marsh man Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 Something more down to earth tonight , yesterday I prepared all the game and duck I had hanging up as the bin men came this morning for general rubbish bin , this was dead easy , I cut the duck and Pheasant into strips , bought a fresh pack of casserole mix and mixed the whole lot together , done some gravy and put in a stock cube , put it on for two hours high and then on low when I went out this afternoon , you know I always give a honest verdict , well this was one of the best teas I have had for ages , nearly ate the lot then I noticed that my dog had one eye open when he was pretending to be asleep so he had what little what was left . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 Excellent! Two satisfied customers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 Well done MM, good honest simple grub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 christ that looks full of taste......yousound quite chuffed with yourself and rightly so did you quickly fry the meat off first ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted February 5 Author Report Share Posted February 5 3 minutes ago, amateur said: Excellent! Two satisfied customers. Yes , very little preparation and not a lot of washing up , the secret was , fresh veg and the meat was only from last Friday , the Pheasant tasted like a nice Chicken and the duck was nice and tender , nothing fancy but very enjoyable . 3 minutes ago, ditchman said: christ that looks full of taste......yousound quite chuffed with yourself and rightly so did you quickly fry the meat off first ? No I didn't this time , I put one of those Chicken stock cubes in and two spoons of gravy, the meat and veg were fresh which I think made a difference , it took around 5 hours but would certainly have it again , maybe before I put the rest of the meat in the freezer . MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 Looks lovely, and when you get things right it makes it more enjoyable 😀 I would have browned the meat off first and had more gravy though 👍🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hushpower Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 Some buttered crusty bread would make that a xmas dinner for me looks tops. A mate who makes gamebird casserole all the time says cut everything in big lumps as it holds flavour & together by god he was reet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 11 minutes ago, hushpower said: Some buttered crusty bread would make that a xmas dinner for me looks tops. A mate who makes gamebird casserole all the time says cut everything in big lumps as it holds flavour & together by god he was reet i tell you what....if MM thickened it up a little and put it in a pie dish and topped it off with pre-rolled puff pastry ...that would make a BLOODY AWESOME PIE..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted February 5 Author Report Share Posted February 5 (edited) 34 minutes ago, JKD said: Looks lovely, and when you get things right it makes it more enjoyable 😀 I would have browned the meat off first and had more gravy though 👍🤣 That was as basic as you could get , I don't think an extra hour , or an hour less cooking time would had made much difference , I did pre fry them last time and the duck came out really dark so this time everything went in as it was , this reminded me when my grandfather used to cook these sort of basic meals , the only difference was he would do some suet dumplings to go with it , these were as big as cricket balls and any left over would be cut open and smothered in butter , a meal that ticked all the boxes . 18 minutes ago, ditchman said: i tell you what....if MM thickened it up a little and put it in a pie dish and topped it off with pre-rolled puff pastry ...that would make a BLOODY AWESOME PIE..... I might well try that next , the same meal with a different disguise , watch this space Edited February 5 by marsh man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 Hello, Tonight looks like Pigeon Watch Cooking Club !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 23 minutes ago, oldypigeonpopper said: Hello, Tonight looks like Pigeon Watch Cooking Club !!!! and some bloody good stuff an' all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 5 minutes ago, ditchman said: and some bloody good stuff an' all Hello, I know, Makes my dinner today looks like something out of Tesco out of date shelf, Will see what i can find in M and S tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hushpower Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 2 hours ago, ditchman said: i tell you what....if MM thickened it up a little and put it in a pie dish and topped it off with pre-rolled puff pastry ...that would make a BLOODY AWESOME PIE..... Stop getin posh you washes haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morkin Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 That looks absolutely fantastic MM, I bet that duck tasted good , when I could get a Duck to go my slow cooker with pheasant and partridge, I always thought it tasted richer, bootifull👏👏👏😜👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted