Side Dish Recipes
Fish Creole
Of the dozens of Creole-style fish recipes I’ve tried, this one is the easiest and best tasting. The beauty of the dish is that you can use either one type of lean, firm fish or an assortment of fish and shellfish, depending on what is available. Try this dish with halibut, sea bass, cod, snapper,…
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Chipotle Citrus Marinade for Fish
Best used for firm, oily to semi-oil fish like salmon, yellowtail, dorado and any species of tuna. Don’t marinade for too long (only 1-2 hours) or else your fish will become a jello-y mess – or more like ceviche, which isn’t all that bad either.
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Venison Meatballs
This recipe calls for a bit of regular ground hamburger to add to the venison. That is because you need the fat from the hamburger to help your ‘balls’ stick together. Venison is so lean, you sometimes need to add a ‘fat’ to it to help your recipes.
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Pheasant and Leek Soup
Too many hunters discard valuable ingredients when not using, for instance, the carcass of a pheasant to make a delicious stock or sauce. Try roasting your pheasant scraps in much the same way as is called for in this recipe. Simmer the bones until the broth is thick and concentrated. Stain broth into ice cube…
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Elk Chile Colorado
“They” say the same ingredient that make a chile hot (capsaicin) also makes it slightly habit-forming. And be careful on choosing your chiles – don’t just pick any kind. This recipe calls for a few different kinds that you might not find at your local general grocer. So expand your horizons and find new chiles!…
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Beer Poached Fish
This recipe was created by Lakemaid Beer, a unique beer brand from Minnesota. Check out their website at www.LakemaidBeer.com and take a peek at the 12 Lakemaid maidens. It’s pretty cool. Lakemaid suggests walleye fillets. You can use whatever’s available.
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Snapper (any fish) with Margarita Cream Cheese
This recipe works well with any type of fish that either fairly thin, yet sturdy or that can be butterflied to about 1/4 inch thick. I first used the recipe on speckled trout and it was fantastic! You can use the whipped cream cheese in a tub – or just leave the refrigerated cream cheese…
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Fish, Chorizo, White Beans
You can use any type of white bean – white kidney, navy, etc., whatever’s available. This recipe calls for canned white beans, but you can make it even better by simmering dried beans in chicken broth, onion, garlic and some cooked chorizo.
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Hangtown Fry
Placerville, CA…This recipe dates back to 1849 when it was created to satisfy the palates of prosperous gold miners who felt the need to spoil themselves with food and drink. Fresh oysters would have to be transported to the gold-rich country from the San Francisco Bay area, over 100 miles away. Eggs required delicate handling…
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