BBC Food - Recipes - Spiced venison with pear chutney and sweet spicy parsnip chips

Ingredients

• 2 pears , peeled, cored and chopped
• 1 granny smith apple , peeled, cored and chopped
• ½ tsp grated ginger
• ½ red onion , thinly sliced
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 star anise
• 2.5cm/1in cinnamon stick
• 5 cloves
• 10 black peppercorns
• salt , to taste
• 75g/3oz dark brown sugar
• 75ml/3fl oz cider vinegar
• 50ml/2fl oz water
• 600g/1lb 5¼oz venison fillet, trimmed
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 tbsp English mustard
• 1 tbsp clear honey
• 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh ginger
• 1 tbsp black sesame seeds
• 1 tbsp white sesame seeds
• 1 tbsp coriander seeds , coarsely ground
• vegetable oil , for deep-frying
• 4 small parsnips , peeled and cut lengthways into 4 pieces
• 2 tbsp clear honey
• pinch salt
• 2 sprigs lemon thyme
• crushed black pepper
• 3-4 tbsp well-aged balsamic vinegar