Wild Vittles: Wild Game Cooking For Everyone

I decided to experiment and modify the traditional Texan casserole, King Ranch Casserole, that usually features chicken by tweaking it to include ground elk, chipotles in adobo, cream of jalapeño soup and a few other new ingredients.  I was really pleased with the outcome and I hope you will be also.  If you want to see this being made, take a look at my YouTube channel (Wild Vittles Podcast). Lin...

I sat down with Andrew Lukosevic of the EndurHunt Podcast to talk about his own journey to wild game cooking as a new hunter.  Andrew is a self taught adult onset hunter who has found success and now shares those lessons in his own podcast.  We discuss how he approaches wild game cooking, his ventures into jerky and sausage and his own tips and tricks.  It's a great conversation and he shares...

In this episode we are making a one skillet meal that has a tamale flavor without all the work.  We will take 2 pounds of ground Elk (substitute any ground venison or beef) along with some fantastic seasonings topped with a masa dough to complete the tamale theme.  This recipe is adapted from Cowboy Kent Rollings and his recipe can be found here at this link ( https://kentrollins.com/cast-iron-tam...

Chili is a foundational dish that every hunter should have in their toolkit.  This is well balanced chili recipe that can be modified to deliver more or less heat.  You can use any wild game burger in this dish.  I regularly use whitetail deer or elk ground meat with no fat added.  Below is the ingredient list: 2 lbs meat of choice  1 Chopped onions Red & green peppers chopped  Pinto beans 1 c...

I sat down with Cary Beason, the host of The Salty Yak Outdoor Podcast, to talk about what the Wild Vittles Podcast is, how I got into wild game cooking and a few other rabbit trails along the way.  If you haven't listened to the Salty Yak Podcast before, do yourself a favor and give it a listen.  It is informative and entertaining and covers the spectrum of saltwater kayak fishing to archery...

Have you heard of cooking with a sous vide?  It is a tremendous tool for controlling the exact temperature of your cooking and it can make you a real hero in the kitchen when it comes to a perfectly done deer steak.  If you have considered using a sous vide and want to learn more, this is the episode for you.  

New Year, New You and Better Wild Game Cooking.  Here are 5 things you can do now to improve your wild game cooking in 2024.  Make this part of your goals for 2024 today. 

If you are tired of timing and grinding your deer shoulders, stop and keep those cuts whole.  They make tremendously good barbacoa as you will learn in this pod cast.  The recipe is from Hank Shaw and can be found in this link  https://honest-food.net/barbacoa-recipe-venison/ .  This yields a shredded venison that can be used in tacos, tamales, quesadillas or just served over mashed potatoes with...

This is a Tex-Mex casserole that calls for a lean ground meat and it is delicious.  It is a regular in my rotation of wild game dishes and it could be your next big hit in your household.  Listen along as we cook this dish together.  The recipe can be found below or through this link http://www.singforyoursupperblog.com/2010/09/13/easy-mexican-casserole/ .  My thanks to "Sing for your supper&...

Let's start this thing at the beginning.  Everyone knows how to make burgers, but why don't you hear more about folks making deer or elk burgers?  Well usually it's because they are dry.  Here's a straightforward approach to give your burgers more flavor while making them juicy and delicious.  

As the initial episode, this will episode we will dig into what the podcast will focus on, the format and a preview of what's to come.  We will also touch on the "why" behind the podcast and what we hope to achieve, while becoming better wild game cooks.