Side Dish Recipes

The Sporting Chef’s Wild Game Easter Menu: 5 Recipes Worth Skipping the Ham For

Most Easter tables look the same. Spiral ham, maybe a leg of lamb if someone’s ambitious, a Jell-O salad that nobody asked for. If that’s your tradition, no judgment.   But if you hunt and fish – and if you’ve spent any time with this site – you already know there’s a better option sitting…

Campfire-Fried Albalone with Pickled Kelp Tartar

There’s a reason you don’t see a lot of abalone recipes on the internet that actually taste like abalone. Most of them pound it, bread it heavy, and fry it too long – turning a twenty-dollar shellfish into something that could be a piece of chicken. Or a flip-flop. I’ve been up and down the…

Sitka Sea Cucumber with Beach Asparagus — Chef Edith Johnson’s Alaskan Kitchen

  When Dead Meat Season 9 took me to Sitka, Alaska, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Beautiful country, world-class fishing, the occasional bear wandering through the background of your shot – all of that I was ready for. What I wasn’t ready for was handing me a wet, slippery, spine-covered sea creature and being…

Moose Steak with Wild Blueberry-Huckleberry Balsamic Reduction

By Scott Leysath | Dead Meat, Season 9 | Filmed at Dove Island Lodge, Sitka, Alaska   There are two kinds of people who cook wild game. The first kind overcooks it, wonders why it tastes gamey, and never makes it again. The second kind figures out that wild game is not a forgiving protein…

Scott’s Holiday Gift List

You might notice that we don’t encourage you to buy a certain fishing rod, shotgun or kitchen knife every holiday season. Oh sure, we’ll usually pass along our favorite recipes and maybe offer a suggestion or two about maintaining your sanity while timing turkeys and keeping Aunt Betsy from overserving herself. I have one recommendation…

Tommy “The Fishmonger” Holiday Gift List

Tommy the Fishmonger gave us just three things on his holiday list: Meglio Knives When It comes to working tools and working in the kitchen, these are simply the best custom blades to be found. Fishpatricks Specialty Canned Tuna Sorry Charlie, this is it and it all comes in a can. https://fishpatrick.com/ Bourbon Barrel Foods…

River Klass from Ranch America Holiday List

River Klass from Ranch America gave us his suggestions for the holidays: Beef from Thomas Cattle & Catering Give the gift of beef with shipping available from Thomas Cattle Co. – as seen on Eps 1, Season 2 of Ranch America. Bloody Knuckles Hand Repair Balm from Duluth Trading Company. The perfect gift for people…

Recipe Round Up from “The Sporting Chef TV” New Host, Stacy Lyn Harris

A new season of The Sporting Chef is right around the corner, and with the new season comes a new host: Stacy Lyn Harris. If you’ve been following The Sporting Chef for a while, you’ll recognize Stacy as a long-time Sporting Friend. Here are a few wild-game recipes and tutorials she’s shared with us over…

Fourth of July Recipes: Red, White and Blue Edition

Add a twist to your usual red, white and blue celebrations this July 4th with some of these crowd-pleasing favorites made with Red Meat White Fish Blue Cheese From venison burgers to catfish wraps, these Fourth of July recipes will add some flavor to your celebrations! Red Meat Marinated Venison Appetizer with Sweet Mustard Sauce…