Wild Game Instant Pot Cookbook: Simple and Delicious Ways to Prepare Venison, Turkey, Pheasant, Duck and other Small Game

by Beverly Hudson

Cook the wild game you love to hunt in the easiest and most delicious way possible—with your Instant Pot! The Wild Game Instant Pot gives you over 70 recipes and tips plus 30 photographs of preparing wild game with ease and skill.

It's easy to see why everyone loves the Instant Pot. It saves work in the kitchen after a day hunting, without sacrificing results—you still end up with delicious, fall-off-the-bone meat. Because wild game tends to be much leaner than store-bought cuts of meat, slow and low cooking—hallmark of the Instant Pot—is often essential to creating tender and tasty dinners.

The rumors are all true—the Instant Pot is a game changer in your kitchen. Prepare the most popular types of big game, small game, upland birds, and waterfowl, such as venison, turkey, pheasant, duck, goose, rabbit, and more, all featured in delicious recipes for breakfast and brunch, appetizers, soups, stews, chilis, side dishes, and other easy-to-cook entrees.

Hunters and cooks will return to this cookbook again and again for fantastic dishes for every occasion.

160 pages, Paperback

Published August 25, 2020

Reviews

[Annie]

Originally published on my blog: Nonstop Reader.

The Wild Game Instant Pot is a tutorial and recipe collection for wild game by Beverly Hudson. Due out 25th Aug 2020 from Quarto on their Voyageur imprint, it's 160 pages and will be available in hardcover format.

This is an interesting and varied collection of recipes, well curated and written, combining the labor saving and control of the Instant Pot with dishes featuring game (with alternate proteins listed for each recipe if game isn't on the menu). The format is easy to follow and the layout is logical and progresses from a basic tutorial for using the instant pot to safety and some food handling tips.

The recipes are arranged thematically: Sandwiches, Soups & Chili, Big game main dishes, Small game mains, Gamebird mains, sides, and party recipes. The recipes have their ingredients listed bullet style in a sidebar. Measurements are given in US standard with metric/SI units in parentheses (yay!). Special tools and ingredients are also listed, along with yields and cooking directions. Most of the ingredients are easily sourced at any moderately well stocked grocery store (apart from the meats, and those have alternatives listed). The appendices include a pantry list of staples, high altitude adjustments, adapting stovetop and slow cooker recipes for the Instant Pot, as well as a cross referenced index. There is no included nutritional information supplied in the recipes.

Almost all of the recipes are beautifully photographed. These are appealing "everyday special" recipes which are tasty and family-friendly (no kale smoothies between the covers of this one). This would make a really good selection for the smallholder, hunter, self-sufficiency folks, or anyone who wants to try some exotic but family friendly dishes.

Five stars.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.

[Samantha]

Apart from duck, Wild Game is not something I eat very often and I know my husband said wild boar is delicious so when I go the opportunity to review this I knew I had to have a look, even though I don't have an Electric Instant Pot - generally known as a Pressure Cooker in the UK. Back in the 70s my mum had one that she used on the stove, though for the life of me I can't remember what she made in it.

The book is divided into seven chapters (no of recipes) and an introduction:
- Sandwiches and such (6)
- Soups and Chili (15)
- Big Game Main Dishes (18)
- Small Game Main Dishes (7)
- Gamebird Main Dishes (14)
- On the Side (6)
- Party Time (6)

The Introduction chapter provides details on how to start off using the Electric Instant Pot. It provides details on the type of game and how long it takes to cook along with the type of release it requires.

The recipes in the different chapters have easy to follow directions, and come with both imperial and metric measurements. Not all the recipes have a colour photograph to accompany the dishes. Also included are tips on things such as how to peal a tomato, how to make fresh breadcrumbs and flaming liquor or variations on the game used. To make these recipe will require a trip to the butchers as the game required, such as venison, rabbit, pheasant, is generally not available in the UK supermarkets.

I'd certainly consider getting an Instant Pot after reading this book as the dishes do look delicious and its much quicker than cooking it the conventional way in the oven - some dishes are done in 20 minutes some take 90 minutes and probably less washing up too!

I received this book from Netgalley in return for a honest review.

[Alfi]

I didn't have an Instant Pot, but I do have a regular pressure cooker. I thought I am going to get some inspiration from this book. This kind of cookbook is not my cup of tea. My review can be biased. The contents are plenty. From any kind of soups to stews. I like the variety of soups. The pictures are tempting too. It's just most of the recipes require meat. I know that's what instant pot very good at. But I wished there were more veggies options for cooking in an instant pot.

[Kristi Kinasz]

This book had a lot of creative ideas and helpful information about how to cook wild game that definitely isn't found in other cookbooks. It goes into a variety of game and offers ideas for substitutes if you didn't happen to get a bear this year or whatever. If you're looking for some modern recipes for game that don't include only cream of mushroom soup like most other recipes, this is a good one.
I received this in exchange for an honest review from NetGalley.

[OjoAusana]

*received for free from netgalley for honest review* Really great book! I want to buy this for my husband, also love how it gives you tips on how to make the recipes without a instant pot!