The Hunter Is Called On To Cook
Has the siren of the high country called you apart to partake of its bounty? Are hairy and wild beasts begging you for the chase? If you will take to the hills in order to procure delicious and nutritious wild game, hats are off to you.
Once you have procured the wild meat, you must dress it, and dress it well. This is a bloody, thankless task, and is better considered elsewhere in deference to the squeamish. But know that you will have meat, and sometimes plenty of it. Whither then, fair woodsmen?
If you have done well in the field, you will be left with several very large cuts of raw meat to deal with. In order to do so do not bother with your little bitty kitchen knife set at home. For this chopping ordeal you will want some big blades to maneuver these slabs of meat into cuts of meat.
When cutting up the big parts in to the little parts is where you want to use a large and serious knife set. Use the sportsmen models or the big gnarly butchery batch. You, mighty hunter that you are, need serious tools to do the job of slicing, dicing, chopping, filleting, and sawing it all up in to edible little pieces.
As a beginner, consider the simple stew, if you will. This dish is easy to make, and quite forgivable when mistakes are made. Start by grabbing a big old roasting pan and dumping the now chopped up chunks of meat right on in it.
Along with the meat, add some chopped up earthy vegetables such as carrots, potatoes, and other such tubers and roots. Nothing else will be needed, and too many veggies will get in the way of the real meat you will want to savor. Add enough water to cover it all and get the whole thing to boil. And spices at will at any stage along the way.
When the pot is boiling, turn it down to simmer and let it sit for a good while. Keep an eye on the water level, which will reduce and thicken along the way, and keep the level high enough to prevent the stuff on the bottom from burning. When everything is soft to the tines, it is ready to eat. It is that simple, and simplicity never tasted so good.