RCG Recipe - Grouse Poppers
With upland game bird season in full swing in Oregon as of September 1st I thought I would share a new favorite recipe of grouse poppers with you all.
Every year we hear of the famous dove poppers in the fall and how they are to die for. Well I decided to change it up and use some fresh grouse to make the same to die for appetizer.
My little family and I had gone out for a hunt on a Saturday and my husband harvested a nice ruffed grouse. It was a fun day in the mountains and the kids were able to be a part of the harvest, cleaning, processing and preparing of the grouse.
Grouse is one of my favorite wild game birds besides pheasant. Grouse is lean, tasty and can be used for a variety of dishes. However grouse can be tricky to harvest. They tend to be pretty alert, if you see their head pop up you better pull the trigger or prepare to wait for the next grouse you see. Sometimes when they pop their head up they will fly to a nearby tree and you can sneak up and make the harvest but if they spook a second time they are bound to fly and you've missed your shot completely on that bird!
Grouse isn't a wild game meat that can be purchased at the grocery store so since the kids were with us for the weekend I wanted them to be able to enjoy harvest. Here is my grouse poppers recipe from elk camp this year that was a hit with the whole family.
Grilled Grouse Jalapeno Poppers (8 popper)
Ingredients:
2 clean grouse breasts
4 oz. Cream cheese
4 Jalapeno Peppers Cleaned (8 halves)
8 slices of bacon
Salt
Pepper
Garlic powder
Olive oil
Preparation:
1. Remove the breasts from the bone, and divide each breast into 4 strips, resulting in 8 strips.
2. Sprinkle the grouse with salt, pepper and garlic powder to taste.
3. Slice the jalapeno peppers in half so you have one half for each grouse slice, and remove the seeds.
4. Slice the cream cheese into 8 equal chunks.
5. Drizzle jalapeno halfs lightly with olive oil.
Assembly:
1. Place a slice of cream cheese in a jalapeno slice.
2. Place grouse slice on top of cream cheese in jalapeno slice.
3. Wrap jalapeno slice with cream cheese and grouse in slice of bacon. You can secure bacon with a toothpick if needed.
Cooking:
Grill over medium heat for 8-10 minutes or until bacon is crisp or cooked to your desire.
Serve and enjoy!
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