Turtle BBQ Steak

3 lbs. turtle steak
6 limes
¼ cup of olive oil
½ teaspoon garlic powder
clove of garlic
dash of white pepper
salt and pepper to taste


Instructions:Clean and rinse the turtle well. Cut into steaks ½ to ¾-inch in thickness. Squeeze the lime juice into a 9-12" baking dish. Rub the cut lime into the steak, "you should get the oil of the peel into the steak". Rub the steaks with cut garlic clove, lightly sprinkle with salt and place them into the lime juice, refridgerate for 1 hour.

Remove from lime juice, brush with lots of olive oil, sprinkle with white pepper and garlic powder, add more salt if necessary. BBQ over hot coals until the steaks are tender.

A fresh green salad, corn fritters or hush puppies along with some herb rice are excellent compliments for BBQ turtle. ENJOY!!!

---

Venison Sausage

5 lb. hamburger or venison mixed with beef tallow
6 tsp. curing salt (or pickling salt)
2.5 tsp. mustard seed
2.5 tsp. coarse ground pepper
2.5 tsp. garlic salt (3 cloves of garlic chopped can also be used)
1 tsp. hickory smoke salt (Some liquid smoke may be used)
Instructions:First day: Mix in a large bowl, cover and refrigerate.

Second day: Mix again and refrigerate.

Third day: Leave in refrigerator and do not stir.

Fourth day: Form into 5 rolls. Place on broiler pan and rack. Place on lower rack of oven. Bake 8 hours at 160 - 170 degrees. Turn occasionally.

Refrigerate or keep in freezer.

---

Antelope Ginger Straps

2lb. Shoulder straps, cut 1/2" wide and 3" long
12 Gingersnaps
1/4 cup Olive oil
1 can Onion soup, condensed
2/3 cup Water
1/3 cup Cider Vinegar
Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:Finely crush the ginger snaps and place them in a bag. Add antelope to the bag and shake to coat evenly. Heat the olive oil in a skillet and brown antelope on both sides.

Add onion soup, water, and vinegar. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes. Add the rest of the crushed gingersnaps from the bag and simmer a couple more minutes.

Yield: Serves Four

---

Bear Stew

2lbs. bear meat, cubed to 1 inch
2 tablespoons flour
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon season salt
5 celery stalks, sliced
1lb carrots, sliced
5 large potatoes, peeled & sliced in chunks
1 onion, sliced
1 can tomato soup condensed

Instructions:Lightly season meat with salt and pepper, coat with flour. Heat olive oil in a skillet, add meat and brown. Place the meat in a dutch oven and cover with water. Add season salt and bring to a boil, cover and simmer for two hours.

Add vegetables and more water if needed, simmer for one hour. Add Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, soup, salt, and pepper, simmer for 15 minutes. Remove heat and let it sit for 30 minutes. Ready to serve.

---

Honey Roast Pheasant

1 pheasant
¾ cup honey
½ cup creamy peanut butter
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
2 tablespoons soy sauce
½ teaspoon msg.-optional


Instructions:Combine all ingredients but the pheasant in a medium saucepan. Cook over low heat until peanut butter is melted, stirring frequently.

Place the pheasant in a roasting pan. Pour the sauce over the bird, cover and place into the refrigerator overnight.

Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour, basting frequently with the drippings.

This recipe goes well with fresh vegetables, mash potatoes, gravy, and macaroni and cheese.

---

Fruit Duck Breast

5 Half Breasts of Duck, Boned
1/4 Cup Mushroom Caps
1 Tablespoon Vegetable Oil
1/4 Cup Orange Juice
2 Tablespoon Grated Orange Peel
1/2 Cup Can Peaches, Pureed
1/2 Cup Can Pineapple, Pureed
1/3 Cup Whipping Cream
1 Teaspoon Bacon Drippings
2 Tablespoon Butter
1/2 Teaspoon Chopped Fresh Garlic
1 Teaspoon Tomato Paste
1 Cup Chicken Broth
1 Tablespoon Clover Honey

Instructions:In a large cast iron skillet, heat oil, add 1 tablespoon butter and bacon drippings. When the oil is hot, add mushrooms and sauté for about two minutes. Remove and set aside. Add garlic, brown duck breasts on both sides, remove and set aside. Add remaining butter and reduce heat to simmer. When the butter is melted add orange rind, tomato paste, chicken broth, orange juice, and honey. Stir over moderate heat until mixture comes to a boil. Add pineapple and peach, bring back to a boil. Place breasts in a large pot and coat with sauce.Cook over low heat about 20 minutes. Arrange breasts on heat-proof serving platter. Whisk whipped cream into sauce and add mushrooms. Spoon sauce over breasts and place in the broiler. Brown lightly and serve.

