Snipe Recipe

[quagmire 6]

Hi

 

I spent a yesterday on a local shoot as a lurking gun which I enjoyed greatly, and althought I wasnt fortunate enough to get a shot at one there were four snipe in the bag at the end of the day. I was offered a brace of these snipe but decided just to accept a brace of pheasant and duck that I was lucky enough to shoot. However my interest has been pricked regarding these small birds and would be greatfull of any advice regarding recipes, perperation and how to cook Snipe.

 

Many thanks in advance

 

Joe

[neil cooney 10,416]

Snipe in my opinion is tastier than pheasant and as nice as duck so I'd have taken the snipe.

I clean mine out the same as any bird, wrap them in tin foil with some seasoning and butter and do them in the oven for 15 minutes or whatever it takes to cook them.

The old recipes will tell you to leave the innards in them while cooking but as an ol' timer said to me one time those recipes were written when there was no pollution in our streams and ditches.

Nor do I leave the heads on them. I like my food to look like food and not an animal that died in a fire.

[mole trapper 1,693]

When I still lived home on the farm I used to pop out in the afternoon in the winter and shoot one or two, next morning when I came in from milking I'd wrap them In a bit of streaky bacon and pop in the rayburn uncovered, about twenty minutes later something tasty to pick at to go with boiled eggs toast and porridge.

[dytkos 17,783]

When I still lived home on the farm I used to pop out in the afternoon in the winter and shoot one or two, next morning when I came in from milking I'd wrap them In a bit of streaky bacon and pop in the rayburn uncovered, about twenty minutes later something tasty to pick at to go with boiled eggs toast and porridge.

Greedy b*****d,and why you not at work?

 

Cheers, D.

[Frann 882]

never tried snipe, fancy the cooking in bacon idea though.