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Recipes
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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RecipesChinese water deer Philly cheesesteak sandwich
One for the pot. Serves four.
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RecipesRecipe: Pheasant ballotine
An impressive main course show-stopper, the pheasant ballotine never fails to impress. Follow the Game for Anything kitchen's recipe to make sure you get it right!
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RecipesRecipe: Butter partridge curry
Rich, buttery and bursting with flavour - this butter partridge curry recipe is sure to elevate your game cooking to tasty new heights!
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RecipesRecipe: Korean pheasant and red pepper stew
Chris Marney will take your game cooking to a new level! Here, he's spicing up the humble pheasant in a Korean-style warming winter stew.
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RecipesRecipe: Pigeon stir fry
A tasty, one-pot recipe that is ideal for using up pigeon and that is sure to be a hit with the whole family - swap the takeaway for this healthier version next time you fancy a Chinese!
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Recipe: Pheasant parmigiana with potato cubes
The Game for Anything kitchen presents a mouth-watering, healthy-yet-indulgent pheasant recipe with an Italian twist, to help you make the most of in-season pheasant meat!
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Recipes5 delicious game recipes that are ideal for summer
Game cooking isn't all about stews and pies! Emily Damment rounds up 5 delicious game recipes covering everything from pheasant to venison that are perfect for summer feasts.
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Recipe: Slow-cooked venison shanks
Anna Rogers of Very Good Venison brings out the slow cooker for this meltingly soft, simple to make, slow-cooked venison shank recipe.
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Recipe: Venison meatball and orzo traybake
Using pantry staples and delicious wild venison, this easy, tasty cheesy venison traybake recipe from Anna Rogers of Very Good Venison is ideal for sharing with friends and family.
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Recipe: Spiced pigeon breast with sweet potato mash
In this recipe, the chefs from West London Shooting School’s Standbury’s Restaurant have balanced the rich flavour with sweet potato and parsnip mash, topped off with silky wild mushrooms.
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