Upland Game Recipes

Wild Turkey Breast with Tons of Garlic

Garlic is good. Egyptians fed it to their slaves to give them the endurance it takes to build a pyramid. I eat it because it tastes good and it keeps others from getting too close to me when I’m talking to them. This dish is all about garlic, tons of garlic. If you don’t want…

Spicy Dove Lettuce Wrap

The biggest mistake in making lettuce wraps is overstuffing them – then your lettuce breaks and all hell breaks loose on your plate. Don’t let all hell break loose on your plate and stuff responsibly. Use Sriracha sauce if you are adventurous, and I know you are.

Braised Pheasant Leg Lettuce Wraps

When making lettuce wraps, roll mixture in the lettuce leaf up carefully in your hand, folding the bottom edge over to keep most of the stuffing from falling out. Keep in mind that lettuce wraps can be a little messy, but they’re great!

Grouse with Spiced Cranberry Sauce

You can use reconstituted dried cranberries. If they are already sweetened, cut back on the sugar. I usually stock up on cranberries and freeze them. If you’d like a thicker sauce, use more cornstarch and wine. This recipe works for duck, pheasant, chicken and pork as well.

Parmesan-Crusted Pheasant with Leeks and Apples

Cooking game birds, including pheasants, is a little different from cooking other meats. Remember when cooking pheasant is that it doesn’t have nearly the same amount of fat as other meats, so make sure the birds do not dry out.

Southern Comfort Quail

Be careful not to overcook your quail as it will become dry and tough. Add veggies and potatoes to the foil package to create a nice meal. And top it off with a nice bottle from Michael David Winery. Red or white – you can’t go wrong with quail.

Orange Marinated Smoked Quail

If you are smoking meat, then you better be doing it in a Camp Chef smoker. Fully adjustable heat control heat-control dials, three damper valves, and a door thermometer will help you control internal temperatures. Cooking temperatures can vary from 160° F to 400° F. And you can infuse your meats with mesquite, hickory or…

Dove, Mango and Bacon

Apparently, there are only two ways to cook doves in the U.S. You can either cook the snot out of them in a tomato or cream sauce or marinate them for an eternity and wrap them in jalapeno and bacon. Whatever it takes to make them taste less like doves. I’ve found that faster is…

Wild Turkey Chile Verde

Everybody’s going “green” these days. It’s the responsible thing to do. But what about green meat? Other than ‘Green Eggs and Ham” I can’t think of too many instances when green meat is a good thing…unless it’s a steamy bowl of Wild Turkey Chile Verde. That’s “Green Chile” to those of you who are new…

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