Last night we attended the annual Sportsman Dinner at New Hopewell Baptist Church in Seymour. This free event attracts outdoor's men (and women)and adventuress foodies from around the area. Despite a light drizzle rain the turn out was huge, many coming for the food, others to hear Ken Sparks, head coach from Carson Newman College speak. Others came for a free chance to win one of the many door prizes including a muzzle loader, a compound bow, a hunting trip and a ton (almost) of fishing rods. I have attended wildlife dinners in several states but this dinner was by far the best organized and the food the most delicious of any I have attended. Wildlife Dinners are usually male territory with men doing most of the cooking. Many I have attended serve charred pieces of unidentifiable meat with deer, bear and elk all looking and tasting the same...burnt. Rarely do they include anything green although many do offer baked beans from a can as the one token veggie. The food at the New Hopewell Dinner showed they knew what they were doing in preparing the wild game. Vension was most prevalent but prepared in many ways; swiss steak, chili, tomatoes and onions, grilled, goulash and more. I always look for something I haven's tried before and this night it was the wild hog BBQ Ribs. I expected a wild flavor and the meat to be tough, instead the ribs were smoked perfectly and fall off the bones tender. The sauce complimented the flavor and it was my favorite of the night. My husband went for the pickled quail eggs and the racoon. Both got a thumbs up and a big thumbs up to the chef behind the dinner and New Hopewell for bringing everyone together. Thank You.
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