Hank Shaw's Blog, page 54

Roast Sharp-tailed Grouse

A simple method for cooking all dark meat grouse, like prairie chickens, spruce grouse or sharpies.

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Nordic Goose ‘Pho’

Goose soup, Nordic style... sorta. A clean, bright goose soup with Nordic ingredients, but made in the style of Vietnamese pho. It's awesome.

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Ghosts of Prairies Past

Hunting prairie chickens in South Dakota, one of their few remaining strongholds, makes you think about how important it is to conserve this iconic bird.

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On Plucking Birds

To pluck or skin? It's a question all bird hunters face. Most of a bird's distinctive flavor is in its skin and fat, but plucking can be tricky. Here's how to go about it.

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Crepinettes with Wild Boar

I love crepinettes. Think of them as sausage patties wrapped in a blanket of fat. Learn to use caul fat and it'll change your cooking.

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Duck with Turnips and Rye Spaetzle

This dish is so simple, all the flavors come together beautifully. And if you've never made homemade spatzle, it's easier than you think.

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Pork Blood Pasta

Blutnudeln. Pasta al Sangue. Blood pasta. Yes, it is what you think. And I've been wanting to make this macabre pasta for a long time. It was worth the wait.

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Green Chile Elk Burgers

Green chile elk burgers made in the classic Southwest style. Simple elk burger patties topped with roasted green chiles, cheese and the normal fixins'.

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Climb Every Mountain

Ptarmigan hunting in the Lower 48 states is an exercise in mountaineering. So if you want to hunt them, you need to climb mountains.

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A Work in Progress

This plate of food looks better than it tastes. It's a work in progress. Here's the process I go through to create new dishes.

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