If the isolation and meat shortages during the pandemic piqued your interest in hunting, you鈥檙e not alone. Last year many states saw a jump in purchases of first-time hunting licenses, according to Pew Trust, including a 9 percent rise in Maine and a whopping 67 percent increase in Michigan.

Hunters eat pretty well: Meat from elk and white-tailed deer contains more protein than beef. Venison and elk are also rich in B vitamins, iron, and conjugated linoleic acid, which studies suggest boosts brain function, improves energy and endurance, and helps manage blood sugar.

We tapped Lois Ellen Frank and Walter Whitewater, the Native co-owners of Red Mesa Cuisine in Santa Fe, to create an easy elk recipe for new hunters. 鈥淓veryone we have cooked this for says it鈥檚 the best wild-game dish they鈥檝e tasted, and we tend to agree,鈥� Frank says.

Whitewater says it鈥檚 traditional in Native communities to honor fresh game with an offering鈥攊n this case, branches from a pi帽on pine, which infuses the meat with an earthy flavor. No pi帽on where you are? Don鈥檛 sweat it: the recipe is still delicious without it. Whitewater likes to serve this over a creamy sweet potato mash.鈥擜driana Velez

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