Cooking Up a Trophy Bighorn Sheep with Janis Putelis and Chef Kevin Gillespie | MeatEater Cooks

Janis Putelis put in some serious work to harvest a mature Bighorn Sheep this year and Chef Kevin Gillespie wants to show him a way to prepare it that lives up to the effort Janis put into the hunt. The pair spends all day creating an ancient Kashmiri Dish called Rogan Josh, along with homemade Naan Bread, before finally getting a chance to taste their hard work.
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[@lunkydog]

Kevin has been a fantastic addition to your crew. I liked him way back in his Top Chef days which didn't even show this side of him.

[@ChrisDavis-sg6cm]

I never would’ve guessed that Yukon Cornelius knew his way around the kitchen.

[@chancehurst8861]

Silver, gold, and wild game

[@AngryOscillator]

That is such a niche reference

[@BeaverDunker]

As a large buy with a red beard I have heard this so often... Of course never saying I knew my way around the kitchen but I pretty much hear it every winter when I am out in the snow and apparently I look like him

[@whiteboyplayssoccer]

Kevin is the man, your content with him has been some of my favorite stuff you’ve ever produced. It’s nice to see the unique ideas a high level chef has with wild game that your average dude (me) wouldn’t come up with

[@bearhuntingmagazine]

Loved the photos of Janis’ sheep. Food looked great.

[@Jml5447]

Hey Clay!

[@gregmccarter5253]

Thank you, to all of the team. Simply put, as an Alaskan I was raised to appreciate our shared lifestyle. But to see it documented, and executed, in such a wonderful fashion, and then to see a proper chef cook consistently amazing dishes... (I have 15 years culinary experience and ran a small specialty catering company for a while before Covid) it's inspirational and comforting in the best of ways. This team you have assembled, will help bring understanding and appreciation of the ways, traditions, and means, of a natural harvest and the conservation of said resources directly to the masses. You're doing a lot and doing it well. Thank you all.

[@andrewboore3899]

These episodes with Kevin are fantastic! What a knowledgeable chef and he's giving these little cooking masterclasses for free! Plus you get some hunting stories to boot. Great content.

[@jackiekinner3826]

Love Kevin’s response to the shop bought curry sauce question. Really good point and so true.

[@regulark1071]

The cooking series is by far my favorite side project meat eater does. Keep up the great work!

[@Disguy8m3]

Loving all of this new content. The dish looks delish. Keep it up!

[@maigepresents5840]

A couple of tips for the Naan bread, use a cast iron skillet, wet the bottom of the rolled out dough and press it down into a hot skillet, when the dough releases its done on that side, you need to see char on the bottom... you also need to brush it with melted butter once it's done cooking.

[@stcroixoutdoors]

Dude! Don't you guys have a Sawzall? Let's shoot for 18%! Awesome video as always! Best hunting education, culinary education, and all around great film-making on the Web! Keep up the great work! Mouth is watering,.

[@dehtripper]

I love all of these episodes, but this is my favourite yet! I love how much reverence is paid to the animal and the hunt. Kevin absolutely did that ram justice! I could listen to him talk about cooking all damn day. Also, exciting to see Jani's infamous turkeys! Now I'm inspired to go grab my dabba masala and thaw some wild game!

[@82394forrest]

I’ve been honing my Indian dishes over the last year or so. Some of the best spices/ food on the planet! Great hunt, excellent looking dish

[@EgorKlimenko-]

These videos are so incredibly, peaceful. The video makes world better. Thank you so much

[@22ony]

Love the emphasis on cooking with the effort you put in to the Hunt shows respect

[@jamesschmidtke5183]

Love the part at the end when kevin slaps the table and says I know I cooked it....! LOL super cool

[@samuelorozco255]

Janis explanation of getting the sheep tag is awesome!

[@chuckchapman5580]

That is the best answer to someone who wants to half ass the most respectful part of being a hunter.

[@marcusthefallowfather8274]

All those recipes look delicious!

[@charlockprime]

Can't get much better than Janis and Kevin. Add in a damn fine meal and you've just about got perfection.

[@FranciscoGarcia-ni9eg]

Absolutely fantastic show

[@Texburrito03]

Great video. Always a fan of both of these gentlemen. I don't want to be the nit-picky commenter, but pulling that echo out from having multiple lav mics is pretty easy. I'd encourage you to research it and see if you can overcome it in post. Keep the videos coming! I'll be here, watching. :)

[@BadassRandomness]

As much as as I love the hunting episodes, I love the cooking videos the most

[@tinglemccringleberry8899]

I hope we get to see more of that hunt

[@underdogoutdoors]

Cooking wild game is truly an art form. Appreciate it guys!

[@devinpenfold2274]

I'm always here. What an amazing episode. Loved it. Go Janis. GO MEATEATER

[@chrisdeblis8018]

I love these cooking videos. Great job to everyone and keep them coming!

[@quentinkieler4225]

Best hunting video ever made!!!!

[@em3047]

Love this! Going to make it this week with wild goat! 🥘🥘🥘

[@eddiehoff5278]

Looked fantastic! My mouth was watering.

[@donhughes8465]

Love that on-the-bone Rogon Josh. RJ is a favourite of mine. On the bone has to be even better, even if I can't get such a rare delicacy as in this video....

[@clrd4tkoff]

WOW!! Awesome Video!! Congratulations on the Ram and what an amazing cooking video!! My mouth was watering!! 👍🏻👍🏻🤗🤗

[@jacobgregory4739]

This is great. I'm making it for sure!

[@TheJarnzy]

We need more Kevin. Guys a beauty

[@smilespergallon1989]

Still waiting for Gordon Ramsay to join meat eater on a hunting/cooking episode lol

[@StayRadDontDie11B]

I LOVE THIS SHOW!!!!!!

[@Manhattan_project.420]

from india, this is pretty authentic. The attention to detail, i didnt expect from this channel.

[@gtaylor9218]

Thanks for sharing janis

[@F15BOYOBOY]

Congrats on a nice ram and dang that looks amazing!

[@bennyc409]

I can only imagine that is bloody delicious. My favourite curry I've ever eaten was a goat vindaloo at a Nepalese restaurant.

[@claytonc8101]

This guy is awesome! He inspires me to try more recipes with my game meat. I’m making this recipe with moose

[@r.ssumedh7626]

Great video! Mutton rogan josh is a staple in the Indian Army.

[@huntingandfishingwithryder8939]

That looks really really good

[@ibjclark]

Great vid Janis!

[@Skilltagz]

Keeping turkeys to learn their noises is genius!

[@jero1918]

Thanx

[@pakcanhunter]

Oh man my mouth is watering 🤤

[@rodneystone3848]

Great video.

[@BushToBellyAdventures]

Kevin's back!! 🙌

[@Master_Yoda1990]

You guys should come to South Dakota, we have good pheasants east of the river, good grouse, mule deer, antelope, elk, and big horned sheep west of the river, and white tail deer and turkey all over the state.

[@gregkosinski2303]

Do you only have one river?

[@Master_Yoda1990]

@@gregkosinski2303 no, but we call the half of the state west of the Missouri River west river and via versa because the Missouri runs pretty much down the center of the state and its the biggest river here.

[@broomstickcowgirl]

Just, yum!! You had my mouth watering!

[@bendrixbailey1430]

You don’t need a Sawzall Janis, but it helps to freeze the shanks first and a bone saw or hacksaw works well on frozen shanks. Another reason to freeze the shanks and then cut them is that the bone dust is easily washed off the frozen shank. What you guys did put the bone dust into the meat, and that’s gonna show up in the flavor.

[@SoulQuJo]

Dude I can almost smell it, I'm drooling

[@DeplorableMAGAT]

Looks delicious. Just needs some nice fluffy basmati.

[@camovlog1922]

My favourite recipe for goat… 😍 if anybody gonna try pls don’t buy garam Masala packs most of it is just chemicals. Make yourself and enjoy… nice video guys 😍👍

[@AngryOscillator]

I'm UK based and we have a few 'quality' domestic brands

[@TheJuiceBoxPunch]

Props to Kevin

[@stevejohnston1272]

Hot Damn, that looks tasty! I'll have to fly Kevin in, if I ever draw my sheep tag, and have him whip some of that up!

[@huntingandfishingwithryder8939]

That looks good 😊

[@stephencoster9532]

Hiya, Good video, thank you. I'm re-reading "The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe" and your chef is a very tall dwarf, down to the red beard, mine is grey and far too short, mind you I'm 6'4" tall. Stay safe, Steve...

[@samsherdhaliwal9265]

You win the weirdest comment award

[@joeyricefried9621]

Awesome!!!

