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Thread: Eating raccoon
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January 5th, 2012, 07:39 AM #11
Re: Eating raccoon
Fried squirrel is boring to me and it's just too small in my opinion. I also find the slippery pot pie made with squirrel, quiet nasty. I make those 4 - 5" pan pies out of them and they are great. To prepare the squirrel meat, I first brine them for a day or two. Then I braise them in the oven on 225 for about 3 hrs. For the braise, I use bacon drippings, a little white wine vinegar, minced garlic, salt and pepper. Once they cool I strip pull them out and pull the meat off the bone. For the pies, I use a slight variation of a "bird in pie" recipe. http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/g...ipe/index.html
I use cubed red potatoes with the jackets left on, carrots, celery and onion in the filling. Also, I only use 1/4th of what that recipe calls for sage. Other than that, simply replace the chicken with your prepared squirrel and the pies are delicious. 6-7 squirrel per dozen pies. I make a batch and freeze them. I do the same with pheasant and rabbit."The American people will never knowingly adopt socialism. But, under the name of 'liberalism,' they will adopt every fragment of the socialist program, until one day America will be a socialist nation, without knowing how it happened."
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January 5th, 2012, 08:16 AM #12
Re: Eating raccoon
This is a great recipe for coon. Clean, skin, and marinate for 24 hours in the fridge. Use any marinade you like. Take out the meat after the 24 hours. Do not wash off the marinade. Let the coon come up to room temperature. While the meat is "resting" take a 1/2" cedar plank and soak it in water for about an hour or so. When the coon is at room temperature seal the plank with a mixture of oive oil, kosher salt, grouind paper, garlic ( or just about any herbs and spices you would like. Place the coon on the plank and put it into a BBQ grill that has been preheated. Turn the heat down to low. if you are using charcoal adjust the coals so as to use indirect heat. Let the coon "simmer" for several hours ( dependent on size) until juices flow when a fork is placed in the meat. When fully done let the meat rest again. After 20 minutes or so remove the coon from the plank. Through away the coon and eat the plank. This recipe works for most other "exotic" game.
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January 9th, 2012, 10:31 AM #13
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That's some funny stuff Pukindog. You had me hook line and sinker.
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January 9th, 2012, 10:59 AM #14
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LOL, that's funny, and exactly what I was thinking. Man, and people say that I'm a "redneck". The question in my head is "What kind of 'coon ass' wants to eat a raccoon?" Maybe things are different since we don't trap animals for pelts here, so I understand not wanting to waste an animal. I think if I was that convicted about it, I just wouldn't trap racoons. I'd eat whatever I had to if I was about to die, and that hungry, but not unless I HAD TO. There's some brave people on this board, lol.
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January 9th, 2012, 11:23 AM #15
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January 9th, 2012, 12:02 PM #16
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mmmmm deep fried beer batter coon tenders are awesome
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January 9th, 2012, 03:00 PM #17
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i don't know if i'd eat what i trapped unless i had to.
trapped animals act weird, no?
rabid/sick animals act weird.
stalking and watching an animal act normal helps ensure, what your putting a hole in was fairly healthy before it died. no?
squirrel is fairly ok, hard to skin and not enough meat to make it worth the effort.
it may be a fluffy rat, but it doesn't crawl through sewers and eat (as much) garbage.
plus, iirc some 5 star chef's cook pigeon "flying rat".There is no way to make it out alive...
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January 9th, 2012, 03:22 PM #18
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squirrels arent that hard chop the head and feet slice base of tail . step on tail and pull up on rear legs .
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January 9th, 2012, 03:23 PM #19
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whoops. the book i was reading had me doing it a bit more complicated than that.
i've only hunted them once.There is no way to make it out alive...
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January 9th, 2012, 03:27 PM #20
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