Squirrel

[Elliot]

Does anyone know a good way to prepare squirrel?

[Zephyr]

Preferably sans the head. XD

[Stefan-A]

Traditionally, squirrels are sautéed.

[Lori P]

Jamie says his mom soaked them overnight in salt water, then battered it and fried it, like she did rabbit.

[Josh]

Fry it ,,,

[adamanteus]

I guess the first step is to kill it!:D

[Stefan-A]

That's the easy part. :p

[adamanteus]

Would you shoot it? Or snare it? Or wrestle it to the ground and subdue it with a Vulcan death grip?

[Stefan-A]

I'd use harsh language.

[Lori P]

:D:D ROFLMAO Stefan!!!!!!! :D:D

[stonyloam]

Elliot: Depends on the squirrel, a big old buck (you can tell by the uh…. Acorns) should probably be made into a stew (boiled for a long time) to tenderize it, kinda like chicken soup, but a young tender one can be sautéed in a little butter with salt and pepper, maybe a strip or two of bacon. There should be some good wild game recipes on the internet. A guy has gotta learn how to cook what he kills.:D

[Elliot]

It's a really big female one, so I'll just see what I want to try and I'll go for it.

[CrazyHedgehog]

are you serious...these things are cute... but eat them...its like rat kebab ewww:p

[drache]

I'd say like rabbit stew
you could try this classic recipe:

Hasenpfeffer - Rabbit Stew - German Cuisine (http://www.germanculture.com.ua/recipes/blmain13.htm)

[Stefan-A]

Cute = tasty, Inge. :D

[Elliot]

Cute = tasty, Inge. :D

Nice rule Stefan.:D

[anji1971]

My mom has a Southern cookbook from the mid 1800's. In it is the original recipe for Kentucky Burgoo, the one they made on Derby Day every year, made in giant cauldrons over a fire. It makes about 1500(!!) gallons, and uses quite a few dozen squirrels.
Maybe you could try making that one.............send a potful to all our forum members!!:D:D
I'll have to borrow that book and find the recipe just for fun-- we always joked about cooking up a batch with the neighbours!!:p

[CrazyHedgehog]

oh god you guys are serious aren't you...
I must admit I have stopped to pick up fresh road kill pheasant,(of course hit by the car in front and not me ;)) stewed freshly shot rabbits and duck...but squirrel...I have no idea why but to me it would be like eating your pet hamster crossed with a ferral rat....

[Stefan-A]

Yup. :D What's so special about squirrels? :) Small arboreal rabbits with big fuzzy tails. ;)

And I just want to point out that while I would have a problem eating my own pet hamster, I'd have no problems eating somebody elses. :p

[CrazyHedgehog]

lol I see your point...

[Lulu Bennett]

Eywwww! Squirel?? thats just wrong!
Where could we get some over here James? i have tried Kangaroo meat and that was nice.
Willing to try anything once :p

[KITKAT]

3-4 squirrels, 1 can mushroom soup, and a crock pot.

Cover the top of the meat/soup with Stovetop stuffing and cook all day.

YUM!

[tikichick]

My grandfather used to catch them for food when he was a kid back in the 30's. I'll ask him how they cooked 'em. I bet it tastes like chicken, lol... EW :p

[drache]

I bet here in NYC the rats have more meat on 'em

[adamanteus]

Where could we get some over here James?

Try the back garden!:D

[Charlet_2007]

you are going to eat the squirrel brains aren't you??.. thats the best part i think... my dad use to batter them and fry them like you would chicken or fish the meat part... the brains him and i would just eat raw...

[salzar]

okay been following this thread. and omg you are going to eat it!!!
well if you must ...
but arn't there any butchers in your city!! heeee haaaa hee
I meen there just kinda like rats arn't they just with more hair on the tail. grant you cute but fancy rats, although we have more of them here than rats...
heeee hee
I know of a native american recipe for them lmk if you want it!!

[Lori P]

you are going to eat the squirrel brains aren't you??.. thats the best part i think... my dad use to batter them and fry them like you would chicken or fish the meat part... the brains him and i would just eat raw...

(Fainting dead away) :eek:

LOL :)

[Stefan-A]

you are going to eat the squirrel brains aren't you??.. thats the best part i think... my dad use to batter them and fry them like you would chicken or fish the meat part... the brains him and i would just eat raw...
Wouldn't recommend eating anything raw on an animal. They always have parasites.

[Charlet_2007]

yeah i know that lol we use to eat elk liver to raw... gives you lots of strength... and really good for the heart...

[Thamnophis]

I had no idea they are eaten.

[drache]

I had no idea they are eaten.

which - elk or liver?

and personally - despite the danger of parasites I prefer most meats rare
in fact I just suddenly had such a powerful craving for beef tartare that I actually began considering where I would be able to get the quality beef one needs when one intends to consume it entirely raw - not to mention the eggs

[CrazyHedgehog]

beef? yep I eat very rare beef, but brains of anything goes in the bin! yeeuuuch:p

[drache]

brains are yummy breaded
the texture is a little like sea urchin
I've never had them raw and I'm not likely to try that with something from the commercial beef industry
I'm daring, but MCD doesn't sound like fun at all and I suspect that their bottom line still overrides public health when they're able to (what's the current euphemism for bribe?)
there is a local meat CSA though that I'll be joining - somehow I feel safer with their meat

[Thamnophis]

which - elk or liver?




No, squirrel.

[drache]

when I first came to NYC in the mid-70ies, they were roasted on tar barrels I think

[drache]

just about everything gets eaten by hungry people

[Lori P]

Do you guys want to see the GROSSEST food I ever tried to cook?? Yeah, it was so gross I even took a pic of it, while hubby and I stood over the crock pot going...

