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a stainless steel pot filled with ptarmigan spruce grouse stew

Ptarmigan Spruce Grouse Stew Recipe

Sarita Harbour
This recipe makes a big pot of ptarmigan stew! Also good for spruce grouse, quail, or other northern wild birds.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours
Cuisine American
Servings 15 cups

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 10 Ptarmigan breasts 5 birds
  • 4 Spruce Grouse breasts 2 birds
  • 4 tablespoon flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 3 large cloves of garlic crushed
  • 1.5 large red onions diced
  • 4 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 6 cups white potatoes chopped, skin-on
  • 3 cups diced carrots
  • 3 cups diced sweet potatoes
  • 1 cup fresh or frozen green peas
  • 5 cups or 2 large cartons low-sodium chicken broth
  • 14 ounce can diced tomatoes
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 teaspoon celery seed or 3 stalks of fresh celery
  • 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
  • ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper/cayenne pepper
  • 2 tablespoon dried crushed rosemary
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar

Instructions
 

  • In a large dutch oven, saute onions and garlic in 2 tbsps extra virgin olive oil for about 5 minutes
  • In a mixing bowl, coat ptarmigan and grouse pieces in flour, salt and pepper
  • Add 2 tablespoon olive oil to onion and garlic mixture
  • Place meat pieces in the stockpot with onion and garlic. Brown quickly on all sides.
  • Add all other ingredients
  • Simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally
  • Let simmer for about an hour over low heat, or until the potatoes are soft.
  • Enjoy!
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