HONEY PECAN MOUNTAIN TROUT 2 pounds of trout fillets or, with small fish, split down the middle and remove as many bones as possible. 1/2 cup all-purpose flour Salt and pepper to taste 1/2 cup finely ground pecans 1 egg or egg white, beaten Butter, softened Honey...
Mike Stidham, the critically acclaimed, self-taught artist, paints fishscapes. One summer evening a year ago, Mike Stidham left his studio and drove a few miles to a heavily fished stretch of the Provo River where it spills out of the Wasatch Mountains through the...
Shrimp and Hominy Hominy seems, in today’s culinary world, to have given way in large measure to its first cousin, grits. Yet this dish, featuring two standards of Lowcountry fare, was, according to Two Hundred Years of Charleston Cooking, “served in almost every...
I admit, that, like most fox hunters, what attracted me was the excitement of being able to gallop over big fields and jump big fences out in the real world. When I dream about horses, as I sometimes do, I often dream about my own horse, a large and touchy palomino,...
Venison Steak and Potatoes At Hampton, as in a hunt camp, hearty fare was a must. This recipe fits the bill. Ingredients: 1 pound cubed venison steak 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 can (10 3/4 ounce) cream of celery soup 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup sour cream 1/4 teaspoon freshly...
Pickled Shrimp and Capers Shrimp are wonderfully versatile in that they can be a main dish, a cocktail, or merely hearty hors d’oeuvres for a party. Here’s a somewhat unusual approach that works well when you are having a large group for drinks and snacks. It will...
Baked Duck Breasts in Orange Glaze One of my all-time favorite outdoor stories is Robert Ruark’s account, from The Old Man and the Boy, of the occasion when he and his grandfather hunted ducks and fished with some Cajun friends of the Old Man down in Louisiana. Every...
Shrimp Chowder Ingredients: 1/2 large onion, finely chopped 1/4 cup (a half-stick) butter 2 large potatoes, peeled and chopped 1 cup boiling water 3/4 teaspoon salt 8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, grated 2 cups whole milk 1 pound shrimp, cook, peeled, and chopped...
Venison Brunswick Stew You’ll need: 3 pounds venison, cut into one-inch cubes 2 tablespoons canola oil 1 large onion, chopped 1 large potato, chopped 2 stalks celery, chopped 1 large can tomatoes, chopped (or use frozen ones from the summer garden, which I do) 1...
Duck Gumbo Although his literary output on waterfowling was relatively sparse, Rutledge did his fair share of duck hunting at a place and in a time when ducks were fairly plentiful. You’ll need: 2 mallards or 3 wood ducks 3 chopped medium onions 3 large potatoes or an...
