Charcuterie

Cotechino

How to make cotechino at home, from pork and other meats. Cotechino is an Italian, cooked sausage commonly served with lentils.

Featured

Cooking with Caul Fat

Caul fat is the lacey, fatty lining of an animal's insides. It's also a versatile ingredient in the kitchen.

Venison

Green Chile Stew

Green chile stew, desert Southwest style. This is a New Mexico green chile stew, not Mexican chile verde.

Ducks and Geese

Ceviche de Pato

Ceviche de pato is not a real ceviche, where raw meat or fish is marinated in citrus. It is Peruvian braised duck with a spicy citrusy sauce.

Recipe

Homemade Sheboygan Brats

This was the first sausage I ever learned to make, in Wisconsin. It's a traditional "white brat" made with veal, pork, or turkey.

Asian

Chinese Red Pork

Hunan red cooked pork, made with either wild pigs or black bear meat. So good. So easy!

Wild Game

How to Clean Gizzards

Basic instructions on how to clean gizzards in seconds. This is so easy you don't even need a video.

Asian

Red Coconut Curry

How to make Thai red coconut curry, a versatile curry that works with most meats, fish, and can be even made vegetarian.

Recipe

Venison and Kidney Pie

A traditional British steak and kidney pie recipe using venison. I use shanks, shoulder or neck here, because the long cooking makes a better filling.

Asian

Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup

Taiwanese beef noodle soup is serious Asian comfort food. It's made with shanks, beef in most cases, venison here. This makes a silky broth.

Recipe

Duck Liver Pate

A traditional duck liver pâté recipe with butter, cream, shallots and a little brandy or Marsala wine.

Wild Game

Gamey Meat: Here’s the Deal

Gamey meat means different things to different people. I break down what causes gaminess and how to mitigate it.