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Daino
Fallow Deer
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By Antonio Carluccio and Priscilla Carluccio
Published 1997
The fallow deer reaches an adult weight of about 100 kg (16 stones), has a coat that varies from darker red-brown in the summer to pale brown in the winter and the male can be identified by the flat horns on its head. Fallow deer live in Sardinia and in some national parks in northern Italy.
The meat of fallow deer is similar to that of other venison and cooks in the same way, although it does need marinating for some time in red wine to tenderize it. I also add some grapefruit juice to the marinade to take away the excessive gamy flavour. The best and most tender cuts are the saddle and the leg. See also Cervo.