This grouse pate is an excellent way of cooking with older birds

We’ve researched a variety of grouse recipes here for you to serve up this gamebird in a variety of delicious ways.

Whether you’re an experienced game cook or it’s all new to you, you’ll find a recipe here to suit your skill. Recipes for quick suppers, winter lunches, using grouse from the freezer, the supermarket or down from the moor. You’ll enjoy browsing through this list of recipes contributed by game chefs and our readers.

If you’re wondering how to prepare your birds, then look at our easy to follow videos here. 

Healthy and free-range

Grouse is an extremely healthy food choice. It’s low in fat and cholesterol and contains no added substances (so it’s organic and free-range).

There’s no need to hang young birds, they can be cooked as soon as they are brought into the kitchen from the moor.

Recipes that make the most of flavour

Early in the season you’ll be looking for recipes that make the most of the flavour and succulence of young grouse. This is the perfect time to keep things simple and make classic roast grouse.

As the months go by and the birds age, you’ll be looking for grouse casseroles and recipes for grouse pate, which work well with birds that are potentially tougher.

It’s part of shooting etiquette that you eat what you shoot. The majority of our recipes are very easy to follow and create – they’re also delicious of course!