"YOU try it!"
"No, no, YOU try it first..."
"I cooked it, you try it..."
"Cook gets first taste..."
"Out of politeness, YOU get first taste..."

LOL, you get the idea. And here it is, for your viewing pleasure:

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/THE_MOST_DISGUSTING_FOOD_IN_THE_WORLD.JPG

Cow tongue!!!! Eeeeeewwwwww!!! The butcher told us it was AWESOME had we HAD to try it...

[adamanteus]

Tongue is good. You can get it in any supermarket in the UK.

[Stefan-A]

I agree, tongue is good. You can get it any supermarket here, too.

[Lori P]

(Shudder) But it's so.... tongue-like.... LOL

We couldn't do it, I fed it to the dogs. Who, incidentally, seemed to love it.

[garterman07]

you should try cooking the squirrel bear grylls style. with a stick and a homemade fire in the back yard, saw him do it in an episode once was pretty crazy. he even ate raw goats testicles.

[Stefan-A]

The only thing I'd consider cooking Bear Grylls style, is Bear Grylls. Not that cooking squirrels in the backyard over a homemade fire is bad advice, I just dislike the guy.

edited.

[adamanteus]

The only thing I'd consider cooking Bear Grylls style, is Bear Grylls.

Great! Very funny, but you started me on a near fatal coughing fit!:D

[drache]

Lori
you should give the tongue another try
it's really yummy
I like it best in aspic though, sliced on bread

[Lori P]

Well... do you eat the outside rough part or just the inside??? And was crock potting it with gravy a good way to go too?? I actually am pretty open to eating just about anything, lol, but that rough tongue (which did come out of a cow we raised, so I kept thinking of him licking me) turned me off...

[Snaky]

I also have to agree, I like tongue a lot. But my favorite food are kidneys in a white wine sauce, mmmm....

I'm from a bucher family, so I think I've eaten pretty much everything you can eat of an animal. Brains are pretty grose to see, but are yummy. To bad, you can't eat them anymore since those 'mad cow' disease ( hopefully it's the correct english translation ).

I've also eaten crickets, worms, dog, ... most people will probably find that also pretty grose...:p

I'm always amused when people say they don't eat kidney, liver, tongue, ... BUT they do eat hamburgers:rolleyes:

[Lori P]

I've also eaten crickets, worms, dog, ... most people will probably find that also pretty grose...:p

(fainting dead away)

LOL... Hans, hun, remind me NEVER to come to dinner at your house...

[Snaky]

(fainting dead away)

LOL... Hans, hun, remind me NEVER to come to dinner at your house...
I'm a pretty good cook though;)

[drache]

I'll come for sure, especially for those kidneys in white wine sauce - yum!

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

AHHH!! TUNG?!?!?! BRAINS?!?!! :eek:i could never eat anything like that!! i could try but i assure you i would be over at the toilet seconds later throwning it back up

and hans... never come near daizy my cockapoo..ever ;)

[Snaky]

AHHH!! TUNG?!?!?! BRAINS?!?!! :eek:i could never eat anything like that!! i could try but i assure you i would be over at the toilet seconds later throwning it back up

and hans... never come near daizy my cockapoo..ever ;)
I didn't like it that much, so you daizy is safe;):D

[drache]

someone explain to me exactly what texas oysters are - something to do with bull testicles?
or did I get that totally wrong?

[ssssnakeluvr]

rocky mountain oysters are bulls testicles... and I could never eat toungue...I couldn't imagine tasting something that would be tasting me back!!!! lol!!!!

[drache]

so has anyone here actually tried rocky mountain oysters?

oh
and it's amazing what kinds of things people will happily eat until told what it is
the mind is a terrible thing to let govern your taste buds

[Snaky]

Indeed Rhea, and don't forget that hamburgers and others the like mostly contain everything of an animal... it's just well mixed and added flavours.

Didn't even knew that the rocky mountain oysters existed, so never tried it... Maybe some day, if I see it on a menu:)

[Lori P]

I *think* Rocky mountain oysters are sheep's testicles, and Texas oysters are bull testicles. But don't quote me on that.

[KITKAT]

In Ohio, I have heard chicken testicles called mountain oysters, too.

Remember the scene in one of Chevy Chase's movies, where he wins a contest to eat the most "Lamb Fries", and then finds out they are sheep testicles? Can't remember which movie it was...:rolleyes:

[drache]

hm
now I'm curious
I wonder which kind of ethnic butcher would carry them in NY
probably neither the kosher, nor the hallal, nor the italians either, I would think
perhaps I'll try a polish or russian butcher
how do you prepare them, if you're not into deep frying?

[Lori P]

In Ohio, I have heard chicken testicles called mountain oysters, too.

Remember the scene in one of Chevy Chase's movies, where he wins a contest to eat the most "Lamb Fries", and then finds out they are sheep testicles? Can't remember which movie it was...:rolleyes:

Funny Farm!! LOL Remember the dog who kept running and running? I have a rescued english setter at the house who IS that dog, I swear... "Sure does love to run..." LOL!!!

[KITKAT]

Yep! Funny Farm! Great movie full of laughs. And yes, the dog...:D:D:D

[jompiej]

That's the easy part. :p

you think? http://www.ttgnet.com/images/armed-squirrel.jpg

[Stefan-A]

you think? http://www.ttgnet.com/images/armed-squirrel.jpg
:D Yes.

http://koti.mbnet.fi/thamnoph/extra/chokobomb.jpg

Too lazy to explain it, though. ;)

[jompiej]

hehe, allright, you win!:D