This is how I smoke whole trout, using small to medium-sized fish brined, dried and smoked over alder wood.
Charcuterie
Tea Smoked Duck
Chinese tea smoked duck is a fantastic way to eat fat duck breasts, and can be done on a stovetop. No smoker needed.
Crepinettes with Wild Boar
I love crepinettes. Think of them as sausage patties wrapped in a blanket of fat. Learn to use caul fat and it’ll change your cooking.
Hot Italian Sausage
As a Jersey boy, hot Italian sausage has been a part of my life forever. Here’s my recipe for this classic link.
Goose Pastrami
If there is one perfect recipe for Canada goose breasts, this is it. Pastrami. Cured like corned beef, then coated in coriander and black pepper and smoked.
Hunt Gather Talk 7: Ham Curing Basics
In this episode of Hunt Gather Talk, meat maven and culinary professor Bob del Grosso and I talk about curing hams and other whole muscles, like duck or goose breasts, loins, bresaola and smaller, boneless hams.
Hunt Gather Talk Episode 6: Salami Basics
In this episode of Hunt Gather Talk, I talk with my friend Christian Spinillo about getting into the craft of making salami and other dry-cured sausages. We discuss equipment, sanitation, good books to read on the subject, we walk you through the whole process.
Texas Hog Hunt and Deer School
Come to Texas, hunt wild pigs or whitetail deer, and learn butchery skills, sausage-making and how to cure meats with me! We’re doing two great cooking schools this year.