Wild Game Recipes

D Duck Recipes G Goose Recipes Q Quail Recipes

Q cont. Quail and Grouse Recipes R Rabbit Recipes V Venison Recipes

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The Best Wild Game Recipes From LoveToKnow

Here are 31 great time-tested recipes you can cook today!

B Baked Partridge (a I'italienne) Recipe Broiled Pheasant Recipe D Duck Breast Recipe F Fried Pigeons Recipe G Grouse With Sour Cream And Raisins Recipe Guinea Hen With Beets And Celery Recipe Guinea Hen With Wild Rice Recipe Guinea Hen With Yams Recipe Guinea Hen, Roasted Recipe P Partridge With Cabbage Recipe Pheasants With Apples And Raisins Recipe Pheasants With Vermicelli And Bacon Recipe Pigeon Stuffed And Roasted (german Method) Recipe Pilau Of Fowl Recipe Plover (golden) With Grapes Recipe

Q Quail Pates Recipe Quail Pies Recipe Quail With Apples And Cranberries Recipe Quail With Apples And Grapes Recipe Quenelles Of Grouse Recipe R Roast Fowl With Chestnuts And Mushrooms Recipe Roast Grouse Recipe Roast Plover Recipe Roast Quail Recipe Roast Woodcock Recipe S Snipe (cooked German Fashion) Recipe Snipe With Brussels Sprouts Recipe Squabs With Green Peas Recipe Squabs With Spinach Recipe Squabs With Turnips Recipe Stewed Squabs Recipe

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The very phrase wild game conjures up visions of cooking an elk over an open fire. And indeed, if there's a hunter in your family, you may find yourself searching for a marinade for bear.

That said, the most common game animal hunted for sport and food usually flies on two wings. So prepare yourself for poultry.

What's so Wild About It?

The main difference between wild game and meat from domestic animals is body fat. Animals in the wild typically don't enjoy the frankly lavish diet that farm-raised animals do, so their meat will be lean. You would think that a leaner meat would be preferable, but alas, low-fat meat can become quite tough if cooked following recipes for more fatty meats.

The lack of fat can be corrected for in the cooking, since it is the fat in the meat that makes it tender. Aging the meat, slow cooking, stewing recipes, and 'larding' the meat with fat from another source are all ways to compensate for low-fat meats.

What's this GAMEY Taste?

People often talk about wild meats having a 'gamey' taste. That is, it tastes like 'game'. The gamey taste of many wild meats is simply that venison, for instance, will taste different than beef. And pheasant will taste different from chicken. Many of the marinades and so on that are touted to help you 'remove the gamey taste' actually just serve as a heavy flavor to disguise the fact that the meat isn't beef or chicken. It is worth it to get used to the taste of the meat you are eating, and not worry too much about it tasting 'gamey' - it is game afterall.