This dish was a long time coming. Ever since this post of Gracianne’s, I’d wanted to do a respectable Indian curry dish with some game. I’d intended moose. I’d intended to follow her recipe to the letter. But I only had a good-sized slab of this year’s cow elk shoulder on hand, and was in a hurry. After a crazy-busy … Read More
‘Tis the Season to be Butchering?
Just got a call from ‘big game camp’. They had a busy day, and a calf elk and calf moose will need butchering later this week. This is good news. Extremely good news. And before you wonder how it is we need so much game – keep in mind that the animals are generally split between hunters. So we’ll only … Read More
Bacon, tenderloin, chanterelles, oh my!
From front to back on the plate: sautéed chanterelles, bacon [home-made] wrapped calf moose tenderloin, evans cherry [from a friend of mine] compote, mashed potato [garden] with chive [from Sonora island], and a baby romaine salad with a vinaigrette made from my new red wine vinegar. I’d never combined bacon and game. Surprise, surprise. It’s good. For my brother’s birthday … Read More
Calf Offal Night 2007
Last night was an accomplishment, if for no other reason than that all the meats – absolutely all of them – would normally be coyote and magpie food. This year, in an effort to make as much use of the animal as possible, I took as much offal as I could. Yen and I got together to see what we … Read More
Braised Shank of Calf Moose
Calf Ribs were the first thing on my agenda with the fresh calf moose this season. I’m glad Phil appreciated the post. On deck: bone-in shank. I’ve ccoked a few beef shanks over the past few months – it even appeared at my 30th birthday party. So when it came to butchering the calves this week, I decided to take … Read More
Spaghetti and Calf Moose Meat Balls
I know this may not look like much, but it’s one of my favorite things to eat. I’ve been looking forward to making it every since this post, and it was the first thing I wanted to do with my fresh supply of calf burger. I prefer it to ‘meat sauce’, as the meatballs brown nicely, and give the tomatoes … Read More
Calf Moose Ribs
A’ite. Now normally, the week of butchering is consumed with eating fresh tenderloin. And I’m all about the tenderloin, but in I’ve already had bull moose, cow elk, and bull bison tenderloins from this year’s ‘harvest’. Time for a change. Plus, I was super-stoked to try one of the products created with my new toy. The photo does not capture … Read More
Calf Moose Butchering 2007
Eight to nine hours of butchering today. 3 sides of calf later, I’m tired. Yet again. I’m happy to report that I used my new kitchen power tool for the first time, with great success. My main objective was bone-in shank. Mission accomplished. But what I thought I’d try to cut, and am now giddy to eat, are some ridiculously … Read More
Moose & Elk Hunt 2007 – Day 1
Times have changed. Last year we were tripping on moose out here, and had a hard time finding elk. This year, the moose are scarce, and the elk are far easier to find. This is bad news as I have a calf moose tag. Filling it this year will be a challenge. Dinner in ‘camp’ tonight? Fresh cow elk tenderloin … Read More
Yes, $63.47/kg
Fact #1: elk is a solid red meat Fact #2: calf moose trumps elk Fact #3: both would be better with considerable fat marbling Which makes me wonder, why don’t people farm raise fatty elk and moose. Hm. Anyway, all you can really make out on the label is $7.74. That’s not so scary. What’s scary is the price per … Read More