If you have a game hunter in your family or a good butcher who can provide you with a pheasant to cook, count yourself very lucky. Pheasant requires no more skill to cook than a turkey, and it takes a similar amount of time. The best part about preparing a pheasant, however, is how impressed your dinner guests will be.
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Panini makers can be used for more than just making sandwiches; they are also contact grills that can be used to cook a variety of meats, including fish. If you have a hankering for grilled fish and the weather isn't suitable for outside grilling, you can grill your fish indoors using that panini maker.
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Cockles are small bivalves that look similar to littleneck clams, but have a slightly green hue to their cream-colored shells. Most of the cockles that you purchase in the United States are imported from New Zealand, but if you are lucky enough to have fresh, wild-harvested cockles you are in for a real treat.
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If you are craving a meaty fish steak but are tired of eating tuna or salmon, kingfish is a good alternative. Kingfish are ocean fish that are related to the Spanish mackerel. In the United States, kingfish are fished off the coasts of California and in the Gulf of Mexico.
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A whole ham is a savory, elegant meal for a holiday or a Sunday dinner with the family. Ham is the cut of pork that comes from the upper hind leg of the pig, and you can purchase hams either fully or partially cooked.
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Chorizo is a savory pork sausage that is made in two distinct ways. Mexican-style chorizo is uncooked and is typically packed in inedible plastic casings. This chorizo is cooked like crumbled sausage and added to eggs, burritos or even chili.
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If you have purchased frozen catfish fillets, you might be wondering what you can do with them. You can thaw catfish fillets to fry them, but you don't need to thaw them, unless the fillets were frozen without breading and you would like to bread them. Instead, fry your frozen fillets as is.
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Zucchini is a member of the gourd family that is related to the summer squash. These vegetables are very versatile because they have tender flesh with a mild flavor that pairs well with savory flavors in casseroles, as well as sweet flavors in muffins or bread.
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Spinach is not usually served roasted because its high water content can turn the spinach to soup before it can dry out and roast, particularly if you use the frozen variety. However, using fresh, whole spinach leaves rather than chopped, frozen spinach can alleviate the moisture problem.
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Most Americans cringe at the thought of eating the foot of any animal, but in many cultures, the feet are important flavoring ingredients to soups and stews or are consumed as inexpensive sources of meat.
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Whiting are ocean-dwelling fish that are sometimes called mullet or southern kingfish. They are fished for sport as well as commercially in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. You can buy whiting fillets fresh or frozen at your local supermarket.
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Chateaubriand is not technically a cut of meat, although it has come to be associated with center cuts from the beef tenderloin. Technically, Chateaubriand refers to a recipe that includes a roasted slice from the beef tenderloin that is served covered with Bearnaise sauce.
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Creamy, savory cheese fondue is an ideal appetizer for a cool winter evening. Making cheese fondue is a simple process requiring only a few ingredients: garlic, white wine, shredded cheese and kirsch, which is a cherry-flavored liqueur.
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When many people think of turnips, they think of bitter, dry root vegetables that are suitable only as filler for stews or soups. These turnips are bitter and dry because they have been stored too long and aren't fresh.
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The filet mignon roast, also known as the beef tenderloin, is the tender muscle from the saddle area of the cow. This muscle is not used frequently, resulting in a very tender roast.
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Sand crabs are nearly ubiquitous on the beaches of both coasts in the United States. These small crabs are found at the mid-tide zone at the shoreline, where they burrow into the sand to escape their many predators. In many states and municipalities, you can catch sand crabs to take home and cook.
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A Scotch fillet is the rib-eye cut of steak that lies under the ribs of the cow. This tender portion of meat is often attached to the ribs to create a standing rib roast, but when it is detached and sold separately, it is a tender and versatile cut of meat that can be grilled, broiled or sautéed.
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Rich, thick split pea soup is a culinary masterpiece. Legumes such as peas are natural thickeners, and when you add potatoes to the mixture you should have a soup so thick that a spoon can almost stand up by itself in it.
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