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Grilled partridge with pearl barley wild mushroom risotto

Serves 4

Partridges 2 partridges (can be supplemented with 4 quail out of season) 1 tsp dried thyme 1 tsp dried rosemary salt and pepper to season

Pearl barley risotto 2 partridges carcasses 1 shallot 50g butter 1/2 vegetable stock cube Large glass of white wine 70g pearl barley 80g wild mushrooms sprig of rosemary salt and pepper to season

Plating up fresh thyme for garnish drizzle of truffle oil

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My 1st proper partridge shoot (sort of)

For Many years I have wanted to run a proper lowland partridge shoot this year I have taken the challenge on on our small farm in Essex. So whats the plan? Well the reason I say “sort of” above is its probably not the best idea to call it a proper partridge shoot after all if my teams of 6 guns shoot more than 30 birds per day I will be very surprised and a little upset they have shot too much.…

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The first English Squab pigeon for at least 30 years

Apple glazed squab pigeon served with confit duck, potato spring onion and apple hash serves 4 people This is the newest home grown recipe to grace the tables in the cart shed we are the first commercial breeders of squab pigeons in the UK for several decades if not since WW2 and very proud to be producing this delicacy at home on the farm. Ingredients Apple jelly (in the restaurant we use our…

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Calling all London & South East game shooters

To celebrate the approaching season we will be hosting an afternoon at the Essex Shooting School with an evening meal at The Cart Shed Restaurant. Tuesday the 12th of July just 31 days until the beginning of the season we will be offering 2 drives of simulated driven Grouse at the shooting school and then a 3 course game dinner at my restaurant. Running order: Canapes and a little reception at…

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The Field & Country Fair

Good morning to all my loyal readers and followers. There is exciting news in the Shotgun Chef camp today. Thanks to a great opportunity from Fiona Eastman and The Field & Country Fair we will be running a popup game restaurant at the show right in the center of gun makers quarter. We are bringing all the team from The Cart Shed Restaurant down to cooking up a storm. We will be serving throughout…

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Stir-fried teriyaki pheasant with spring onions, courgette, peppers and red onions

This dish is fantastic to do with badly-shot pheasant. Stir-frys are a fantastic quick and healthy dish to prepare at the end of a long day and you can pretty much throw any vegetables in that you have to hand, not just the ones mentioned above – these just happen to be a few of my favourites. Serves two (four if served with noodles or rice) Ingredients 2 large pheasant breasts 1 yellow pepper 1…

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The Cart Shed Restaurant

To all my readers I am very sorry I have been away for so long. I can promise that I have not just been enjoying myself shooting or fishing and the like yes some of that has been going on but what we have been working on properly is the opening of “The Cart Shed” My own little restaurant, located in the grounds of the family home just out side Epping its convenient for the London lot that fancy a…

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Homemade Christmas mincemeat

Homemade Christmas mincemeat I can’t claim this mincemeat recipe to be my own – it’s pinched off Delia and modified by removing the nuts, but I served it at one of my recent pop-up restaurants in Epping with warm mince pies with Calvados butter and everyone begged me for the recipe, so here it is! Makes 6lb of delicious homemade mincemeat – a wonderful gift to have in the cupboard for any…

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#homemade #mince pies #mincemeat

Good Easter friends and family shoot

The bag of 10 pheasant and one woodcock hung out at the end of the day’s shoot Yesterday William and I were lucky enough to be reunited with old friends and family for one of my father-in-law’s syndicate’s shoot days. William was to be a back Gun, and I took to the beating line. It was a beautiful, warm winter’s day and while a very small bag (10 pheasant and one woodcock), plenty of birds were…

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#beating #Good Easter #shooting #The Shotgun Chef

How did it go?

I have been asked by so many people how the popup went on the 3rd of December. Thank you to all those who asked and an even bigger THANK YOU to all those who came to join us. From my point of view the night went very well indeed I had an amazing time. My first time waitress Kat kept every bodies glasses full and the best bit I could even read her hand writing on the orders. Mum kept the canapes…

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#fine dining #game feast #good food #pop up restaurant

Pop up restaurants in Essex for December

After the success of our ‘How to Run a Pop up Restaurant‘ book in 2015, 2016 is going to be the year of pop up restaurants for The Shotgun Chef. I am looking to hold at least two per month and many of them will be held on my family’s farm. This first event is on Thursday 3rd of December but we will be open for business on the 11th and 18th of December as well. To book email…

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My first Highland Stag

A royal stag – my latest hat rack A couple of weeks ago I thought I would treat myself to a stalk on a rare week without guests. Asa, who is my gillie/keeper for the 2015 season, and I went out and scouted one of the estates we work with, trying to find the rutting stags with the hope of getting my first ever Scottish red deer. We walked for what seemed like miles – this estate is very flat and…

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#highland stags #isle of lewis #shooting #sporting breaks #stalking

Cuban extreme fishing extravaganza

5th-13th February 2016. Trip includes fishing and some transfers, 2 nights in 5* hotel in Havana 6 nights and 6 days fishing on La Tortuga – our floating hotel with eight guest cabins for £4,250 per person. This is a trip of a lifetime for the intrepid fisherman who wants a chance at a Grand Slam of Permit, Bonefish, Tarpon and Snook are often caught in the unspoilt water of the island – the…

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#bonefish #cuban fishing trip #extream fishing #fish cuba #permit #snook #tarpon

2015-2016 Sporting Breaks With The Shotgun Chef

This year we will be running all our usual breaks up on Lewis as well as a few more adventurous trips away from Cuba into Europe and in time even further afield. The aim of our tips as always is to combine great sport with amazing food produced with the some of the wonderful game and fish from our days sport. Making use of the natural lader around us but in very classic and stylish menus.…

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#big game fishing #bone fish #fishing cuba #fishing trips #goose shooting #grouse shooting #marlin fishing #salmon fishing #saltwater fly fising #tarpon fishing #tuna fishing #wild boar hunting #wildfowling #woodcock shooting

contact us

If you are interested in any of our trips away, shooting, fishing or cookery courses. If need to get old of us for any reason. William Alldis (AKA The Shotgun Chef) email: [email protected] tel: 07701 33 33 23 (9am to 10pm) Abigail Alldis (Mrs Shotgun) email: [email protected] tel: 07772 57 43 20 (only out of office hours) If your looking for the address of the lodge Soval…

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Contact

If you are interested in any of our trips away, shooting, fishing or cookery courses. If need to get old of us for any reason. William Alldis (AKA The Shotgun Chef) email: [email protected] tel: 07701 33 33 23 (9am to 10pm) Abigail Alldis (Mrs Shotgun) email: [email protected] tel: 07772 57 43 20 (only out of office hours) If your looking for the address of the lodge Soval…

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Shortlisted for Guardian startup of the year award!

We utterly thrilled The Shotgun Chef has been shortlisted for The Guardian’s small start up of the year!

We can’t believe it – we’ve been shortlisted for start up of the year in The Guardian – utterly chuffed! Read the full article here!

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#awards #shortlist #The Guardian

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