[@lyndonhamby7432]

Now I’m hungry 😂😂😂👍👍

[@paynedavenport669]

Great video, it was just missing to see how the actual dish tasted! We got the feedback on the naan bread, but didn't get a review on the meat which was the star of the show

[@johnbarnes7990]

Love the cooking vids

[@kevbev1524]

I love Mouton In a stew, cabbage, cellary, cellary root, beets

[@forrestklumpp]

Dude, Don’t you guys have a sawzall?

[@spencerfoster9192]

I hunt feral sheep in Texas and I’ll definitely try this recipe next time I shoot a tough ol’ ram!

[@riccardonaidoo9413]

Points for - 1. Having a dabba and grinding your own spices (I also get lazy and use packaged spices) 2. Using copious amounts of butter - same as ghee. 2. Not burning the ginger and garlic (I sometimes still do) 3. Not using extra stock - not necessary with the spices being used 4. Naan. (It's a labor) 5. Finishing the curry with fresh dhania - a must. I thought you missed it but see it in at the end. **Bonus points for using cast iron cookware. I'm South Indian and try to be as authentic possible using aunts and relatives recipes, though I fuck it up sometimes. You made that so fucking effortlesly, I'm adding it to my recipe book. 📖 Great job man. 👏

[@kohlpatrol1916]

Man I can't wait to see this guy do squirrel!

[@marksierra667]

Your the man...janis...

[@adventuresoftheuneducatedh7813]

May be a odd place to say this but there is a song called banded clovis I really think Steve and jan would enjoy.

[@bsfugitt1]

Very cool. I’d enjoy a show on a good raccoon recipe. Inflation has me thinking about alternate protein and grease sources.

[@Randymcsendy]

@meateater. The term Trotters generally refers to the actual feet. Luckily I saw the video first so I got the shanks out, I’m not sure how well this would turn out with trotters. Almost pulled some out had re reading this to make sure I didn’t miss you throwing some in.

[@No_mans_flies]

In the thumbnail Janis looks like he’s just been told a bad dad joke.

[@sherlockbonez]

Well no sheep in ontario. Gonna try it with some honkers tomorrow.

[@whyidontknow7113]

Pro tip: popcorn cooked in ghee is really good. You get butter flavor without burning milk solids or having soggy popcorn.

[@blazeberkley3177]

Sweet

[@dysay]

No one talks about the importance of the QUAULITY and FRESHNESS of spices. Good on ya chef

[@Goodknowledge4522]

I thought this was an Action Bronson collaboration from the thumbnail

[@nathane1600]

Same here.

[@joeyricefried9621]

😂😂😂

[@andresmenchaca1969]

Dont you guys have a sawzall?? lol! great video!

[@pakcanhunter]

This man knows what he’s talking about.

[@stevenmoreno7161]

that looks delicious-

[@tochamp5441]

Nice

[@minetlav5110]

Yum

[@dxbjack14]

Chef Kevin please share that naan recipe with us!

[@christopherandrew6545]

I won’t lie to you janis, I 100% was thinking “why don’t they use a sawzall”

[@samuelorozco255]

When did you guys film this?

[@ramkumarh3319]

Janis:It's not that spicy. Well you know that tomorrow morning 😉😉

[@jackiekinner3826]

Janis will be pissed you called him Janice.

[@ramkumarh3319]

@@jackiekinner3826 thank you just corrected

[@johnmarkpool4097]

Dude, don't you have a SAWSALL? LOL!! 😀

[@ianjennings370]

If you use a smaller saw when cutting them shanks, you won't notice the Particles of bone in the end product.

[@Hollow5999]

I don't have a ram to make in too curry but I'll be making that naan bread

[@SweenerSchnitzel]

Dude, don't you guys have a Sawzall?

[@MichaelHatfield]

Anyone know what he's using as a spatula?

[@jordanh8089]

Is there a video coming of the hunt!?

[@georgetuider654]

My hunting dogs jumped up when the birds started talking. Some good looking grub you made! Congrats on your successful hunt and a good meal.

[@David35445]

Dude, don't you guys have a saws-all? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@mrmiller295]

Dude don’t you guy’s have a sawzall 🤣🤣🤣 Jk Great Video 🤙🏾

[@Andrew-io1sj]

Does Kevin remind anyone else of Cornelius from Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer?

[@rdfrancis516]

100%

[@gregkosinski2303]

Have you tried hackzall?

[@guy22guy]

“Don’t you guys have a sawzall?”

[@elkhunter76]

Bighorn sheep meat is my favorite game meat. Too bad the tags are so hard to draw. I drew my tag in 2009. I wish I would have got a ewe tag as well.