If you love a good autumn bear hunt, then you probably have a nice little cache of bear meat denned up in your freezer waiting for you to eat it. If so, here’s one good way to use it up with friends and family.

Of course, if you don’t have any aged bear meat in your freezer, this will make you look forward to bagging your next bear on an exciting spring hunt!

Before we dive into the recipe, there are a couple of things to note about bear meat. While bears and pigs aren’t related, their meat is similar in that they’re both high in fat content and contain trichinosis. So when it comes to cooking bear meat, think of it like cooking pork.