fermented fish sauce used as a condiment in ancient Greece and Rome. Used in lesson #7, made here with chicken wings and koji. (Wikipedia)
Confit
Food cooked slowly in fat at a low temperature. Taught in lesson #8. (Wikipedia)
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I watch it for free first?
Yes. The introduction and lessons #1 to #4 are free to watch, no card required. To watch all 8 lessons with Jacob, start a Gronda PRO trial. Cancel before it ends and you pay nothing.
Do I need special equipment?
Two lessons use specific kit: lesson #6 finishes the forest broth in a siphon coffee maker, and lesson #5 finishes the moose on a grill over juniper wood. The rest is a pan, a knife and an oven, and you can adapt the two special steps.
What level is it, and what language?
Professional level. Jacob teaches in English, with subtitles in English, French, German, Spanish and Italian.
Do I get the recipes?
Yes. All 8 recipes are included and available in the Gronda app or on gronda.com.
Can I watch on my phone?
Yes, in the Gronda app on iPhone and Android, or in the browser at gronda.com.
Can I cancel my membership anytime?
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