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 […]
Category Archives: Shooting
Calling all London & South East game shooters
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 […]
My first Highland Stag
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 […]
2015-2016 Sporting Breaks With The Shotgun Chef
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 […]
Venison Wellington
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 […]
Shooting at Soval House
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 […]
Pheasant and rabbit pie
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 […]
Finally – I get to fire my gun!
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 […]
Duck flights of fantasy
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 […]
Grouse and coconut curry
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 […]