---

BBQ Dove

Ingredients:
8 Birds of your choice
1-pound fresh bacon
½ cup Italian salad dressing
1 tablespoon paprika
1 teaspoon ground sage
½ teaspoon garlic powder
Salt and pepper


Instructions:Marinate birds in Italian salad dressing overnight. Pat dry, season with paprika, ground sage, garlic powder, salt and pepper to taste. Wrap each bird with bacon slices. If you use more than one slice of bacon to cover the bird match the seams on the same side. Place the birds on a medium-hot grill, bacon seam side down. Cover and grill for 15 minutes. Turn and grill another 15 minutes. Test the bird with a fork, if it is not tender cook an additional 15 minutes.

Baked beans, stuffing, fresh vegetables, and bread of your choice would be an excellent complement for this entree. After your birds are done throw the bacon into your pot of baked beans for excellent seasoning. This recipe also works very well with Cornish game hens.

---

Sour Quail

10 quail breasts, skinned
1 cup flour
1 pint sour cream
½ lb. butter
½ teaspoon garlic powder
salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:Season birds with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Lightly flour the quail breasts. Heat butter, fry birds over medium flame until lightly browned.

Pour about 3 tablespoons of butter from the pan into a glass baking dish, add a single layer of quail, breast up. Lightly sprinkle the top with flour. Evenly spread the sour cream over the top of the birds. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for approximately 35 minutes.

This recipe may seem a little odd but for some reason the sour cream really brings out the best flavor of quail. This same recipe used with pheasant is equally as tasty.

---

Barbecued Smoked Wild Turkey

INGEDIENTS
Bird (wild, domestic or peafowl):
About 10 - 12 pounds, whole
(If it's a wild turkey, it might weigh 15-20 lbs. Just double the ingredients)

Liquid to be injected into the bird:
1/2 teaspoon cayenne
1/2 cup garlic-flavored oil
4 ounces of beer

Paste to be massaged into the bird:
3-4 garlic cloves
1 Tablespoon salt
1 Tablespoon coarse pepper
Pinch of cayenne
1 Tablespoon garlic-flavored oil

Ingredients for basting:
2 cups chicken stock
1 cup water
8 ounces beer
1/4 cup oil; olive oil, canola or corn oil

Instructions:The night before, combine the injection ingredients in a bowl, and suck up into a kitchen syringe. Inject the ingredients deeply into the turkey in numerous places, but mostly into the breast meat. This works especially well for wild birds because it adds internal moisture. It will not make the meat greasy.

To make your own garlic-flavored oil, mince one bulb of garlic, place it in a jar, add enough oil to cover it by a couple of inches. Put a lid on the jar, and refrigerate for at least 24 hours before using.

Combine the paste ingredients until it becomes of a paste consistency. Add the oil after grinding the other ingredients with a mortar and pestle or by some other means. Mix well.

Rub the paste under the skin of the turkey carefully. Rub the paste also inside the cavity. Cover the bird in plastic and place in refrigerator.

The next morning, take the turkey out of the refrigerator and let it sit at room temperature for an hour to an hour and a half before barbecuing. Get the smoker ready. Bring the temperature up to 200 - 230 degrees F.

Wrap the bird in wet cheesecloth and secure the ends.

Place your turkey breast-side down in the smoker and cook for 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours per pound. The internal temperature should reach 180 degrees F. Re-wet the cheesecloth periodically. It must stay wet.

After the bird cooks from six to ten hours, depending on its size and internal temperature, cut off the cheesecloth and discard.

After the cheesecloth is removed, you can baste the turkey while it finishes its cooking, if your smoking method allows you to baste while the bird remains in the smoker. Combine the basting ingredients and warm up the mixture on low heat, or in a microwave briefly. Baste every half hour if you can.

When your turkey, or other-type bird is done, remove it from the smoker, and let it sit for 15 minutes to a half hour before slicing.

Serve with your favorite store-bought or home-made barbecue sauce!

---

RattleSnake (Sauted)

rattlesnake
sour orange juice or mix of orange and lemon juice
pepper corns
dash of nutmeg
salt
pepper
beaten egg
dry bread crumbs
butter for frying

Instructions:Remove head, skin and entrails.
Cut into 2 inch long pieces.
Marinate for 3 hours in a mixture of the orange juice, peppercorns and nutmeg.
Drain , wipe dry.
Season with salt and pepper.
Dip in beaten egg.
Roll in dry bread crumbs.
Fry in butter.
Serve hot.

