This guinea fowl recipe originated from northern Italy. It is a sweet-sour concoction of sautéed chicken livers to serve with gamebirds, including guinea fowl. I found the guinea fowl recipe…
Recipes
A recipe for game risotto
This delicious game risotto recipe blends rabbit and pheasant meat together. Don’t use ordinary rice – it won’t work. You really need to have risotto rice, but it’s easy to…
The essential recipe for a venison cheesesteak sandwich
I will always remember my first proper cheesesteak sandwich. It wasn’t in Philadelphia, however, it was in New York, which is close enough. I have always been a big lover…
10 essential recipes for cooking pheasant breasts
We’ve put together these essential pheasant breasts recipes which every shooter should know. When you’re cooking pheasant you need to ensure that it doesn’t dry out – so don’t overcook…
Venison and wild mushroom stuffed squash
Venison mince. I am a terror for saving little packs of venison mince for a rainy day. I pop them in the freezer and then forget about them. It was…
Roasted partridge with moutabal, watercress and white cabbage salad
Partridges can present an especially awkward grapple. So seam the breast meat off the ‘crown’ of this roast partridge recipe and joint the legs so they can be picked up.…
A recipe for venison biltong
Venison is the perfect ingredient for making this field snack of venison biltong from South Africa. The lean, long grain strands of haunch lend themselves to the cured, bendy brittleness…
A recipe for salt baked rabbit
A very good way of cooking rabbit This was an experiment that surprisingly turned out to be a very good way of cooking rabbit. Traditionally, salt-baking is used for meat…
Delicious risotto recipes that use game meat
I’m a big fan of risotto. The dish was created in northern Italy and can be made with vegetables, seafood and all sorts of meat. So for we fieldsports fans…
Harissa-marinated and grilled partridge
Partridge is a great entry to the world of gamebirds. The meat is succulent, white and very palatable to anyone who is discovering game for the first time. At this…
Six pigeon breast recipes you need to know
The delicious dark meat of pigeon is very versatile. If you’re running short of ideas on how to cook pigeon then these pigeon breast recipes will give you some fresh…
Wild boar and venison koftas
I’d only been working for the Daily Express for a month back in 1998 when an editor called asking me to go on a wild boar hunt. Not a shoot,…
A reader’s recipe for pheasant crumble
Reader and keen Shot Dominic Russell had a problem. His wife said she wasn’t a fan of game. Refusing to believe this he decided to create a game dish that…
How to make fast sloe gin – that’s ready in a fortnight
After perfecting a method of producting superb sloe gin in a matter of days, Bill Harriman is happy to share his groundbreaking secret concoction
Wood pigeon breasts with apricot and feta
A wood pigeon recipe bursting with flavour I wanted to make use of the barbecue one last time this summer with something quick and easy for lunch. I had some…
A recipe for damson vodka
Early September is the perfect time to make damson vodka when these hedgerow fruits are ripe. Use our simple recipe below and you’ll be a convert to this delicious, rich…
Partridge satay salad
It’s worth starting on this partridge salad recipe the day before and letting it marinate overnight to allow the flavours to infuse the meat. If you’re wondering where to buy…
Tuscan style rabbit liver pate
I love rural Italian cuisine and this recipe for rabbit liver pâté is the perfect example of how it is so simple, but has to be just right. Learn to…
Partridge breasts with pears in puff pastry
This recipe using partridge breasts is impressive – but is actually very straightforward to make. Don’t be put off by the puff pastry – you can buy it easily in…
Pheasant and wild mushroom risotto recipe
Risotto recipes are the perfect way to use game meat. This simple to make and delicious recipe for pheasant risotto with mushrooms was developed for us by the West London…