Let the venison pencil fillets reach room temperature for uniform cooking. These fillets are very thin, so they'll cook quickly.

Heat a skillet over high heat and add a small amount of olive oil.

Season the fillets with sea salt and black pepper.

Once the skillet and oil are hot, place the fillets in the pan. Sear them for just about 1 minute on each side. The high heat and thinness of the fillets will allow for a quick sear while keeping the inside rare.

Remove the fillets from the skillet and let them rest for a few minutes to retain their juices.

All our meat is delivered frozen.

We deliver it to you in insulated sustainable wool packaging that can keep it frozen for 72hrs. When you receive your meat please put it straight in the freezer. Even if it has defrosted it is ok to put back in the freezer as long as it is not warm.

We deliver it frozen for a number of critical reasons:

• Natures preservative. Freezing is one of the most ancient of all methods of preservation. We firmly believe that when frozen rapidly there is no loss of quality in the meat.

• Sustainability. By freezing our meat we can ensure there is as close to zero waste as possible. Our meat is frozen as soon as it is butchered in protective packaging that allows us to keep the meat perfectly for over a year. This is vs 10 days for fresh.

• Seasonality. Like vegetables, meat has a season. By freezing our meat we can select our produce when it is at its very best. Fresh meat butchers cannot do this and you can taste the difference in our meat.

• Better supporting farmers. For our farmers it is most profitable for them to get the produce off the farm as soon as it is ready. This allows us to support them better.