Post by pipewrench on Jan 13, 2014 17:34:01 GMT -5
I saw the hamburger stew thread and thought I would throw something in the mix. I hunt pheasants quite a bit, ended up with 15 or 20 the last couple of years. We were getting bored eating them grilled. I thought why not run them through the grinder and use them same as everyone is using ground turkey? We make tacos, burritos and chile out of them mainly and the results are great! I breast them out and bone out the legs and thighs- nothing is wasted. The grinder gives the meat great texture and sort of holds out some of the tendons. I have to believe that any small game would work this way; squirrels, rabbits, or whatever. One thing I figured out is the meat on the birds is sort of fragile so use the largest grinder plate you have or the meat will be very finely ground. Give it a try!
