As promised, here is the exotic meal of the week. This year I think I have had beef twice. So finding a low calorie alternative is a good thing. We bought these bison medallions in the freezer case at Whole Foods.

Frozen bison medallions from Whole Foods

I know the picture is a little blurry but for each 6 ounce portion of bison the calorie count is 180 and there are 2.5 grams of fat. That is way low. Fish low. The bison doesn’t taste quite like beef and it is definitely a little chewier. But the overall impression is similar.

Bison nutritional information

After bringing it up to room temperature, blotting and seasoning the fillet, John cooked the bison in a little oil for three minutes on the first side and two minutes on the second side. While the bison was resting, he deglazed the pan with a brunoise of onions and some sliced mushrooms. He added some red wine and, after letting that cook down, he thickened the sauce with some ketchup.

In the meantime, I microwaved the sweet potato and then finished it with butter spray, salt, pepper and freshly ground nutmeg. I cooked the Brussels sprouts, halved and cut side down, in a smidge of water and 2 teasponns of lowfat butter substance. They were seasoned with salt, pepper and a little sugar. Dry sherry was added as the water evaporated. Then they were left to brown.

Pan seared bison with mushroom-red wine sauce, sweet potato and Brussels sprouts