February 5 Author Report Share Posted February 5 4 minutes ago, Morkin said: That looks absolutely fantastic MM, I bet that duck tasted good , when I could get a Duck to go my slow cooker with pheasant and partridge, I always thought it tasted richer, bootifull👏👏👏😜👍 The Pheasant was like a nice Chicken and the duck meat was very close to a piece of tender beef , I have eaten quite a few duck in my time and up unto this year I cannot remember having a bad Mallard , then the very first one I had this year was one of , if not the worse Mallard I have ever had , very , very tough , I would imagine if that duck was human it would have been retired longer than it would have worked . MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aled Posted February 6 Report Share Posted February 6 Nice one MM, i love pheasant in a slow cooker, have not tried duck in it...yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morkin Posted February 7 Report Share Posted February 7 On 05/02/2025 at 23:10, marsh man said: The Pheasant was like a nice Chicken and the duck meat was very close to a piece of tender beef , I have eaten quite a few duck in my time and up unto this year I cannot remember having a bad Mallard , then the very first one I had this year was one of , if not the worse Mallard I have ever had , very , very tough , I would imagine if that duck was human it would have been retired longer than it would have worked . MM Ha Ha Ha 😂😂😂👍, let’s hope you don’t get another tuffen 🤞😜 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted February 7 Report Share Posted February 7 On 05/02/2025 at 23:10, marsh man said: The Pheasant was like a nice Chicken and the duck meat was very close to a piece of tender beef , I have eaten quite a few duck in my time and up unto this year I cannot remember having a bad Mallard , then the very first one I had this year was one of , if not the worse Mallard I have ever had , very , very tough , I would imagine if that duck was human it would have been retired longer than it would have worked . MM Next one you do in your slow cooker slice a apple (bramley ) and put it on the top try it 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted February 7 Author Report Share Posted February 7 6 minutes ago, Old farrier said: Next one you do in your slow cooker slice a apple (bramley ) and put it on the top try it 😊 Evening O F , Yes I will certainly try these different ways , I know the first bird I done this season in the slow cooker I done in Pear cyder , that was alright and then I roasted a duck and put a couple of Marmalade oranges in , they were a bit strong , might had been better with a ordinary Orange but again you don't know till you try it , I often think of you when we are amongst the Snow drops like we were on our last shoot last Friday . A t b MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted February 7 Report Share Posted February 7 6 minutes ago, marsh man said: Evening O F , Yes I will certainly try these different ways , I know the first bird I done this season in the slow cooker I done in Pear cyder , that was alright and then I roasted a duck and put a couple of Marmalade oranges in , they were a bit strong , might had been better with a ordinary Orange but again you don't know till you try it , I often think of you when we are amongst the Snow drops like we were on our last shoot last Friday . A t b MM A thanks for your thoughts there not ordinary snowdrops your dogs sat on there a double probably called floro-pino heres a nice double blewberry tart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted February 7 Author Report Share Posted February 7 2 minutes ago, Old farrier said: A thanks for your thoughts there not ordinary snowdrops your dogs sat on there a double probably called floro-pino heres a nice double blewberry tart Wow , that's a stunner , I always look forward in seeing the Snow drops in our woods from mid January, we have got the odd wood that get full of Blue Bells and then another that have nothing but the Wild Primroses , I have got Snowdrops and Primroses in mine with some type of Bluebells but the Bluebells could easily spread and take over the whole garden , we wait till the flowers are going home and then I chop the leaves off , this don't seem to do them any harm and more seem to take over the following year , mind you I still like to see all the flowers , on our estate we grow more and more wild flower mix to encourage insects and butterflies ,a sign of the times . MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 On 05/02/2025 at 22:09, oldypigeonpopper said: Hello, Tonight looks like Pigeon Watch Cooking Club !!!! No, it's Gardeners World. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 1 hour ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: No, it's Gardeners World. Hahaha 😆 Are those flowers edible ? 🤭 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 8 minutes ago, JKD said: Hahaha 😆 Are those flowers edible ? 🤭 You can eat them 😂 but they will make you feel ill 😂😂😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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