Recipes - Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Crispy burbot croquettes (fish cakes)

Cooked burbot fish cake on a plate with lettuce

Details: Published: March 10, 2026 at 8:00 a.m.

By Darby Doyle

Burbot may be an invasive and unattractive fish, but they sure are delicious. Learn how to prepare tasty fish croquettes using this firm, white-fleshed fish.

Wild game summer sausage

Dry sausage with fresh rosemary and spices on a stone background

Details: Published: Oct. 3, 2025 at 12:00 p.m.

This summer sausage was one of our wild game cooking seminar attendees' favorites, and it can easily be adapted to be made using deer, bear or other game meats.

Pheasant coq au vin

Details: Published: Sept. 11, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.

Executive Chef Chris Taggart from Uintah Basin Technical College's culinary program adapted the French countryside classic, coq au vin, using harvested local pheasant.

Catfish ceviche

Details: Published: July 11, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.

Executive Chef Chris Taggart from Uintah Basin Technical College's culinary program shared his recipe for ceviche, an easy-to-prepare snack or appetizer.

Wild game Wellington

Baked pronghorn Wellington, a dish of seared backstrap meat coated with a layer of duxelles and wrapped in a pastry crust, presented on a festive plate

Details: Published: March 5, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.

By Darby Doyle

I recently shared a pronghorn backstrap with Pastry Chef Shirley Butler Bordas, which she used to prepare a scrumptious wild game Wellington for Sunday night supper with friends.

Golden whitefish caviar

Details: Published: Nov. 26, 2024 at 1:00 p.m.

By Emily Wright

If you catch a female Bonneville whitefish full of eggs, consider yourself lucky, as the mild-tasting roe makes a beautiful golden caviar with little effort.

Pronghorn breakfast sausage with fresh sage and garlic

Plate of biscuits and gravy with bits of pronghorn sausage crumbled into the gravy, served with a fried egg over easy

Details: Published: Nov. 14, 2024 at 12:00 p.m.

By Darby Doyle

Pan-fried as patties, stuffed into casings or crumbled into gravy, this flavorful sausage is sure to be a family-friendly favorite.

Crispy oven-fried catfish nuggets

Details: Published: May 10, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.

By Darby Doyle

While deep frying catfish is one of the most popular ways to prepare it, the process itself can be messy. By using your oven or air fryer, you can get similarly tasty results without the grease splatters and lingering aromas of traditional frying methods.

Smoked trout rillettes

Details: Published: Nov. 20, 2023 at 9:00 a.m.

By Darby Doyle

Often made with wild game, pork or duck, rillettes (pronounced "ree-yet") may sound fancy, but they're essentially a butter- or fat-based spread similar to pâté.