Beef or Elk Medallions with Cherry Sauce and Hunter’s Barley

Elk Medallions:

• 8-2oz C.A. Bull Elk Ranch Elk Tenderloin medallions or use Idaho beef medallions
• 1 oz Idaho butter
• Crushed Black pepper
• Kosher Salt

Wild Cherry Sauce:

• 20 Fresh Idaho Cherries
• 4 oz brown sauce ( recipe to follow)
• 1 oz Crème de cassis (wild berry liqueur)
• 2 mint leaves Idaho

Hunter’s Barley:

• 1 lb cooked Idaho barley ( follow cooking instructions on barley container, then rinse and chill)
• 2 oz small diced smoked Idaho bacon
• 1 oz diced green onions (Available at the Farmers Market during season)
• 1 oz port wine
• Crushed black pepper
• Kosher salt
• 1 oz brown sauce

Brown Sauce:

• ¼ cup Idaho butter
• ¼ cup Idaho flour
• 2 cups of water
• 3 lbs beef base powder or 3 bouillon cubes