Category Archives: Meat

Dec22

Frontier Chicken

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This is one of my favorite dishes to order at Pakistani restaurants. For those of you whose exposure to Pakistani food is through Indian restaurants, you are truly missing out. You don’t usually find this dish on the menu because of the meat and with a name like Frontier, it is really from the northern, mountainous area of Pakistan (North-West Frontier province) which is more towards Afghanistan. So you really need to get yourself over to a Pakistani restaurant to check this gem out. Read the rest of this entry →

Sep14

Beer-Braised Moose Pot Roast & Baked Sweet Potato

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I’m slowly cooking my way through the moose we’ve got in the freezer. Though, the only way I can deal with this meat is by brining it first. It’s the smell that gets me every time and no matter what you braise it in, a brine is first needed to cut the scent and breakdown the lean muscle in order to render a more moist (er, moister) meat. I did a braised moose before, but was unhappy with the results. Sure it tasted great, but underneath the red wine, there was that subtle hint of gamey-ness that sort of turned my appetite.

Don’t fear, dear Readers! This recipe delivers. Read the rest of this entry →