Episode 148: Cooking with Wild Game Fats Revisited

An episode revisited! Join Justin and Kory as they chat with Wade Truong and Rachel Owen of Elevated Wild. They dive deep into the world of harvesting, preparing, storing, and cooking with several wild game fats, and so much more!  - Leave a Review of the Podcast - Buy our Small Batch Wild Fish and Game Seasonings About Wade and Rachel: Wade Truong is a lifelong Virginian, self-taught chef and hunter. His work has been featured in the New York Times and Garden & Gun. Rachel Owen is a passionate outdoorswoman. She didn't grow up hunting or fishing- her love for cooking brought her to a desire for a closer relationship with her food. Together they hunt, fish, forage, preserve & cook. They do it because it gives them a deep sense of pride, rootedness, and nourishment to be connected to their food. They do it because they want to be active participants in the natural world. They do it to honor the hard-won experiences in the field. They do it because they know the abundance to be found at the untamed table. Follow Elevated Wild on Instagram Visit Elevated Wild’s website Show Links: Elevated Wild’s Article: Wild Fats – A Primer Recipes: BBQ Squirrel Wild Duck Bao Buns Alligator Curry Lonestar Jerky Show Notes: Facebook Community Group Wade and Rachel’s journey into hunting Their opinions of hunting before they were hunters why it’s important to have a connection to your food A big fat doe 2-inch thick fat Wade and Rachel’s article on wild game fats Gallons of deer fat Deep dives into common beliefs Deer fat – high in saturated fats the appearance of the fat at Room Temp Different mouth feel High saturated fat vs high unsaturated fat content Rendering wild game fat wet rendering freezing fat before rendering Rancid Fat Uses for deer tallow Deer fat suet cakes for birds deep frying in deer fat Pie crusts, cookies, and cornbread recipe – replacing oil with venison tallow HOT TIP: underbake when using deer tallow rendering waterfowl fat dark red/orange fat vs white fat vs yellow fat how the diet of the bird affects the fat duck fat shad roe Beaver Fat Beaver Prosciutto beaver fat in place of olive oil beaver tail cracklings Oregon bear hunting Bear and blackberry cobbler turkey fat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices