Some friends for dinner who had never eaten kangaroo before and were a bit dubious. In this pie, you really can’t tell the meat is kangaroo – it could just as easily be chuck steak. Not that I usually try to disguise it – kangaroo is our red meat of choice these days, for all sorts of reasons – ethical, ecological, cost, health benefits – but taste is also up…
I’ve never got into the habit of cooking ahead. But this one, when I make it I make a decent sized batch and we eat it for a couple of lunches and dinners. It’s just as good cold as hot and good enough to still look forward to the third time.
If you’ve visited here before, you will know my thoughts about kangaroo as the red meat of choice for Australians. The recent controversy about live cattle exports has brought it to the front of my mind again.
Many middle-eastern recipes use goat meat, or lamb that is from breeds much less fatty than Australian lamb, and the spice profile is designed for stronger flavoured game meat. It means they often work well for kangaroo.
The kangaroo stuffed peppers were so successful that I decided to try the same stuffing with squash, which is also at the peak of its season.
Capsicums and chilis are right in season now and I’m harvesting both.
I’ve made this chutney in bulk (scaled up to 8 cups of tamarillo flesh) with roast lamb for a wedding feast. But the sweetness and acidity go really really well with kangaroo fillet, cooked on a barbeque or pan fried.