---

Barbecued Venison and Beans

1 can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
1 can Great Northern beans, rinsed and drained
2 medium green bell peppers, chopped
2 large onions, chopped
1 to 3 pounds Venison stew meat
1-1/2 cups (350 ml) bottled barbecue sauce
6 French rolls, halved

Instructions:In crock pot, combine kidney beans, pinto beans, Great Northern beans, green peppers, and onions.
Top with Venison.
Pour 1 cup (225 ml) barbecue sauce over all.
Do not mix.
Cover and cook on high-heat setting 1 hour.
Reduce heat setting to low and cook, covered 5 hours.
Remove cover and stir in remaining 1/2 cup (125 ml) barbecue sauce.
Cook uncovered 1/2 to 1 hour longer.
Serve over split French rolls.

---

Venison Casserole

2 lbs (.9 kg) ground venison
8 slices of bacon
2 cans of tomato soup (un-diluted)
2 cans of whole kernel corn
1 medium onion (chopped)
1 tsp (5 ml). garlic Powder or crushed garlic (optional)
1 package Chili seasoning
2 boxes of Jiffy cornbread mix

Instructions:In a large skillet cook bacon, remove bacon and drain on paper towel, save drippings.
Brown ground venison and onions in drippings.
Add the tomato soup, and chili seasoning.
Let simmer for about ten minutes.
After simmering, layer the ground venison in a 9 inch by 14 inch baking dish.
Layer in the corn.
Layer in the bacon strips, or crush bacon and spread on top of corn.
Mix corn bread batter (a little runny), and spread on top of other ingredients.
Bake at 350 degrees (175 C.) until corn bread mix is golden brown.

---

Southern Fried Venison

Serves/Makes:1+

Ingredients
flour
salt
pepper
Parkay margarine
any cut from the venison

Instructions:Cut meat into 1/2 thick steaks (if using ground meat shape in to 1/2 in thick patties).
Dredge in flour salt and pepper.
In a cast iron skillet (it is very important that you use a cast iron skillet to get rid of the game taste) melt lots of Parkay into pan, add meat.
Cook about ten minutes on each side turning only once.

Comments
I have been eating venison for many years, and this is the easiest and best way for taste. Even the kids love it prepared this way.

---

Hearty Brunch Potatoes

7 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-2/-in. cubes.
1/2 cup (125 ml) chopped green pepper
1/2 cup (125 ml) sweet red pepper
1/2 cup (125 ml) fresh or frozen corn
1 small onion, chopped
1 or more garlic cloves, minced
1/2 lb (.2 kg). low-fat smoked turkey sausage links
2 tbsp (30 ml) olive or vegetable oil
1/4 tsp (1 ml). pepper
Instructions:Place potatoes in a saucepan and cover with water.
Bring to a boil; reduce heat.
Cook, uncovered, just until tender, about 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a skillet coated with nonstick cooking spray, saute next 5 ingredients until tender.
Cut sausage into small chunks; add to vegetable mixture.
Cook, uncovered, for 6-8 minutes or until heated through.
Drain potatoes; add to vegetable mixture.
Add oil and pepper; mix well.
Transfer to an ungreased 13 inch x 9 inch x 2 inch baking dish.
Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees (175 C.) for 35 minutes or until heated through.

Comments:
Nutritional Analysis: One serving equals: 141 calories, 178 mg sodium, 12 mg cholesterol, 22 gm carbohydrate, 5 gm protein, 4 gm fat. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 starch, 1 fat.

---

Onion Quiche

3 cups (700 ml) thinly sliced yellow onions
3 tbsp (45 ml) butter or margarine
1 cup (225 ml) thinly sliced green onions
3 eggs
1 cup (225 ml) heavy cream
1/4 tsp (1 ml). hot pepper sauce
1/2 cup (125 ml) grated Parmesan cheese
1 package Hidden Valley ranch dressing mix
1 9-inch deep dished pastry shell (baked and cooled)

Instructions:Preheat oven to 350 degrees (175 C.).
In a medium skillet, saute yellow onions in butter, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes.
Add green onions and cook 5 minutes longer.
Remove from heat and let cool.
In a large bowl, whip eggs until frothy.
Whisk in cream, Parmesan cheese, pepper sauce and salad dressing mix.
Stir in onion mixture.
Pour egg and onion mixture into baked and cooled pastry shell.
Bake until top is browned and knife inserted in center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes.
Cool for 10 minutes before slicing.

