Get easy and delicious recipes for cooking wild game and fish from Ontario OUT of DOORS.
Pike croquettes served with homemade spicy dip
These crunchy pike bites are the ultimate party finger food. Not a fan of pike? Try them with walleye or perch.
Pike po’boy
Here's a classic sub with a twist — beer-battered pike fried until crispy and golden brown. Serve with potato chips or make your own crispy French fries.
Venison carpaccio with fried capers and citrus oil
These thin slices of lightly seared venison loin rolled in fresh herbs and drizzled with a delicious combination of cream and oil will delight the taste buds.
Cracker-crusted venison steak
This recipe has been prepared at our hunt camp since before I was born, and will be made for many more years to come.
How much meat to expect from your harvest
Tom Armstrong explains how much meat to expect and offers some tips to help hunters improve the quality and yield of their harvest.
Recipes that celebrate organ meats
Having been a chef for many years, I’ve had the opportunity to work with many different and interesting ingredients, and I am most intrigued by the organs of animals. One of my first experiences was using veal sweetbreads (thymus glands and pancreas). Soaked in buttermilk overnight, then coated lightly in flour and pan-fried in clarified butter, it was delicious!
Pepper bear steak Cantonese
Bear meat is still an eyebrow raiser when non-hunting guests are invited to dinner. This flavourful recipe tends to take away any gamey flavour. Cook bear meat to at least welldone and serve hot.
Barbecue mandarin mallard with carrot slaw
This sweet, tangy marinade helps cut the strong flavour of the mallard. If plucking the whole bird isn’t in your game plan, this recipe will work just as well with the breasts only. Carrot slaw and a refreshing lager complete this meal.
Pan-seared trout with garden-tomato bruschetta
This bright and healthy dish is best served on a patio with a pint glass of shandy. If you grow tomatoes and basil, making a big batch of bruschetta is a great way to use the bounty your garden is producing. Or, just pick up some bruschetta at the grocery store.