Hank Shaw's Blog, page 83

Grilled Venison Tacos

Grilled venison tacos. Yeah, baby. This is summer comfort food at its best. Venison backstrap or flank steak grilled medium-rare, sliced thin and piled onto tortillas and all kinds of accompaniments. Who doesn't love taco night?

Smoked Lake Trout

Smoking a lake trout (a/k/a mackinaw) is a lot like smoking a salmon, but I recently had the chance to smoke a couple fish in Manitoba, Canada with some Cree Indians and learned a lot about the process.

Elderberry Ice Cream

Elderberries are in season here in California, and one of my favorite ways to enjoy them during our hot summers is in ice cream. Here's how to make it.

Sweet and Sour Fish

Chinese sweet and sour fish is normally done with a whole fish, but who says you can't do it with fillets? This dish is so damn good Holly and I ate more than a pound at one sitting. You want to make this recipe, my friends. Oh yes you do.

Pickled Walnuts

Pickled walnuts? Yep, you read right. Pickled unripe, green walnuts is a British thing that originated because in parts of Britain the climate's too harsh for walnuts to fully ripen. They take a while to make, but once you do, they are a great sweet-sour condiment to cheeses as well as cured and roasted meats.

Grilled Trout

Little mountain trout, grilled simply and served simply. This is one of the iconic foods of the outdoors, one technique you should master if you chase these little torpedoes of quicksilver. Here's how to grill trout without it sticking.

Goose Pastrami

If there is one perfect recipe for Canada goose breasts, this is it. Pastrami. It's a staple in delis all over the country, and it is normally cured beef (like corned beef), that's then coated in coriander and black pepper and smoked. Well, it's just as good with a goose breast!

Red Snapper with Cherry Tomatoes

Hooray! The first tomatoes of the season are here in NorCal! This, as usual, coincides with the Pacific rock cod opener, and as I got a gorgeous vermillion rock cod (commonly known as a red snapper here), I thought I'd celebrate the two with this dish.

How to Purge Sand from Clams

It's occurred to me that there is a lot of misinformation out there about purging the sand from clams. I've been doing it for many, many years and here is how I do it, and what you need to know to do it yourself at home.

Venison Meatballs, Japanese Style

Pretty much every culture in the world loves meatballs, and Japan is no exception. This is a venison version of the Japanese niku dango meatball, which is normally made with pork. If you like teriyaki, you'll love this.