---

Japanese Fried Rice

4 cups cooked converted or parboiled rice (1 cup uncooked)
1 cup frozen peas, thawed
2 tablespoons finely grated carrot
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup diced onion (1/2 small onion)
1 1/2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons soy sauce
salt

Instructions:1. Cook rice following instructions on package (Bring 2 cups water to a boil, add rice and a dash of salt, reduce heat and simmer in covered saucepan for 20 minutes). Pour rice into a large bowl to let it cool in the refrigerator.
2. Scramble the eggs in a small pan over medium heat. Separate the scrambled chunks of egg into small pea-size bits while cooking.
3. When rice has cooled to near room temperature, add peas, grated carrot, scrambled egg and diced onion to the bowl. Carefully toss all of the ingredients together.
4. Melt 1 1/2 tablespoons of butter in a large frying pan over medium/high heat.
5. When butter has completely melted, dump the bowl of rice and other ingredients into the pan and add soy sauce plus a dash of salt and pepper. Cook rice for 6-8 minutes over heat, stirring often. (http://www.topsecretrecipes.com)
Serves 4.

---

Fried Green Tomatoes

4 large firm green tomatoes
2 cups flour
2 cups corn meal (preferably stone ground)
1 egg
2 cups milk
vegetable
Instructions:Heat 1 inch of oil in a frying pan to 350 f. Beat egg into milk. Slice
tomatoes 1/4 - 3/8 inch thick. Season tomatoes with salt and pepper, or
your favorite seasoning. Dredge tomatoes in flour,knock off excess then
dip into egg-milk, last into cornmeal. Fry untill edges begin to brown
slightly, turn over for 2 min., or untill golden -brown on both sides.
Great with buttermilk and cornbread.

---

Baked Buttercup Squash

1 buttercup squash
1 Tbls. brown sugar
1 tsp. butter
salt
pepper

Instructions:Cut squash in half, remove seeds. Place in baking dish skin side up in about 1 inch of water. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 min. or until tender. Remove from oven and fill each cavity with brown sugar, butter, and salt and pepper to taste. Continue to bake for 10 min.

VARIATION: Bake as directed, fill each cavity with brown sugar and seasoned sausage. Return to oven, bake 20 min.

Preparation Time: 55 min. Serves: 2

---

Almond Green Beans with Cheese Sauce

2-3 lbs. fresh or frozen cut green beans
1 4-6oz. pack of Sliced Smoked Almonds
6 slices of Bacon (Fried Crisp, drained, cooled, and crumbled)
2 pkgs. Kraft Cheese Powder, or 1 to 1 1/2 cups Cheddar Cheese Sauce
1/2 cup milk and 1/2 stick butter (if using Cheese Sauce)
1/4 cup milk for thinning

Instructions:Boil or steam the Green Beans until done-AL DANTE (still crisp). DRAIN in a colinder and let cool slightly (for handling purposes). In medium sauce pan, heat liquids and make powdered Cheese Sauce OR heat Cheese Sauce. ADD to Cheese Sauce the crumbled bacon. Add to the green beans the sliced almonds. Mix the sauce. Put the green beans and almonds in the serving bowl, pour the bacon-cheese sauce over the green beans, thinning with milk if needed before pouring. Mix well. Serve with your other favorite dishes!

Preparation Time: 20-25 min Serves: 4+

---

Tennessee Cabbage

Serves/Makes:4-6 Servings

Ingredients
3 tbsp (45 ml) butter
5 cups (1175 ml) shredded cabbage
1/2 tsp (2 ml) pepper
1 tsp (5 ml) salt
1/2 cup (125 ml) of cream OR evaporated milk

Preparation
Put the butter in a skillet and let it start to brown slightly.
Add the cabbage and stir well; cover the skillet and let simmer for 5 minutes.
Stir and cook for another 5 minutes.
Add the salt, pepper and cream (or evaporated milk).
Cover and simmer 4 more minutes.
It is very important not to overcook the cabbage.

Comments
Note: You can add a touch of nutmeg for a savoury flair. You can also use the salt and pepper to taste. Also, I have used very successfully the substitution of bacon fat for the butter. I have no idea if this really is indigenous to Tennessee or not, but the person who originally gave it to me is from the city of Pulaski, Tennessee.

---