sautéed reindeer: Sautéed reindeer with mashed potatoes, lingonberry and gherkin. Photo taken with Nokia 6230i in a restaurant (Hotel Jeris, Muonio, Finland. Thanks!)
sautéed reindeer: Sautéed reindeer with mashed potatoes, lingonberry and gherkin. Photo taken with Nokia 6230i in a restaurant (Hotel Jeris, Muonio, Finland. Thanks!)Htm — Own work via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3APoronk%C3%A4ristys.jpg)Public domain
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sautéed reindeer

A Finnish meat dish of thinly sliced reindeer steak or back, fried in fat with salt and black pepper, then cooked with water, cream, or beer until tender. In Finland, it is often served with pickled cucumber.

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Usually steak or the back of the reindeer is used. It is sliced thinly, fried in fat, and spiced with black pepper and salt. Finally, some water, cream, or beer is added, and it is cooked until tender. The dish is served with mashed potatoes and lingonberry preserves or, more traditionally, with raw lingonberries mashed with sugar. In Finland, the meat is often served with pickled cucumber, which is not as common in Sweden.

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