Grilled Squirrel? OH YEAH!

[moleman]

Now youve went and done it! I was going deer hunting Sat. morning but now im thinking squirrels instead!
Squirrels pan fried ( and not just any old fry pan, its gotta be cast iron ) with gravy from the drippins, with mashed taters and biscuits, it dont get no better than that.
I love deer hunting, but the fun and challenge of chasing squirrels is second to none.

[Longbow917]

That sounds way tasty Moleman! You post a photo of that plate and everybody will be huntin' tree rat!!  I tried for some today but it was like they knew I was after them!!

[Duncan]

I used to belong to a deer camp that had only a few bow hunters. So we had the whole place to ourselves up until muzzleloader season. 4 of us would camp next to a pin oak bottom where squirrels were abundant. A couple of us would set up camp and then step over among the pin oaks and tag a few squirrels. We killed 9 between the 2 of us one time. Had squirrel quarters smothered in oinions and peppers 2 days on a row.
Saute onion and peppers in bacon grease salt pepper to taste.
Add liberal dash of worchestershire sauce and squirrel quarters to skillet and cover over low heat and let simmer until tender.
Heat up a can of peas and side of loaf bread for sopping, and your good to go.

[moleman]

That just aint right Duncan!, your killin me!

[Duncan]

Originally posted by moleman:
That just aint right Duncan!, your killin me!

An old squirrel hunting friend maintains that it should be a crime to prepare squirrel any other way but fried as you have described. While I love it that way I sometimes go astray and brown them in bacon grease sometimes with a splash of white wine and some salt and pepper and sprinkle of dry rosemary.
Man, squirrel season is in here in ole NC and I got Friday off, so I guess you know!

[Doc Nock]

Broiled and basted with Sherry.

Soaked in red wine and battered and oven or deep fried.

simmered in water and then pulled out to cool... add chopped taters, pot pie noodles, celery and carrots till vegs are soft...add back the squirrel meat pulled off bones and simmer for 20 min served with hot buttered bisquits.

I just hate skinning the danged things...