Kansas City may be where “the sauce” began, but across the state, St. Louis BBQ became world-renowned for its specific cut of ribs. St. Louis–style ribs hit the scene during the post-WWII 1950s, and the name referred to a specific cut, not a cooking ...
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Mexican BBQ: As Authentic as it Gets
While the process of slow-cooking meat over hot coals originated in the Caribbean, it’s been a part of Mexican BBQ for generations. In the old days, lamb or goat was cooked in a type of underground oven called píib. Another common barbacoa technique ...
How To Cook the Perfect Fried Squirrel
Sorry pork, squirrel is the other white meat. Squirrel meat is tender and lean with a mild flavor, and it’s a fantastic wild game alternative to pork and chicken. Plus, it can often be prepared using many of the same techniques and recipes. While ...
Poutine Recipe Twist: Use Wild Turkey Wing Meat and an Air Fryer
While french fries and hot gravy have been an American staple since at least the 1950s, it was our neighbors to the north who perfected it. French-Canadians began embellishing simple deep fried potatoes by adding not only gravy but also cheese curds ...
Classic Venison Osso Buco Is Stupid Simple and Guaranteed to Impress
Osso buco is one of those cliche wild game dishes that’s actually worthy of the hype. Traditionally made with veal shank, this Italian classic has found a devoted following among hunters using deer, elk, and other wild game — venison osso buco comes ...
Sheepshead Mushrooms: Hunting Guide and How to Cook Them
Mushroom hunters are badass. Foraging for wild edible mushrooms is a challenge that's all about the thrill of the hunt that ends, hopefully, with a freezer full of nutritious and medicinal mushrooms, all for free. It's for the stout-hearted who are ...
Wild Turkey Recipe: Buffalo-Style Smoked Wing Dip
Most turkey hunters don’t take the time to clean and cook the wings from a bird. Honestly, it's hard to blame them. Of all the potentially edible meat that is sometimes left in the woods, the meat on wild turkey wings is among the most forgivable ...
Fall Mushrooms: 7 Easy-to-ID Autumn Fungi That Are Great Eating
It can be intimidating for beginners to get into mushroom foraging, but with a little bit of knowledge and attention to detail, you’ll be coming home with a good haul of mushrooms to add to all your favorite wild-game dishes before you know ...
Birria-Style Venison Tacos: A Delicious Way to Prepare Tough Cuts
If you spend any time on social media, you've probably salivated over at least one video of Birria-style tacos. Birria tacos are like the Mexican equivalent of a French Dip Sandwich, and it turns out, it's an outstanding way to make venison ...
Water Bath Canning: Preserve Your Garden Harvest in 12 Easy Steps
“Pressure cooker explosion kills family pet, nearly takes off granny’s head!” Horror stories similar to this have led to “canning scares” across the nation for years, even though pressure cookers, especially electric-powered models, have gotten a lot ...
Deer Ribs: A Foolproof Bone-In Recipe That Never Fails
Deer ribs are a highly underrated and often disrespected piece of wild game. At best, most deer ribs end up deboned and ground into burgers and sausages. At worst, they are discarded with the gut pile. While they may not be as thick and juicy as pork ...
Homemade Wine Recipe: Make Your Own Vino With Only ONE Ingredient
You can’t screw this homemade wine recipe up. It has only ONE ingredient. Plus, if our medieval ancestors were able to pull it off without the oversight of the FDA, so can you. Their goal then was the same as ours today: to turn the grapes into a ...
Perfecting the Art of the Japanese-Style Iced Pour Over With Cafe Virtuoso
As the closing ceremony of the 2020 Summer Olympic Games draws near, we thought it might be fun to add a Japanese-inspired brewing method to our knowledge database. Coffee beans first made their way into Japan through the ports ...
This Ground Venison Crunchwrap is Way Better Than Taco Bell
We've all got a favorite fast food joint: the place we go when we're on the road, too lazy to cook, or have had a few too many drinks. For me, it's Taco Bell, and their Crunchwrap reigns supreme. A Crunchwrap is kind of like a quesadilla. It ...
Thai-Style Fish Cakes: The Perfect Freezer Clean-Out Recipe
Thai food is vibrant, flavorful, and light — and these Thai-style fish cakes are no exception. While there are many variations of these savory cakes, most tend to include fresh fish, crunchy veggies, and a generous variety of herbs. This version of ...
