A recipe for lihapiirakka, Finnish meat pies made with a yeasted bread dough then fried. You can fill them with anything from beef to grouse.
Pheasant Recipes and Other Upland Birds
Dozens and dozens of pheasant recipes, along with recipes for other upland birds such as quail, grouse, woodcock, as well as wild turkeys and partridges.
You'll find everything from simple roast pheasant and pheasant and dumplings, to wild turkey carnitas, buttermilk fried quail and Mexican taquitos stuffed with shredded pheasant breast.
Barley Risotto
Barley risotto is an earthy, hearty variant on traditional rice risotto. My recipe uses barley, stock, cheese and shredded grouse.
Pheasant Sausage
It is not uncommon to come home with enough pheasants to make pheasant sausage, especially if you hunt pen-raised birds. This recipe mixes pheasant and pork with French Provencal flavors for a nice, light sausage great for summer grilling. I originally developed this pheasant sausage recipe years ago, and it was for an old rooster,
Scandinavian Grouse Soup
If you like a good chicken soup, you will love this grouse soup, made with a rich grouse broth, root vegetables, rye or barley and peas. It is full of ingredients common in Scandinavian cuisine, but is not a riff off any traditional recipe. Ruffed grouse can have a funky aroma and taste that is
Kung Pao Pheasant
Classic kung pao pheasant or chicken, with peanuts, peppers, green onions, ginger and chiles. This is an easy pheasant stir fry recipe.
German Käsespätzle
A simple recipe for German kasespatzle adding cooked, shredded chicken, turkey, pheasant or rabbit. Kasespatzle is a lot like mac and cheese, only better.
Mexican Pipian Verde
A recipe for Mexican pipian verde, the green pumpkinseed sauce that traces its origins back more than 500 years. Great with any white meat or fish.
Chicken with Chile Walnut Sauce
A recipe for chicken with walnut sauce from Mexico. Gallina en nogada is an old Mexican recipe that mixes walnuts and chiles. I used pheasant, and any white meat will work.