Venison
Ground Venison Jerky
A recipe for ground venison jerky, a great use of lean ground meat. This recipe mimics Native American pemmican.
Pheasant, Grouse, Quail
Pheasant Stock
A satisfying broth from pheasants, partridges, quail or other upland game birds. And yes, you can do it with chicken.
Wild Game
Drunken Squirrel with Pumpkin Dumplings
This is a twist on traditional squirrel and dumplings: Squirrel legs braised in wine, then served with pumpkin dumplings, kale and pecans.
Pasta, Risotto, Gnocchi
Pigeon, Dove or Duck Ragu
This is a long-simmered, intensely flavorful sauce for doves, pigeons, ducks, or sharp-tailed grouse.
Essays and Stories
In Defense of the Pigeon
Pigeons deserve our respect both as a game bird, and as table fare.
Pheasant, Grouse, Quail
Grilled Partridges with Tomato Salad
As we say farewell to the hot weather of summer -- and for many, our tomato patches -- here is a fantastically simple way to enjoy a small bird such as a partridge, chukar, quail or game hen.
My Cookbooks
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Wild Game
Jesse’s Fried Snipe
Crispy, sweet, spicy, garlicky fried birds. Addicting. I use snipe, but doves and quail work, too.
Recipe
Cajun Dirty Rice
Dirty rice is basically Cajun fried rice, and is the easiest way to start eating the giblets of the birds you bring home. Try it and you'll be hooked.
Asian
Chinese Orange Chicken, with Pheasant
OK, I'll admit it: I like Sad Panda's orange chicken. The combination of crispy, sweet, spicy and tart is more or less crack cocaine to humans, and I am not immune. Here's my version of that recipe, done with pheasant, grouse, quail, turkey or partridge.
German
Bierocks
A recipe for bierocks or runzas, bread buns filled with meat, cabbage, sauerkraut and onions. Bierocks can be made with any meat.
Pheasant, Grouse, Quail
Roast Sharp-tailed Grouse
A simple method for cooking all dark meat grouse, like prairie chickens, spruce grouse or sharpies.
