Field to Table
Cousin Adam went bird hunting. Chukar and Pheasant.
And then on the table, same day. Says he: "Paprika, salt, pepper, cayanne; red and green bell peppers; onion; white wine, and chicken stock. Brown the bird, sauté the veggies, add stock, wine and simmer uncovered to reduce. Killed and eaten on the same day!"
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Richard, you are ridiculous…please start your own paleo cooking show immediately.
I just love keeping things ridiculous. :)
Richard Nikoley
Now that makes me want quail, bad. Killed and eaten on the same day is absolutly great, I think our record is venison tenderloin from hoof to pan, maybe half an hour. :)
Looks great. And such beautiful birds. Those simple hunter's dishes are the best!
Personally, I can never stand to butcher a bird and eat it the same day, tho. The smell of hot feathers and guts sort of kills my poultry appetite for a day or two.
Not a very paleolithic attitude, I know. chuckle.
Your cuz is a cutie, though. The primitive part of me wants to steal him.
Now THAT's paleo. haha. The man hunts AND cooks?? His wife is one lucky gal.
Those birds look pretty.
A sincere thank you for posting the pix (and your cousin for providing the hunting exp!) – very educational for my kids 8 & 6 who come with me to buy butchered meats neatly crylo packed (or even cased behind glass). Important to remind them that the meat once was alive and the animal's sacrificed life ensures us a higher quality life. And that we value their sacrifice.
My 6 y.o. was teetering on vegetarianism a year ago, I think b/c the idea of eating a live, hairy animal grossed her out. And it reminded me of a book a friend had to read during his criminal justice college curriculum (he's now a CHP – remember Chip/Eric Estrada and … what was that other guy's name?). The book correlated the homicide rate over 50 years and the difference in shopping for meats – Less homicide/more hunting; more homicide/less hunting (meats neatly packaged for purchase). The author said that it removed us (esp. our children) from the reality of "the cycle of life."
I think frankenfoods goes beyond just selling more products and making life more convenient for "modern" (i.e. de-evolved) humans. There is a whole societal shift to being less conscious, less responsible (let's sue McD's), less less less. Less human.
In raising kids who care, it has been a conscientious effort on my part to teach them compassion and empathy. And I find the lessons don't cease when it's time to eat. As a matter of fact, sacrificial meat amplifies this message.
Keep doing what you're doing, Richard, b/c there is so much mis-information out there.
Thanks for all the great thoughts.
Your latest crab pix on twit look scrumptious as well!
Question tho – think you mentioned a while back (curry post?) that you believed rice to be a better starch than potatoes (if one is going to eat any starch at all, that is). Can I ask why/what your reasoning is?
This is just a guess, but I think rice doesn't have the toxins poatoes do. Asians seem to maintain pretty decent body composition in spite of it.
Richard Nikoley
Lovely!!
I had quail at a local restaurant that serves game, just a month ago. Abolo-fucking-lutely delicious!!!!!