Cooking Grouse in the field

[dentalboy]

Anyone have good suggestions for eating grouse while camped out in the back country?

[kglacken]

step on the wings and pull on the feet! fry in a pan with butter! 

[ICEMAN]

there is a far nicer way to clean grouse....  http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,33461.0.html
 
As far as cooking them up, I have always liked to Pan Fry them lightly brown in some olive oil, then simmer for a long while in water to soften them up.... then later pour in some chicken flavored rice a roni....  Easy camp food.

[dentalboy]

What about cooking them without a pan available.  Anyone tried this?.

[ICEMAN]

What about cooking them without a pan available.  Anyone tried this?.

Sorry, read your original post too fast. IMHO, grouse are always really tough when cooked over a fire or any other quick method.......hence the simmering suggestion I posted about... Length of cooking is what softens them up nice...
 
 

[jechicdr]

While camped out in wilderness for archery elk season, would occasionally come across a grouse and take off its head for fresh meat for camp (back packed in...so no steaks from the cooler).  Stuck the grouse on a stick an slowly cooked it over an open fire (put a container of Nature's Seasonings in backpack for flavor).  Then pick off bits of flesh and put them in a "Mountain Home" dehydrated food pack with the appropriate amount of boiling water from my Jet Boil.  Depending on the flavor of the food pack, could change the meal up a little.  Left the pack sealed for a little longer to let the meat "simmer".  Then eat up.  Good flavor, a little more tender, and protein to replace the stuff I was damaging on my daily hikes.

[Bigshooter]

Salt and pepper a little butter wrap in tin foil set it on top of some coals (not to much heat) and cook for a bout an hour.  Falls off the bone.

[Pinetar]

I like to age them for a day. I usually take the breast and leg meat put it in a zip lock and eat it the following day. I have found they are much more tender after a day of aging. I usually fry it up with garlic and butter and then add to a Pasta Alfredo Package.  I have eatin meat on a stick over an open fire on too many nights to remember. A small container of BBQ sauce goes a long way.

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

We would brown them over fire, then put them in a pot of water, add "Lipton" soup mix, simmer.
Every day add rabbit or grouse, seems we always had some soup on the back of fire, one year up in Ferry county we shot so many rabbits and grouse, we ended up bringing soup home.

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

What about cooking them without a pan available.  Anyone tried this?.

I also usually had an empty coffee can with certain "necessities" stuffed inside as part of my pack, loose odds and ends (possibles).

[dreamunelk]

Makes me drool for September.

Don't forget to throw in some Chantereles when found.

[BOWHUNTER45]

butter salt & pepper and garlic .....cant beat it ......

[Alchase]

Wrap in bacon, season with Johnny's seasoning salt,  place in foil, set in the coals for about 20 min. 
Yum!
 
My boys loved to cook them over the fire on sticks, they still say that was one of the highlights of hunting camp.

[CP]

I “discovered” this recipe last elk season:

Skin & gut one grouse
Drop it on the ground so it is covered in pine needles & dirt
Brush it off and poke a stick through it
Hang it by the stick over your camp fire
After the stick burns through and breaks, pull it out of the fire and brush the ashes off it
Poke in a new stick & repeat until it’s burnt on the outside and almost raw inside

Enjoy – anything tastes good when you’re hungry enough

[WSU]

I've added it to my freeze dried meals with good results.  Just figure out a way to cook it, chop into bite sized chunks, and add to the meal.  Good stuff.