Wild Pork Breakfast Sausage

Ingredients: 2 lbs ground wild pork 3 teaspoons dried sage 2 teaspoons ground black pepper ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes 1 teaspoon ground cloves ½ teaspoon dried marjoram 1 ½ tablespoon brown sugar 2 teaspoons salt 2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning Process: Mix all…

General Tso Pheasant

The General Tso dish is more than likely the most well-known Hunanese dish in the world.  It is named after Tso Tsung-t’ang.  Tso was a successful 19th century general that led several campaigns and is one of the best known historical Chinese figures.  The…

Sweet and sour wild pork

Ingredients 1 cup corn starch 2 ½ cups canola oil 1 tablespoon sesame seeds Marinade ½ lb wild pork cubed into bite size pieces (I used the backstrap) 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon corn starch 1 medium egg Sauce 2 teaspoons canola oil 2…

Bread and Butter pickles

In our garden every year you will find a wide variety of vegetables.  Cucumbers have always been a staple in our backyard and you can be assured that a jar of these pickles made from those cucumbers can be found in our refrigerator year…

Creamy jalapeno dip

Ingredients: 1 cup of mayonnaise 1/3 cup buttermilk 1/3 cup sour cream 4 medium jalapenos sliced (remove seeds if you don’t want the heat) 4 oz can of chopped green chilis ½ cup chopped cilantro 1 oz package of ranch dressing mix ½ tsp…

Wild Turkey Tuscan Pasta

Ingredients 12 oz angel hair pasta 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 side of the wild turkey breast 6 slices bacon 2 cloves chopped garlic ¼ cup chopped mushrooms 3 tbsp chopped sundried tomatoes 2 cups diced tomatoes 3 cups baby spinach ½…

Deer Tongue Pâté

“Use the entire animal.”  Those are the words that I kept replaying in my head this last hunting season.   Those are the words that I heard echo from my grandfather year after year, successful hunt after successful hunt.  His sentiment was derived from the…

Fried Fish Cakes

Ingredients 12 medium fish filets (crappie, redfish, or speckled trout) 3 cups of water 2 tablespoons mayonnaise 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard    1 cap full liquid crab boil 2 teaspoons old bay seasoning 1 egg   1 tablespoon plain bread crumbs 1 cup panko bread crumbs…

Seafood chowder (easy)

Seafood Chowder Ingredients 2  10 ½ oz cans Cream of Potato Soup 2  10 ½ oz cans Cream of Mushroom Soup 2  14 ¾ oz cans Cream Style Corn 1  12 oz can Evaporated Milk 1  shallot chopped finely 2 tablespoons butter 1 cup…

Sandhill Crane (Coq Au Vin)

Last year I traveled to Oklahoma to hunt the magnificent sandhill crane.  These audibly majestic creatures are known as “ribeye in the sky”.  After hearing the reports of how wonderful the table fare is, nothing was going to stop me from harvesting this bird…