Charcuterie
Wild turkey meat can get dry if you don't do things just right. But a long brine and a cool smoke does wonders for the breast meat. Trussing improves things even more, and the result is a primo sandwich meat for your lunches!
Charcuterie
Fromage de tete. Coppa di testa. Presskopf. Brawn. Anything but "head cheese." Only that's what this is. This is the head of a wild boar I shot, cooked and pressed into a terrine pan. It's actually damn good. No, really.
Fish
It's sturgeon time here in the West, and whether you catch your own or buy farm-raised fish, smoked sturgeon is one of the great smoked fish of the world. Here's how I make it.
Charcuterie
Hungarians like their paprika. They put it in everything, even salami. I happen to love this salami: Tangy, zippy with paprika and garlic but not overly spicy. Normally this is a pork salami, but I've done it with duck here. Most meats will work.
Recipe
There is a legend among a certain set of pastry chefs about the miraculous qualities of rendered bear fat in pastry. Well, it's true. While these may be pretty classic buttermilk biscuits, they are the flakiest you will ever eat.
Wild Game
Jerky seems so simple, but the difference between good jerky and great jerky is profound. At last, I think I've finally made a great jerky!
Appetizers and Snacks
I hit the road again on Saturday for the final leg of my "Duck, Duck, Goose" book tour; I'll be tour the Southwest and Deep South this time, and I will be carrying with me a stack of these homemade energy bars. In honor of my next book dinner, in Santa Fe, these are Desert Style "Clif" bars.
Fish
I never liked smoked mussels out of a can. So I thought I did not like them. But on a lark, I decided to make some myself. Holy crap they are good! Rarely have I encountered something so foul in a can that is so sublime when homemade.
Appetizers and Snacks
Of all the dishes I have made over the years, this one might just be my signature: Duck heart tartare, puttanesca style. I know, it sounds awful, even slightly dangerous. I can assure you it isn't.
Spanish
I have a thing for octopus. In the past nine years, I've only bought meat or fish for the home a handful of times -- and it's almost always been octopus. This is one of my favorite ways to eat it, a Spanish classic with lots of garlic and paprika.
Spanish
An old Spanish recipe for partridges, you sear the birds then simmer them in a vinegary sauce and store in jars in a cool place, like a fridge. I like to take a couple partridges out and eat them at room temperature, while watching football...
Fish
Yep. You heard right. Crispy, light as air. Chicharrons, a/k/a pork rinds. Only these are made from fish skin. Once you learn how to make them, you will never throw away fish skin again. Ever.
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