Most Useful Barbecue Tools: 12 Grilling Accessories You Actually Need
It’s easy to spend a fortune on trendy cooking gadgets that make you look cool on TikTok, but when it comes to barbecue, you don’t really need much more than fire. A designer apron or a set of meat-shredding claws is not going to make your brisket ...
Jamaican Buck Patties: The Best Venison Recipe You Haven’t Tried
The Jamaican beef patty — spicy, heavily seasoned ground beef stuffed inside a hot, flaky crust — ranks right up there with electricity and the wheel as far as fundamental and essential human innovations. They're the perfect food to go along with a ...
The Best Steak Sandwich You’ve Ever Had — Period
A steak sandwich might just be the perfect meal. It's got everything you need: juicy steak, crispy bread, gooey cheese, fresh veggies — hell, you could probably live off of them. But not all steak sandwiches are created equal. I think mine ranks ...
A Brief History of Trying (In Vain) To Replace Coffee With Chicory
Anyone who’s ever been to New Orleans has likely come across one of the signature (nonalcoholic) drinks of Louisiana: A hot cup of coffee mixed with chicory, likely served as a cafe au lait, and probably with a beignet. These sweet concoctions are ...
Underdog Game Recipe: How to Make Amazing Sea Duck Mole Tacos
I’m a huge advocate for the underdogs of the wild game cooking scene. Organs, tough cuts, and other maligned meats are written off by many hunters who lack the ability and imagination to go beyond the familiar. But even my fancy ass can’t deny that ...
A Gut-Saving Drink: How To Make Water Kefir and Milk Kefir
Dating back 2,000 years from the shepherds of the Caucasus mountains, kefir, a fermented grain drink now found in grocery stores everywhere, was cherished for its perceived mystical health benefits. Whether store-bought or homemade, drinking ...
You Can Get a Great Filet-O-Fish Sandwich Without the Drive-Thru
There’s something nostalgic about a fast-food fish sandwich, but the memory is often better than the reality. Excitement quickly turns to disappointment when you open up the wrapper and take that first bite of an oily, previously frozen, ...
Summer Sides and Sauces: 4 Ways To Complete Any Barbecue
Summer is grilling season. That means it's time to spark up the charcoal, grab some beers, and enjoy the sunshine with the gang. It’s also a great time to work through the wild game in your freezer and make room for hunting season. No matter what ...
Wild Game Recipes: 5 Ways To Make Freezer Space for Hunting Season
As summer days dwindle, so does the cache of wild game meat in my freezer. By August, all the backstraps, inner loins, and other prime cuts are gone. Less desired cuts sit on a lonely shelf or two like sad emo kids at a high school dance: the shank ...
An American Classic: How To Make Squirrel Potpie
Potpie is the definition of American home cooking. While traditionally made with chicken, squirrel is a fantastic wild-game substitute. The meat takes well to a variety of recipes and cooking techniques and it can be used in place of poultry, rabbit, ...
How To Make Bear Brats
We sat under an old blue tarp trying to stay dry in a stout rain while glassing a narrow drainage in the Bitterroots. I had just killed a good bear in Idaho a few days before and pressed on into Montana hoping to tag No. 2. “What are you going to do ...
The 5 Best Summer Barbecue Recipes That’ll Punch You Right in the Mouth
Barbecue season is here, and it doesn't matter whether you burn a charcoal kettle grill, fire up the propane, slow-roll pellet smoke, or have hickory chunks soaking — meat and heat are summer AF. Of course, it's easy to get into a barbecue ...
Survival Garden 109: When to Harvest Your Crops
When is the best time to harvest the homegrown gems from your vegetable garden? When they’re ready. Harvesting time depends on when your seeds or seedlings hit the soil and how long it takes them to germinate. If you didn’t track the dates, simply ...
Cheesy Good Classic Wild Dove Poppers
For years, I avoided wild-game poppers. I thought they were pretty unimaginative. Deep down, I knew they were delicious, but the cliche appetizer wasn’t the kind of thing I got excited about. But as the dove breasts in my freezer reached the verge of ...
Survival Garden 108: Preserving Your Harvest
What good is a survival garden if you have to eat everything right away? Come July, it’s all about the harvest — picking, eating, and stockpiling for a rainy day. That means preserving your harvest by finding the best method to keep you in veggies ...
