Chocolate & Venison Casserole

Ingredients

• 500g fresh venison dice
• 50g bacon lardons
• 2 tsp plain flour
• 6 tsp olive oil
• 3 banana shallots peeled and chopped (or 6 regular shallots)
• 4 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
• 4 carrots peeled and cut in half
• 1 celery stick, finely chopped
• 3 flat mushrooms roughly chopped
• 1 tbsp thyme chopped
• 1 tbsp rosemary chopped
• 700ml red wine
• 500ml beef stock
• 30g good quality dark chocolate
• 40g butter
• 2 tbsp redcurrant jelly
• Salt
• black pepper