In this episode of the Hunt The Wild Podcast, Adam Bowlds talks with Kevin Blankenship a lifelong and professional chef with a passion for hunting, foraging and cooking anything wild. Kevin is a Missouri native who looks at food very different from the average person and his thoughts and knowledge might make you change your mind about your eating lifestyle and habits. This episode is all about recipes and food!

Topics include:

·  How Kevin got started hunting.

·  Hunting in Missouri.

·  How Kevin got involved in cooking wild game.

·  How much meat do you really get from a deer?

·  Best and worst cuts of a deer.

·  Most popular ways to cook venison.

·  Easiest recipe for cooking venison.

·  The proper way to cook venison backstrap.

·  Tenderization and how to make meat melt in your mouth.

·  Making a wild game stock.

·  Thawing, defrosting, and cooking with frozen meat.

·  What types of oil to use when cooking wild game.

·  Explain the word “gamey.”

·  People being grossed out by wild game.

·  Nutrients in wild game vs nutrients in store bought meat.

·  Putting a value on wild game.

·  Foraging and what types of plants Kevin looks for.

·  Advantages of foraging vs buying it from the grocery store.

·  Easy things to start with when getting into the foraging game.

·  Finding information and helpful tips on foraging for your own food.

·  Kevin’s brand Epic Chef and what his plans are for it.

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Podcast introduction music by Drake Lopez. Drake’s music can be found at:

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