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In this episode of Hunt Gather Talk, I answer listener and reader questions. Topics range from what cuts to use for jerky to the concept of Chinese master stock to the importance of char in Mexican cooking. I also run through what you need to know to cook venison ribs you’d be proud of — and finally, I got asked about what are my go-to tools in my kitchen.
Here are some links for further information on this week’s episode:
- My favorite recipe for venison jerky.
- The Weston Jerky Gun I use when making ground meat jerky.
- What you need to know about venison fat.
- My friend Steve Rinella’s recipe for pressure-cooked venison ribs.
- An excellent book on how cooking helped make us human called Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human
.
- Charred vegetables are the key in my Mexican salsa verde recipe.
- Some links to the gear I use almost every day. My favorite chef’s knife. A microplane grater, a must-have for any serious cook. A fish spatula, which you will use for more than just fish. fine mesh strainers. Hotel pans
, which you will find yourself using every day. A good Le Creuset Enameled Dutch Oven. And finally, an excellent flat wooden spoon.
That should get you started. Finally, my next cookbook, Buck, Buck, Moose: Recipes and Techniques for Cooking Deer, Elk, Moose, Antelope and Other Antlered Things, has all kinds of stuff on venison ribs, fat and more. The link will help you reserve your copy.
Enjoy this week’s podcast, and, as always, if you like it, please subscribe and leave a review. It helps me a lot. Thanks!
My most important kitchen gear is my pressure cooker. I cannot do without my pressure cooker. The stove and kitchen sink is rather important too.
Hey Hank!
Love the podcast, it is a great addition to the site. You alluded to the fact that cooking moose and elk ribs was a bit different than deer ribs, but you never expanded on that. Could you fill us Ontario hunters in? Calf tags are the default up here (and with the new moose management plans they are also the norm) and I think some calf ribs would be awesome, as have all your recipes that I have made (eating corned venison as I type!) Thanks Hank and keep up the amazing work!
Steve
I would like to know your thoughts on spices and the best seasoning choices for different meats.
Hank
I love these podcasts. So glad you are doing these. Also, thanks for the references about Craig Diehl. Went to one of his places this week in Charleston and the cured meats are fantastic. Keep up the good work.
Hey man. I would be super interested in a ground venison jerky recipe.
Thank you!