Blue Grouse
Written by Rocky Mountain Woman on February 23, 2010 – 12:24 pm -Grouse is one of my very favorite game birds to eat. If you are lucky enough to have one in your freezer, thaw it right now and…
Mix about a cup of flour
with a few tablespoons of Hungarian Sweet Paprika. The Hungarian kind is better! I get mine from Dean & Deluca and it’s excellent. Add a pinch of salt and a twist of ground pepper
Cut the grouse into pieces…look’s like something from Dexter huh?
Rinse the grouse with water and then dip in an egg wash and then in the flour mixture
After all of the pieces are covered in flour
Heat a few tablespoons of canola oil in the mountain cook’s best friend, the pressure cooker. I love my pressure cooker! If you live above 6000 feet and you don’t have one, go buy one right now! This one has a setting for browning meat. You heat the oil and then put the meat in for a few minutes until it’s nice and brown
add about a cup of water and then cover and set for high pressure for 30 minutes
This is what you end up with
If you don’t have a pressure cooker, brown the grouse in hot oil in a skillet and then add the water and cover. Simmer over low to medium heat for an hour or so.
But, if you don’t have a pressure cooker and you live in the mountains, for the love of all that is good and holy, go get one!
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Rocky Mountain Woman
Tags: GamePosted in She Cooks | 4 Comments »
March 3rd, 2010 at 9:52 pm
Oh, my gosh! That looks really cool! My pressure cooker that I think is the total bomb looks like it’s ancient compared to yours! I’ll bet you are in love when you use that!
Never had grouse. Maybe the equivalent here is a pheasant. They can be persnickety to cook. Might have to try your version. It looks wonderful. Thanks for the recipe.
~~Lori
March 4th, 2010 at 7:21 am
I am in love with this pressure cooker. I know it’s a little sad, but I look forward to coming home to it every night. It’s the only way to cook dried beans way up here in the clouds….
March 11th, 2010 at 4:02 pm
Hi Rocky Mountain Woman: I am so thrilled that you’ve discovered pressure cooking and are spreading the good word. I’ve written 4 pressure cooker cookbooks and do a “pc” blog as well and have been flabbergasted that more folks who live at high altitudes don’t use one. Go girl!
March 12th, 2010 at 6:49 am
I am actually in love with my pressure cooker. I don’t know how anyone lives without one!