Just a point of interest, do you guys eat swans and geese, or is it just a pest control/sporting endeavour?
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Just a point of interest, do you guys eat swans and geese, or is it just a pest control/sporting endeavour?
I would if I shot any or if somebody dropped them off instead of throwing them over Ryans fence.
geese are oily as hell, need a boil before roasting
Tried some white geese once (don't ask), tasted like shit.
Everything shot here gets eaten. Most geese get turned into salamis, haven't had any swans yet. Goose breasts in slow cooker casserole with the works, mmmmmmm
Somebody told me they taste similar to Sparrows, I am yet to try Sparrows.
Sparrows drumsticks and breasts aren't quite as filling thoughQuote:
Originally Posted by stickle7
Canada Geese breasts are wonderful eating ...
Both are good from young birds... Snitzell the breast is a favourite.. Or smoked breast sliced thin on crackers with cream cheese is another level... If you're roasting make sure you cut the parsons nose off... Grease glands for waterproofing are huge and taste like shire...
Swan salami is great!
i normal put them into salami or sausage,same as old parries
As a good African, I'll eat anything. However my experience as far as these species is concerned, does not extend beyond goose liver pâté which is the dog's danglies as far I'm concerned.
cube goose breasts to smaller than an inch (26mm for you young fellas) batter using edmonds cookbook crispy batter recipe and fry for about 2 minutes..they should run clear not bloody when cut......absolutely gobsmackingly scofemupdelishimo.
swan......yea nah...add to the salami bucket.
roasted goose takes a lot of eating,if you go there make sure to have loads of chutney etc as it can get a tad dry......barkers peach n mango is good.
25.4 old fella, clearly losing it
Swan and Goose are great to eat if you prepare them correctly
Last time I cooked Goose I cubed enough breast to make 30 kebabs and marinated them over night in this
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Next day they went to my mates and were cooked quickly on the BBQ.
Can't tell you what they tasted like .... Mostly because from the time they came off the BBQ until the time I finished cooking the other meats , which was about a nano second, the whole bloody lot was scoffed and I missed out on one.
Seems everyone else loved the delicious marinated Venison kebabs. :)
Didn't think it was worth my while telling them it was Goose Breast.
They must have been ok because I have been asked to make some more for another up coming event. :thumbsup:
Cheers
Pete
I'll be trying that. Got some people around here that won't eat bird.......little do they know.Quote:
Originally Posted by P38
Soaking it for a couple of hours in milk also helps tame the gamey taste.
@oraki
My mates also love my lamb (Goat) roasts.
Cheers
Pete
@gagetman has a great pigeon story
Not even factory farmed mal treated caged chicken?Quote:
Originally Posted by oraki
My Wife loves my lamb (Goat) roasts too ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by P38
If its got feathers, it won't get cooked. Unless of course they're out, and i'm cooking, then we have all sorts of concoctions. All done casserole style, even chicken comes out brown enough to pass for 'abit of old cow'Quote:
Originally Posted by veitnamcam
I'll often do goose or Swan as casserole. Lucky if the troops don't scrape the bottom of the pot. Add some wine, sauce, whatever you like and diced bacon!Quote:
Originally Posted by oraki
Now who was that? More your story I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by longrange308
Hey I was just turning it on the BBQ and drinking,I didn't shoot it and cut it and coat it in goodness and tell everyone it was steak
:D
I just kept the story going :thumbsup:
First swan we cooked tasted a bit fishy which was off-putting. We used standard roast in the oven method. Second time, we used an old (medieval) recipe specifically for swan and it was delicious (not fishy flavour at all).
Lake Ellesmere venison
@rupert
Can you post your old medieval Swan recipe?
First swan I roasted was a similar result to yours.
Cheers
Pete
Hi Pete, I'd like to give you that recipe but it got left behind in many house shiftings. But I'm sure that a bit of googling would turn it up. Swan was a significant bird for feasts in Merrie England. Cheers.
a young goose roasted better than lamb lamb can be to tender.
snitzelled breasts great to ,I don't bother with breadcrumbs and seasoned flour.
marinade in worstershire sauce salt pepper not to long in the pan down the drooling gullet.
older birds salami sausages.
swan the same just cant take to it I'm afraid but it certainly bulks up and adds to the salamis and snarlers.
since the goose debacle and their ensuing increased paranoia ive not shot enough to smoke but they are bloody good..
Older birds yep we turn em into salamis and sausages-those are big huas you really need to poke the heat into.
Me Ive made canada goose into sausage rolls -and like P38 the bloody things disappeared before my eyes and before i could get a gutsful!
heres another of my recipes- take ya goose breast(marinate etc as you desire ),slice thinly and stirfry.
set to one side .
in the juices fry a diced onion till brown and cooked,then set aside.
make ya pan juices into a gravy6 and add the goose&onions.
get yaself some bread buns -butter thick ,and layer the mix on.
now grab an ample supply of ya favourite tipple and park your arse
eat ,drink&be merry cause its GOOSEDOGS time! BUUUUUUUUUURP
just a word of caution though ,these tend to make a man a spot flatulent and with that comes some odours dont say you werent warned.
Don't shoot swans. Normally I make sausages and salamis out of the younger Canada geese and sometimes I make curries. One of my hunting buddies air dries the breasts and then thinly slices and they are pretty good. But as we are normally culling we end up with large numbers so many end up down the offal pit.
Slightly off topic but does anyone know about cooking peacock ? Tried it once and it tasted like tough acidic... shit basically. Lots of these buggers up north and west of Auckland.
We pounded the breasts flat and then crumbed them, they were delicious hot or cold
eat the pea hens.Quote:
Originally Posted by 300CALMAN
I'm betting old time eating of peacocks was just for show and it was hens under the lids.
spose its like most game tho the younger is better??
