Grilled partridge with pearl barley wild mushroom risotto
Serves 4 Partridges 2 partridges (can be supplemented with 4 quail out of season) 1 tsp dried thyme 1 tsp dried rosemary salt and pepper to season Pearl barley risotto […]
Serves 4 Partridges 2 partridges (can be supplemented with 4 quail out of season) 1 tsp dried thyme 1 tsp dried rosemary salt and pepper to season Pearl barley risotto […]
Apple glazed squab pigeon served with confit duck, potato spring onion and apple hash serves 4 people This is the newest home grown recipe to grace the tables in the […]
To celebrate the approaching season we will be hosting an afternoon at the Essex Shooting School with an evening meal at The Cart Shed Restaurant. Tuesday the 12th of July […]
Good morning to all my loyal readers and followers. There is exciting news in the Shotgun Chef camp today. Thanks to a great opportunity from Fiona Eastman and The Field […]
I can’t claim this mincemeat recipe to be my own – I modified it by removing the nuts and fiddling with the quantities, but I served it at one of […]
Yesterday William and I were lucky enough to be reunited with old friends and family for one of my father-in-law’s syndicate’s shoot days. William was to be a back Gun, […]
I have been asked by so many people how the pop up restaurant in Epping went on the 3rd of December. Thank you to all those who asked and an […]
After the success of our ‘How to Run a Pop up Restaurant‘ book in 2015, 2016 is going to be the year of pop up restaurants for The Shotgun Chef. […]
A couple of weeks ago I thought I would treat myself to a stalk on a rare week without guests. Asa, who is my gillie/keeper for the 2015 season, and […]
5th-13th February 2016. Trip includes fishing and some transfers, 2 nights in 5* hotel in Havana 6 nights and 6 days fishing on La Tortuga – our floating hotel with […]
I was lucky enough to be invited to The Punchbowl in Mayfair’s inaugural monthly supperclub at the beginning of the month (with Shotgun away in Scotland,I was in need of […]
This year we will be running all our usual breaks up on Lewis, as well as a few more adventurous trips away from Cuba, across Europe and, in time, even […]
Running a pop-up restaurant is a fantastic way of cashing in on the pluses of running a traditional restaurant without the high costs that go hand in hand with it. […]
This recipe for hare stew is one that I love to cook for friends after a long day in the field – because it’s so simple and takes a long […]
While living on Lewis, we’ve come across many fantastic projects that celebrate the island’s local produce and one of the most exciting of these is set up by the North […]
Venison Wellington makes a fantastic centrepiece for a dinner party. It is not, as is often assumed, an invention for that famous Duke’s epic victory, but rather so named because […]
It’s been a fantastic start to 2015 at Soval House. Despite the Isle of Lewis being the primary target for THAT weather bomb and being battered by the worst storms […]
This is my most utterly favourite snack and so simple to do! I have a friendly local butcher in Stornoway and he happily gives me pig fat for free, so […]
This elegant pie is fantastic for any festive gatherings you may be holding over the next couple of months. I like to use wild rabbit because it is far more […]
The wind has really picked up today on the island so rather than venture outside I’ve hunkered down in the kitchen to make some delicious warm and comforting focaccia. We’ve […]
Yesterday the wife and I witnessed the most AMAZING falconry flight I have ever seen. I consider myself to have seen some superb flights while I have been out working […]
After being on the island for nearly two weeks, I got to dirty my barrels for the first time yesterday evening. The night before I had gone out with the […]
Adventure Some would say that packing your entire life into two trailers, a van and a Range Rover, including dogs, falcons, rods and enough guns to equip a small army, […]
Those of you who read this blog regularly will know that I had a particularly disastrous experience duck flighting last year, and would not be too keen to repeat it […]
If you find that your grouse have been badly shot, this is a fantastic recipe to make the most of what’s left of the carcase so that the birds don’t […]
The Glorious Twelfth is the New Year’s Eve of the shooting season. Eagerly counted down to by every shotgun owner in the land, come the 12 August, Guns head to […]
