Squirrel

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Anyone got any good squirrel recipes?

[uncowboy]

No recepies but I will recomend cooking them in a PRESSURE COOKER to tenderise them. This is what I do and then strip the meat from the bones then you can use the meat how ever you want. J.Michael

[Al Dente]

I prefer to either make potpie or gumbo from them.  Either way, brown the pieces, then add to chicken stock along with white wine, carrots, celery, onion, garlic, thyme, and some black pepper.  Simmer for 90 minutes, then remove the pieces.  When cool enough to handle, take the meat from the bones.  Strain the stock.  

For gumbo, make a dark roux.  Over medium heat combine equal parts butter and flour.  Stir until it is Chocolate in color and smells like toasted nuts.  Add diced onion, celery, bell peppers, hot peppers if you like, and some garlic. Cook for 5 minutes.  Add the stock, and simmer for 30 minutes.  Season with cajun seasoning, worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, salt, pepper, and some chopped parsley.  Add the meat and heat through.  Serve over rice.

For pot pie, make a blond roux.  Over meadium heat combine equal parts butter and four.  Stir until it looks like a baked sugar cookie.  Add diced carrots, onion, celery, and garlic.  Cook for 5 minutes, then add stock.  Add chopped parsley, thyme, salt, pepper, and some heavy cream.  Simmer for 30 minutes.  Add meat and green peas.  Pour into baking dish and top with mashed potatoes, puff pastry, pie crust, or biscuits.  Bake at 350 for 40 minutes.

[Raven Haven]

Use 2-3 lbs. squirrel, 1/2 cup flour, 4 Tablespoons butter, 2 cans cream of chicken soup, 1 can sliced mushrooms, 1 cup sour cream, 1/4 teaspoon paprika, 1 large onion.  Salt and pepper to taste. Cover the pcs of squirrel in flour and brown them in the melted butter.  After browning on all sides place in a Dutch Oven and set aside while you saute the onions and add them to the squirrel, then mix the rest of the ingredients in a seperate dish.  Add to this mixture salt, pepper and paprika.  Pour this over the browned squirrel and onions, cover and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.  This will also work for rabbit.  This is one of our hunting camp favorites.

[BigRonHuntAlot]

Clean and Soak the Squirrel in Salt water in Refrigerater overnight and rinse. Put Quarters in a Pressure Cooker for about 1O minutes. Remove Quarters and Roll in House Autry Chicken Breader and Fry in Canola Oil until Breading is Done.

[ringo64]

i like to just pop a whole small onion in there belly  and smear them with butter or olive oil and bake them in the toaster oven.....reminds me of my college days in the dorms.

[noobowyer]

Its been years since i've had it but my mother used to pressure cook the squirrel and just substitute it for chicken in her favorite chicken and dumplings recipe.

[Ray Hammond]

mmmmm....skwerl....I lak dem haids squished up between slices a bread wid a slice 'o onion and some horseradish on top!

Sody pop with foam on top finishes it off nicely, thank ya. Don't send no cards ner letters... a simple thank u will suffice.

sorry, couldn't resist.  :D

[gjw77]

I like to quarter the squirrels,soak overnight in salt water in fridge.Then I boil it till it nearly falls off the bone.Then I brown in a pan with butter.When it's good and fried put it in your favorite hot wing sauce.Voila!Buffalo squirrel.