Venison
Anyone who knows me will not be surprised at all to learn that the first thing I cooked from the yearling antelope I shot in Wyoming was the shanks. I love me some shank. Since the meat was so light and tender, I cooked the shanks "forty garlic clove" style, like the famous chicken dish.
Asian
Few cultures love to eat squirrel more than the Hmong, a group of Southeast Asian immigrants who arrived here in the US after the Vietnam War. This is a pretty standard stew loaded with fresh, vibrant ingredients: Lemongrass, ginger, chiles and lots of herbs. It's like a squirrel pho.
Featured
Something about squirrel hunting touches me deeply. Moreso than anything else, hunting squirrels in the Eastern forests takes me back to childhood, to the woods that were my home when as a boy. I miss those days of exploration, but they all came flooding back recently in one epic day in Ohio.
Pheasant, Grouse, Quail
Hanging upland game birds is a lot like dry-aging beef: It concentrates and refines flavors, tenderizes meat and generally transforms a pheasant from a rather boring chicken into a bird fit for a king. Here's how to do it safely.
Italian
Peperonata is normally a side dish of sweet peppers, onions and tomato; it's like an Italian stir-fry. It is a perfect dish for late fall, when everyone's peppers come ripe. I boosted this recipe up to a main course by adding a little shredded poached pheasant breast. Clean, tasty and easy.
Wild Game
If you love buffalo wings made from chicken, all it takes to do this with pheasant wings is a little bath in some nice stock. This, my friends, is wild game football food.
Wild Game
Just because you've skinned and breasted your doves does not mean you can't make beautiful food with them. This is a Spanish-inspired food
German
No, this is not hasenpfeffer. This stew, which comes from Swabia in Southern Germany, is much lighter -- almost summery -- and is a great way to usher in cooler nights -- and rabbit season.
Wild Game
Grilled doves basted with homemade huckleberry (or blueberry) barbecue sauce. You want this. Yes you do.
Recipe
Ah, Matilda. She is the boar that just keeps giving. Ever since my boar hunt in March, I have been…
Recipe
Another good recipe for the dog days of August: Grouse salad with Sungold tomatoes and barley. It's meant to be eaten warm or at room temperature, on the porch at sunset, beer in hand.
Venison
Chimichurri is one of the best sauces for warm weather: It's an herby, garlicky, tangy sauce usually served with beef. Here I am using wild mountain pennyroyal and serving the chimichurri over venison.
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