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Hank Shaw – Hunter, Angler, Gardener, Cook
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Popular Recipes
Fish
Fried Walleye
Fried walleye is a classic for a reason: Crispy on the outside, flaky on the inside. The method here is buttermilk fried fish, and it works with all firm, white fish.
Mushrooms
Creamy Mushrooms on Toast
This is mushrooms savoyard, essentially cheesy, creamy mushrooms on toast. It’s a French appetizer that works well with most mushrooms. I used morels.
Salmon and Trout
Grilled Trout or Kokanee
Little mountain trout, grilled simply and served simply. This is one of the iconic foods of the outdoors, one technique you should master if you chase these little torpedoes of quicksilver. Here’s how to grill trout without it sticking.
Foraging
All About Lambsquarters, or Huauzontles
Lambsquarters are considered a weed but are really a fantastic edible green that probably lives in your yard right now.
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German
Rahmschnitzel
A recipe for classic rahmschnitzel, schnitzel with cream sauce. You can use pork, poultry or veal for the meat.
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A Simple Chicken of the Woods Recipe
This is the first chicken of the woods recipe you should learn when you find this common wild mushroom. Start with butter. Lots of butter…
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Burdock Coffee
How to make burdock coffee, or burdock root tea, from scratch. Burdock is a common weed and makes a fine coffee-like drink.
Fish
Pan Seared Walleye
Simple instructions on how to pan-sear walleye or other similar fish, which is a great alternative to frying. I serve this pan seared walleye with ramps and a wild rice pilaf.
Hi, I’m Hank Shaw
I’m a James Beard Award-winning author and chef. I started this site back in 2007 to help you get the most out of all things wild: fish, game, edible wild plants and mushrooms. I also write cookbooks, and write a website dedicated to the intersection of food and nature. If it’s wild, you’ll find it here. Hope you enjoy the site!
Venison Recipes
Venison is incredibly versatile, and there are more than 150 different recipes for your favorite deer, elk, pronghorn, or moose here. Oh, and you can almost always sub in beef or lamb.
Venison
Corned Venison
If you hunt deer, you need to know this recipe. It’s a staple here at the house, making a fantastic, lean version of corned beef that’s great for sandwiches, with cabbage or in hash. You will find yourself making it all the time…
Venison
The Best Venison Chili
This is my master recipe for venison chili, and it is the best chili you have probably ever had. Seriously. It’s won awards. Beans or no beans, and, honestly, any meat, this is a recipe you need to know by heart. It’s that good.
Venison
Venison Barbacoa
Barbacoa is a kind of Mexican barbecue where meats (usually beef) are wrapped in leaves with warming spices and baked in a pit. My version of barbacoa uses venison, but it tastes a lot like the barbacoa you’ll get at Chipotle or in regular Mexican restaurants – it’s an ideal taco or burrito meat.
Venison
Venison Stock
A basic recipe for making a rich broth from the bones and trimmings of any red meat animal, from deer to beef and more.
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Salmon and Trout
Rich, colorful, fatty, awesome. I have tons of recipes for all varieties of salmon and trout, freshwater and salt.
Salmon and Trout
Cucumber Sauce for Salmon
If you’ve never paired salmon with cucumbers, you are missing out. It’s a surprisingly natural combination, and since both are in season now, I thought I’d put them together in a pretty little date-night dish.
Salmon and Trout
Pan Fried Trout with Peas
Butterflied, pan fried trout with the youngest, freshest peas. What could be more springtime than that? Here’s how to make crispy fried trout with either fillets or a butterflied fish.
Scandinavian
Icelandic Salmon Soup
A Nordic take on salmon soup. Chunks of salmon or trout, served with potatoes, cream, dill and, if you have it, whey.
Salmon and Trout
Grilled Trout or Kokanee
Little mountain trout, grilled simply and served simply. This is one of the iconic foods of the outdoors, one technique you should master if you chase these little torpedoes of quicksilver. Here’s how to grill trout without it sticking.
