Any ideas on the best way to cook
wild turkey breast? I've heard that they
have a strong wild taste so do you soak it in something and how long? Thanks

I've never had a problem with turkey breast having a wild taste. We smoke and fry the breast. I put six strips of bacon on the breast when smoking to keep the meat moist.

Lots of ways to cook wild turkey, Legs and thighs make some great pot pies, turkey and dumplings, jambalaya. gumbo, kbobs....

I will trade 3 butter ball turkey for one wild one, the wild ones are much better flavored and organic not pumped full of steroids and hormones to make them grow so fast like the store bought Turkey are.

A few ideas on this thread

http://www.texashuntingforum.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/4912386/all/Turkey_Taste

There is no wild taste. It is just very lean. Cut against the grain. Pound it to tenderize it. Stir fry with veggies is a great way to cook it and not hide it. Don't over cook it.

Made some pot pies out of wild turkey night before last and boy they were mmmmmmm good! You can get those small pot pie disposable tins from the store, use the roll crescent dough from the refrigerated area, roll the dough out, and use a rolling pin (and flour) to thin it out, place one layer of the thin dough on the tin bottom, in a skillet cook up the wild turkey, with shallots, peppers, garlic, seasoning, cut the turkey up in small bite size pieces, then add carrots, onions, potatoes, celery (bag of frozen veggies), continue to cook on low heat, then added a can of corn, a can of peas, and a can of cream of mushroom soup. Scoop the turkey mixture into the individual tins on top of the bottom layer of dough, then place another thin layer of dough on top, brush top of dough layer with a little butter, cut a couple small slits into the top dough layer, place in oven on 350 for about 20 minutes, let pies cool a bit and enjoy.

Then there's turkey fetuccine alfredo, chicken fried turkey, hot wings (sauce) turkey bites, and the list goes on and on. All good

My favorite way is Wild Turkey Fajitas. I slice the breast horizontally (to make it thinner) and marinate. Mesquite fired grill, then add the fixins.

I've only had 3 yard birds but they were all good and never had a "wild" taste. Next one I get I plan to brine and smoke.