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Game recipes: how to cook pheasant, partridge, venison and more
Welcome to Sporting Gun’s game recipes hub – your essential resource for making the most of every bird and beast you bring home from the field.
Game is among the most sustainable, nutritious and flavoursome meat you can put on the table, and cooking it well is a skill worth developing. Whether you’re looking for a classic roast pheasant for a Sunday lunch, a slow-cooked partridge casserole for a midweek supper, or something more adventurous with venison, pigeon or woodcock, you’ll find it here.
Our recipes cover every skill level – from straightforward weeknight dishes for the time-pressed Gun to impressive centrepieces for entertaining. We also tackle the practical side: how to prepare, hang, pluck and butcher your own game at home.
From driven day pheasants to walked-up grouse, make the most of your season’s harvest – starting in the kitchen.
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Recipe: Roast venison haunch (plus leftover recipes!)
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Recipe: Pan-fried pheasant with parsnip & celeriac rosti
A simply but very tasty pan fried pheasant breast recipe, served with a celeriac and parsnip rosti on the side. Heaven!
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Recipe: Game pie with puff pastry lid
You can't go wrong with a good pie! This one uses a mixture of game meat and is topped off with a light, crispy puff pastry lid - idea if you have leftover game in the freezer.
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Recipe: Pheasant cassoulet
Slow cooked pheasant breasts pair with butter beans, sausage and smoked bacon in this comforting pheasant cassoulet recipe.
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Recipe: Vietnamese venison pho
Spicy, warming, and not too heavy... this Vietnamese venison pho recipe is a great one to try if you're getting bored of stews and casseroles.
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Recipe: Moroccan venison stew with lemon couscous
Anna Rogers of Very Good Venison presents this Moroccan venison stew recipe with lemon couscous - bursting with flavour but simple to make!
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A delicious, fresh smoked pigeon and pea risotto that makes a winning dish on warmer evenings when you still want something hot and filling.
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Recipe: Chinese-style venison casserole
Anna Rogers elevates humble venison casserole to exotic new heights with Chinese flavours; simple to make, a great weekday family meal.
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Recipe: Four-gamebird roast
Pigeon, duck, pheasant and partridge are rolled together to create this showstopping four-bird roast centerpiece!
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