Venison Loin

Ingredients
• 540g Venison loin
• Salt to taste
• 3g Pepper
• 3g Thyme
• 3g Rosemary

Method
Marinate the venison loin with all the above ingredients. Sear the venison on hot pan then place it in a pre heated oven at 230 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Remove and let the venison rest for 4 minutes. Slice the venison and arrange it over the jasmine sticky rice. Spread the sauce on the plate along with the cherries.

Garnish – Glazed cherries

Jasmine Tea Sticky Rice

Ingredients
• 10g Dilmah Green Tea with Jasmine Petals
• 500ml Water
• 250g Jasmine rice
• 2 tablespoons Olive oil (extra virgin)
• 80g Onion
• 20g Shimeji mushroom

Method
Bring water to a boil and steep the jasmine tea leaves for 4-5 minutes. Strain and mix it with rice and salt, and cook the rice with the tea infusion till it is soft and sticky. Combine the rice with sautéed shimeji mushrooms.

Cherry Salsa

Ingredients
• 50g Assorted cherries
• 150ml Maple syrup

Method
Boil the assorted cherries in maple syrup till they are soft. Remove the cherries and boil the syrup till it becomes thick like a sauce, cool it and add the cherries.