Guest Rays the roof Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Just took delivery of a selection of exotic meats. Included are: Zebra Impala Kudu Alligator Rattle snack Wild boar Wildebeest Kangaroo Ostrich I am going to cook one steak plain to get a trye taste, but want to cook the other in a traditional style dish. I am guessing South African/Australian dishes will be likely to use these meats. Anyone help?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian R Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Have you been Rustling at West Midlands Safari park again Ray ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooquicktostop Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 I would coat it in crushed black peppercorns and season with sea salt, then BBQ, keep it simple It has a nice flavour, tastes like well hung beef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rays the roof Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Have you been Rustling at West Midlands Safari park again Ray ?? LOL - I know you like to have a bit of exotic meat in your mouth from time to time Ian!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubaman Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Be careful with the kangaroo meat!!! I used to live on this stuff in Oz. Needs to be cooked to medium-rare at the most! any more than that and you lose all the flavour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rays the roof Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 I would coat it in crushed black peppercorns and season with sea salt, then BBQ, keep it simple It has a nice flavour, tastes like well hung beef No time to clean gas BBQ so will do as you say mate only griddle and serve with spuds and a green bean side dish. The griddle will give the zebra it's stripes back!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rays the roof Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Be careful with the kangaroo meat!!! I used to live on this stuff in Oz. Needs to be cooked to medium-rare at the most! any more than that and you lose all the flavour Cheers mate. I believe roo steak is cheaper than chicken in Oz. True?? How about cooking alligator or springbok (which is like kudu or impala)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooquicktostop Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Be careful with the kangaroo meat!!! I used to live on this stuff in Oz. Needs to be cooked to medium-rare at the most! any more than that and you lose all the flavour The thing will all of the meat above is that the fat content is VERY low, this is great for your health but you have co cook with care as well done will be very dry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubaman Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Cheers mate. I believe roo steak is cheaper than chicken in Oz. True?? How about cooking alligator or springbok (which is like kudu or impala)? Yeah Roo meat is soooooo cheap out there! mind you so is everything else! (or it was when I was getting over 2.5 $ to the £) I reckon we had some sort of steak bbq at least 3 times a week! Only tried Alligator once and it was overcooked and tough as hell so can't help much there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rays the roof Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 The thing will all of the meat above is that the fat content is VERY low, this is great for your health but you have co cook with care as well done will be very dry True - as they basically leg it around all day to save being eaten by a lion (except the rattle snake & alligator) they have little fat reserve and just tasty muscle. Then along comes a human with a gun and ................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rays the roof Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 [quote=scubaman;235408 Only tried Alligator once and it was overcooked and tough as hell so can't help much there! Sounds like a quick flash in the pan with this too then, or maybe a champagne and cream sauce like lobster.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Just took delivery of a selection of exotic meats. Included are: Zebra Impala Kudu Alligator Rattle snack Wild boar Wildebeest Kangaroo Ostrich I am going to cook one steak plain to get a trye taste, but want to cook the other in a traditional style dish. I am guessing South African/Australian dishes will be likely to use these meats. Anyone help?? I have some cracking potjie recipes (Those are pots that you stick on the coals and slow cook if you are interested)... Think of it is a crockpot on coals basically http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potjiekos http://www.biltong2u.co.uk/groceryshop/potjiereal.jpg In fact the only one on that list that I've not had is Rattlesnack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rays the roof Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 I have some cracking potjie recipes (Those are pots that you stick on the coals and slow cook if you are interested)... Think of it is a crockpot on coals basically In fact the only one on that list that I've not had is Rattlesnack I will pm you my address or e mail Gaz. Sounds very interesting. Need to buy a steel pot I guess! PS....Which one is you Gaz?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 I will pm you my address or e mail Gaz. Sounds very interesting. Need to buy a steel pot I guess Highly recommend them... Start the coals early on saturday morning, get the pot going, slow cook through the day....drinking beer They sell them here http://www.biltong2u.co.uk/potjepots.htm (Mind you I got mine from SA when I lived there) I've got a book of recipies, and of course the more traditional handed down on a bit of paper ones If you want to do it properly I'd suggest getting meiliepap which is corn maize which you make a stiff porridge which goes nicely with the potjie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rays the roof Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Highly recommend them... Start the coals early on saturday morning, get the pot going, slow cook through the day....drinking beer They sell them here http://www.biltong2u.co.uk/potjepots.htm (Mind you I got mine from SA when I lived there) I've got a book of recipies, and of course the more traditional handed down on a bit of paper ones If you want to do it properly I'd suggest getting meiliepap which is corn maize which you make a stiff porridge which goes nicely with the potjie Now that's my sort of cooking. Where in SA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Now that's my sort of cooking. Where in SA? What? Where did I grow in SA or where did I get the pots? Grew up in Pretoria, outside Joburg, but the pots are common place and easy enough to pick up over there... My dad gets one and carries it back everytime as they are HEAVY! Tis a pity you aren't closer to basingstoke otherwise you could have borrowed mine to try it. I've got a nice size 6 (7.5l) version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Looking at that list, wild boar would probably make one of the nicer 'stews'... hopefully GrahamC will see this post as I think he may have a few variations as well Alligator I would have thought should be NY strip style, very small fillets in a fairly rich red wine sauce... I so wish I did culinary school sometimes as I do really enjoy my cooking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rays the roof Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Spent a week in SA on business (some pleasure too!). 3 days in Pretoria and 4 in Sun City. I sourced a ferrite (an iron based material) there which was used in a magnetic car part we manufactured. Lovely place with quite stark contrast in the wealth of black and white people. This was 2002. Would be interested to see what has changed since!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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