While spear fishing in Cornwall a few weeks ago I managed to bag myself a very large rainbow wrasse. Wrasse are not a fish you will find on your fishmonger’s […]
I whisked the wifelett away for a week in Cornwall – hiding behind a facade of being wildly romantic, but actually knowing that this would be an excellent chance to […]
When the wifelet returned, exhausted and thirsty from The Shotgun & Chelsea Bun Club’s annual conference to speak on behalf of Shooting Times at the weekend, I would have normally […]
This is a great warming winter dish for using up any pheasant you have still in the freezer. We use this throughout the season for a beaters’ lunch or as […]
This afternoon I decided to teach the wife and my little boy about air-rifles. I love air-rifles, and for many years chose not to use rimfires ( a small caliber, […]
The 20th of February marks the end of the wildfowling season and with it, the close of the sporting calendar. It’s also the end of my beard (strangely much to […]
This is a delicious, clean, light dish that makes an interesting use of wood pigeon, which you can shoot all year round. We cook this in our house as a […]
Abigail says: About a week ago, Shotgun and I went on our final shoot of the season. After a pleasant day with the pheasants, strolling around Good Easter, we headed […]
Abigail says: I’m up to my third shooting lesson and while I’m not sure how much I’m learning about technique, I’m learning an awful lot about my father-in-law. After missing […]
The Saturday just gone saw our annual walk about shoot at the farm. It’s a bit of a joke, and we never expect much – in the past my father […]
I know this is a pricey cut of meat but, if cooked to perfection, really is worth it (I’ve been known to lick the baking tray to make sure the […]
This dish is fantastic to do with badly-shot pheasant. Stir-frys are a great quick and healthy dish to prepare at the end of a long day and you can pretty […]
I cooked a roast goose for Christmas and it went down a treat. Wild or home-reared, they are both great, but if you’re lucky enough to get out and shoot […]
This simple recipe is a family favourite. Duck livers are very cheap if you have a good butcher, or you save them up from the season. You’ll find they are […]
Abigail says: One of the benefits of being married to Shotgun is an abundant supply of clay pigeon shooting tuition from my father-in-law Michael Alldis, who owns Essex Shooting School. […]
This little wonder sells like hot cakes at the farmers’ markets. Any that doesn’t, does not take the wife long to finish. Ingredients: 3 large red onions 3oz (85g) brown […]
This joint of beef is one of the cheapest you can get from your butcher, and I promise, if properly hung, you will never be disappointed. Usually costing less than […]
The tradition of hunting or shooting on Boxing Day is one of my favorites. This year I was invited by my father to shoot pheasants in Good Easter (mid Essex). […]
This one is inspired by one of my most unsuccessful wildfowling trips ever. I went out with a friend who conjured the idea of a four-mile paddle in a Canadian […]
Despite the fact that I fundamentally disagree with cooking squirrel, once the wife discovered that it was in fact possible to eat the furry little things (thanks very much Game to […]
Although I can’t eat these delicious little orbs as I am allergic to eggs, friends and family absolutely love them. This time of year, they make fantastic nibbles and canapés, […]
I’m sorry I’ve not been posting much over the last few days, as I’ve been preoccupied photographing the beauty of Scotland for a client. This, however, means one thing: I’m […]
This is one of those quick recipes that tastes amazing. I always buy whole chickens, not breasts, as it saves you money if you use the whole carcass. Ingredients (to […]
This recipe is a great way of getting children to eat game. It looks like naughty chicken nibblets nonsense, but actually tastes of all that is good in the world. I’m not […]
For Many years I have wanted to run a proper lowland partridge shoot this year I have taken the challenge on on our small farm in Essex. So whats the […]
This dish is fantastic to do with badly-shot pheasant. Stir-frys are a fantastic quick and healthy dish to prepare at the end of a long day and you can pretty […]
To all my readers – I’m sorry to have been so quiet recently. I can promise you I’ve not just been enjoying myself shooting and fishing. Yes, there’s been a […]