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Cooking videos, recipes and tutorials on making the most of the wild game and fish that you harvest.
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7 tips for better hunt camp cooking
Hunting is an active sport that involves plenty of walking, hill climbing, carrying gear in, and packing meat out. To be successful, hunters need to maintain peak physical fitness and that means eating properly before, during, and after the hunt. But the very nature of the hunting lifestyle also offers unique challenges when it comes to meal preparation, as it often takes place a long way from a fully stocked residential kitchen. In this article, we provide 7 tips for better hunt camp cooking, as well as a few simple recipes you can cook up in the field with ease.
Scotch Eggs with Rabbit
Do you love scotch eggs? Ever tried to make them using game meats? In this recipe, we show how to make scotch eggs with rabbit meat.
How to make soap using animal fat
Ever wondered to do with animal fat? Did you know you can make beautiful homemade soaps out of it? In this article, we give you the low down on making tallow soap.
Wild Game recipes and techniques
Slow cooked Panang rabbit curry
This slow cooked Panang rabbit curry is perfect for a cold winter night to warm the whole family. It’s not too spicy but has so much flavour. We used the leg meat from both rabbit and hares and slow cooked it to make sure the meat was super soft.
Venison neck slow cooked curry
This slow cooked venison neck curry is perfect for a cold winter night to warm the whole family. It’s not too spicy but has so much flavour. Using the neck of the deer for this makes for the most tender, juicy, fall-apart meat.
Roast Venison Shoulder
Shoulder is by far the best cut of meat for a long, slow roast. Rump can tend to dry out a bit and neck is
How to make a loaf of bread from scratch
There’s nothing better than a nice, fresh loaf of home made bread to accompany wild game foods. In this recipe, learn how to make bread from scratch.
8 reasons why deer meat tastes bad
Have you ever wondered why venison tastes bad? Do you find the meat too tough? Is the flavour too gamey? Chances are that you’re making one of these 8 mistakes when processing your venison.
BBQ Pulled Venison Neck
Forget the pork. Get some venison on your fork with this BBQ pulled venison recipe. We serve it with a side of coleslaw and homemade sliders.
Venison in black bean sauce with fried rice
We thought that you really couldn’t beat a good beef in black bean sauce from the local Chinese restaurant. It turns out you can. If you can get your hands on some prime venison backstrap (AKA back steaks if you’re a kiwi or eye fillet if you bought it from a shop), we promise you that you’ll struggle to justify ordering it with beef ever again.
How to de-bone a deer shoulder
Ever wondered how to de-bone a deer shoulder? Jess shows you how in this quick video tutorial.
Slow cooked venison with gin
We love to experiment with cooking wild game. In this I Am Hunter recipe, learn how to make a delicious slow cooked casserole using venison and gin.
Venison lasagne
Learn how to make a delicious Italian lasagne using minced game meats including venison, kangaroo and buffalo.
Spaghetti bolognese with venison
Recipe for a delicious Italian spaghetti bolognese using minced game meats including venison, kangaroo and buffalo.
Thai yellow curry with rabbit
Make a delicious, fragrant Thai curry using yellow curry paste and rabbit.
Bacon wrapped hare fillets
Learn how to make bacon wrapped hare fillets. We used the Anova Sous Vide before finishing off on a hot grill.
Tender BBQ Deer Ribs
Do you tend to discard deer ribs? With this easy recipe, you’ll realise they can be just as juicy and tender as pork or beef ribs.
Easy rabbit casserole
Learn how to make a delicious slow-cooked, winter casserole using fresh rabbit or hare meat from your hunt.
De-boning a leg (Eastern grey kangaroo)
In this video tutorial, learn how to bone out a venison or kangaroo leg.
Rendang curry
Learn how to make a delicious rendang curry using game meat. In this recipe, we use wallaby, but it works just as well with venison or beef.
Venison heart – fast and full of flavour
Venison heart is often overlooked in favour of more prime cuts of meat, but we have found it to be one of the tastiest and easiest meats to prepare.
Sous Vide Venison
Learn how to cook perfectly medium rare venison every time using the French sous vide method.
Easy Sambar Steaks
Sometimes simple is definitely the best when it comes to venison. In this recipe, we take sambar backstraps and create a mouthwatering meal in minutes.
Wallaby biltong
Learn how to make delicious South African biltong with an Australian twist using wallaby legs and Vegemite.
Chilli venison
With plenty of venison in our freezer, we’re always on the lookout for new recipes. This week, we created an awesome venison chilli using our wet aged, boned venison necks, chipotle chillies and jalapeños.
How to de-bone a leg
Learn how to remove the bone from a hind quarter while saving as much meat as possible. In this video, we are boning out wallaby legs. However, the technique applies whether you’re deboning any wild game or even store bought whole cuts.
Homemade mince and sausages
Learn how to make homemade mince and sausages using venison and other wild game meat
How to wet age your game meat
Ageing meat breaks down the fibres and ensures a more tender meat. Learn how to wet age venison using a vacuum sealer and refrigerator.
Venison burritos
There’s two things our family loves – Mexican food and venison meat. So it’s only natural that we love to combine the two. The benefit
Cheesy venison meatballs
As hunters, we have a lot of venison in our freezer, and are always looking for new ways to cook and serve venison and other
Pulled Kangaroo with Coleslaw
Who doesn’t love a bit of Tex-Mex?! We decided to put a bit of an Aussie spin on the crowd pleaser – pulled pork –
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