cooking thread...

[akaShag]

2 hours ago, CrowMan said:

I'm shocked on two accounts..

1. Someone "gave away" the backstraps

2. They sat in a freezer for almost a year without being consumed

Your buddy must have an overabundance of good eats in the deep freeze...LOL

AND he gave me a package of moose tenderloin!!!!!  Plus a couple packages of ground moose.  Apparently his wife does not care for wild game and he doesn't cook it for himself.  This package of backstrap (loin!) had indeed been in his freezer almost a year, but had been wrapped in saran wrap and then butcher paper.  There was no freezer burn, thankfully - but the saran wrap saved it of course.

[CrowMan]

35 minutes ago, akaShag said:

AND he gave me a package of moose tenderloin!!!!!  Plus a couple packages of ground moose.  Apparently his wife does not care for wild game and he doesn't cook it for himself.  This package of backstrap (loin!) had indeed been in his freezer almost a year, but had been wrapped in saran wrap and then butcher paper.  There was no freezer burn, thankfully - but the saran wrap saved it of course.

Now, that's a good friend. Don't expect the same from me...in my house, the loin and tenderloin wouldn't even make it as far as the freezer...LOL 

[akaShag]

3 hours ago, CrowMan said:

Now, that's a good friend. Don't expect the same from me...in my house, the loin and tenderloin wouldn't even make it as far as the freezer...LOL 

Yep, tenderloins never leave the hunt camp.  😉

[manitoubazz]

17 hours ago, akaShag said:

Yep, tenderloins never leave the hunt camp.  😉

Yep! We call them coins

[manitoubazz]

Simple and comfortable 

[Spiel]

Well I never did make it back into the shop today to continue working on my latest piece.
I spent 6 plus hours in the kitchen, cooking of course. I had my weekend meals planned out which would have included wild Turkey breast tomorrow but when your friend drops by with a couple of fresh G'Bay Steelies, you reschedule some meal plans. However when you have meat and produce that needs to be dealt with, immediately, you deal with it.

So my old school Tuna Casserole was made for future meals this coming week, a small Pork Loin was cooked and stored for future use and one Trout will be tonight's Fajita dinner, with home made slaw and the last of my my big ass Heirloom Beefsteak tomato salsa. The other Trout was filleted (custom fillet knife made by Aplumma ), boned, skinned and vacuum sealed for my daughter.

The wild Turkey breast will have to wait. 

Happy Thanksgiving Folks. 

 

[akaShag]

1 hour ago, Spiel said:

The wild Turkey breast will have to wait.

Just a suggestion...........slice it into about 1/4 inch pieces with the grain, so you have long strips.  Marinade them in a teriyaki marinade for overnight in the fridge, and BBQ them on high for about 2 minutes per side.  My favourite way to eat wild turkey breasts....

Doug

[Spiel]

13 hours ago, akaShag said:

Just a suggestion...........slice it into about 1/4 inch pieces with the grain, so you have long strips.  Marinade them in a teriyaki marinade for overnight in the fridge, and BBQ them on high for about 2 minutes per side.  My favourite way to eat wild turkey breasts....

Doug

Sounds delish Doug, thank you.

[Spiel]

Last night's Trout Fajitas. Home made vinaigrette slaw, sauteed onion and bell pepper and a slice of my home made dill pickles. 

 

[akaShag]

Yesterday was wild game day in the kitchen, doing some cooking before rifle season for deer........

First up was a big pot of rabbit noodle soup, using a couple cottontails.

Next was squirrel pot pie with a couple tree rats. 😉 see pic

I also had a couple more cottontails in the pot with the squirrels.  They will become rabbit pot pie and rabbit stew.

In the meantime, I had a deer neck from last November simmering away all day in the slow cooker.  I deboned the meat last night, and this with the stock will become a big pot of hearty venison barley soup.

And for supper, I had moose tenderloin with fresh free-range eggs, yum yum!!!

Life is good.

Doug