Bowshooter Wild Boar in Sweet and Sour

Wild Boar in Sweet and Sour Sauce

INGREDIENTS:
1/2 cup wine vinegar 1 pint red wine4 Tbs. butter2 Tbs. bitter cocoa1 bay leaf1 sprig thyme8 cloves2 onions, chopped1 carrot, chopped1 stalk celery, chopped8 lbs. fillet of boar1 Tbs. sugar3 oz. dried prunes (softened and chopped)1 tsp. peperoncino2 Tbs. candied orange peel1 Tbs. raisins1 Tbs. pine nutsSalt
Directions:
Prepare a marinade by boiling the vinegar and wine with the bay leaf, thyme, peperoncino, cloves, 1 onion, carrot and celery.Pour into a large pot and let cool. Place the boar fillet into the marinade and let sit for 48 hours. Chop the remaining onion and brown in butter, then add the cocoa, sugar, prunes, candied orange peel, raisins and pine nuts.Stir for a few minutes, then add the boar meat and let cook slowly for an hour, then add the filtered marinade, salt and continue cooking until the meat is very tender and the sauce dense. Serve with polenta, potatoes or potato gnocchi