This guide covers all the items players may cook in Red Dead Redemption 2. All cooking recipes require a campfire, but all are also available from the beginning and have no unlock requirements. Note however that before completing Exit Pursued by a Bruised Ego early on in Chapter 2 the only available grill is at the scout campsite at Horseshoe Overlook, the player is unable to season food at other sites. Nearly all require meat as an ingredient.
Most meat dishes can be seasoned with a single herb, the choice of which determines what core attribute will be affected:
Recipes
| Image | Base | Source | Dish | Flavorable | Sell price |
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Stringy Meat | Armadillo, Badger, Bat, Beaver, Chipmunk, Coyote, Fox, Muskrat, Opossum, Raccoon, Rat, Skunk, Snake, Squirrel | Plain Stringy Meat | No | $0.25 |
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Gritty Fish | Bluegill, Bullhead Catfish, Channel Catfish, Longnose Gar | Gritty Fish | No | $0.25 |
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Herptile Meat | Bullfrog, Gila Monster, Iguana, Toad, Turtle | Plain Herptile | No | $0.25 |
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Gamey Bird | Waxwing, Cardinal, Blue Jay, Condor, Cormorant, Crow, Eagle, Egret, Hawk, Heron, Loon, Oriole, Owl, Pigeon, Quail, Raven, Booby, Robin, Spoonbill, Gull, Songbird, Sparrow, Vulture, Crane, Woodpecker | Plain Game Bird | No | $0.25 |
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Game | Duck, Pheasant, Rabbit | Plain Game | Yes | $0.60 |
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Gristly Mutton | Goat, Ram, Sheep | Plain Mutton | Yes | $0.40 |
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Plump Bird | Chicken, Goose, Turkey, Rooster | Plain Plump Bird | Yes | $0.40 |
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Crustacean | Crab | Plain Crustacean | Yes | $0.40 |
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Prime Beef Joint | Bison, Bull, Cow, Oxen | Plain Prime Beef | Yes | $0.60 |
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Mature Venison | Buck, Deer, Elk, Moose, Pronghorn | Plain Venison | Yes | $0.60 |
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Tender Pork Loin | Boar, Peccary, Pig | Plain Pork | Yes | $0.60 |
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Flaky Fish | Redfin Pickerel, Perch, Chain Pickerel, Rock Bass, Muskie, Lake Sturgeon, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass | Plain Flaky Fish | Yes | $0.40 |
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Succulent Fish | Sockeye Salmon, Steelhead Trout | Plain Succulent Fish | Yes | $0.60 |
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Exotic Bird | Parakeet, Parrot, Pelican | Plain Exotic Bird | Yes | $0.60 |
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Big Game | Alligator, Bear, Cougar, Panther, Wolf | Plain Big Game | Yes | $0.75 |
