Afield - A Chef's Guide to Preparing and Cooking Wild Game and Fish

[Fiddlefish]

I highly recommend the cookbook by Jesse Griffiths, Afield. I've cooked a dove recipe, two feral hog recipes and a duck recipe, and they have all been outstanding. There's instruction on how to process game, and several recipes for all kinds of Texas game from venison to squirrel.

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Here's part of the review from huntinglife.com:

Author Jesse Griffiths debuts with a beautiful hardcover book entitled Afield: A Chef's Guide to Preparing and Cooking Wild Game and Fish. A native Texan and professional chef, Griffiths grew up fishing yet recently delved into the world of hunting. His love of fishing, hunting, and the outdoors shines through as he aims to entice readers to experience food at the most basic level.

Afield is at once a how-to manual on hunting, dressing, and preparing game and fish and a literal and visual inspiration for the hunter and the passionate cook. Photographer Jody Horton beautifully captures moments in the field and provides step-by-step pictures of butchering methods, fish care, and mouth-watering recipes such as simple grilled doves and smothered boar chops. The recipes focus on fresh, quality ingredients that highlight the specific game or fish.

[goofiefoot]

I just got this cookbook from my mother-in-law for Christmas. I can't wait to try some of the recipes (venison shank onion soup). I was looking through it last night, and it's really well written and photographed. He's got an interesting outlook on harvesting your own meat.

I tried to do some research on the author, and all I can find is that he sells sausage at the downtown Austin farmers market and that he hosts a dinner club. I'd think he'd be an interesting guy to have a beer or two (homebrew, of course ) with.

[Fiddlefish]

Havent tried that shank soup yet, but have tried many others and they are great. Highly recommend this book. Griffiths does occasional classes on sausage making, etc. - but the book is very informative. Try the chicken fried venison liver, it is surprisingly good. Cheers!

[dfkoon]

most cool. thanks for the input