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....well the 'shoot or watch' thread got me thinking, lots of people said they would shoot them and then eat them, so lets hear what you do with them when you cook them?
Abbe Osram
30-11-2005, 17:13
....well the 'shoot or watch' thread got me thinking, lots of people said they would shoot them and then eat them, so lets hear what you do with them when you cook them?
you can try this one and exchange the chipmunk with the squirrls. Should work fine.
CHIPMUNK FRICASSEE
2 pounds diced chipmunk (the legs are most of the meat but the breast is good if you have the patience)
minced garlic
chopped onion
hot peppers
Guinness stout
butter
hot pepper flakes
chicken or possum stock
peeled and quartered potatoes
This actually tastes a lot like chicken (but still with a difference). It's best made with Rocky Mountain chippers(East Coast chippies are too small) and perhaps served with a nice Sauvignon Blanc. Marinate the chipmunk meat in the garlic, onion, hot peppers, and Guinness. Sauté in a skillet with butter, pepper flakes, and salt. Cook quickly until browned. Deglaze the skillet with the stock and put it all into a large saucepan or stockpot along with the marinade and the potatoes. Cover and bake at 275 degrees for two hours. Remove from the oven and, in a separate pan, reduce whatever marinade is left and whisk in six ounces of additional butter. Combine reduced marinade with chipmunk meat and serve.
cheers
Abbe
RovingArcher
30-11-2005, 18:06
Cooked on a stick over the coals of an open fire. Fresh harvested sage adds a nice flavor and sometimes I have honey to add a glaze to the meat and other times I have cayenne, garlic, black pepper and even tobasco. Nothing fancy, but usually tasty.
Longstrider
30-11-2005, 19:15
I never usually bother with anything but the rear legs as there is so little meat elsewhere. These I'll wet with beaten egg, roll in breadcrumbs then fry in hot oil or simply roast with whatever herbs I have to hand. Anther way I enjoy squirrel is to bone the meat out and throw together a Summer stew, you know the sort, summer this, summer that and summer the other, let it bubble for an hour or two then throw in some big juicy dumplings for the last half hour. Deelish!
RovingArcher
30-11-2005, 21:20
I never usually bother with anything but the rear legs as there is so little meat elsewhere. These I'll wet with beaten egg, roll in breadcrumbs then fry in hot oil or simply roast with whatever herbs I have to hand. Anther way I enjoy squirrel is to bone the meat out and throw together a Summer stew, you know the sort, summer this, summer that and summer the other, let it bubble for an hour or two then throw in some big juicy dumplings for the last half hour. Deelish!
Hehe, I used to eat summer stew, then I quit drinkin booze and that was the main summer that I added. :D
I don't usually carry a pot with me. I love a good stew and there are a few items I can carry in the pot to make it a real stew. Good idea! ;)
this is all good just as long as its the greys. the reds are too cute and persecuted by the nasty greys. :D
Ogri the trog
02-12-2005, 11:54
Take a look at the recipes section of www.rimfirecentral.com for some good ones. For some inexplicable reason, they call them "squacks", unless I've got everything confused.
ATB
Ogri the trog
PS just found some more - http://www.justgamerecipes.com/inxsqi.html ;)
There's a good load here
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/community/showthread.php?t=6365&highlight=squirrel
And a timely reminder of the dangers of them there squirrels :rolleyes:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4489792.stm
william#
05-12-2005, 03:37
i was asked to dispatch some squirels at a friends woodland this year as they were causing serious damage to the trees .both my mate and myself had never tryed squirell so we decided to eat what we shot .
have to admit they are hard work to skin and gut but the taste was great .
i agree with the above post with only bothering with back legs . in fact after gutting i recomend to simply cut in half and skin just the rear so much easier (they are harder to skin than rabbit).
other realisations with squirell - well if i am ever in a survival sittuation and i have to eat them for survival well i would say i had hit bottom really not much meat on them at all . but as they are vermin and need a cull from time to time well worth practicing skinning gutting and cooking skills with them - the taste is a great reward even if only a few mouth fulls.
final note of warning
best only talk about eating squirels to other bushcrafters the average bod thinks you are some kind of monster if you tell them you have eaten what in there eyes is a lovely fluffy cute creature
Abbe Osram
05-12-2005, 08:40
i was asked to dispatch some squirels at a friends woodland this year as they were causing serious damage to the trees .both my mate and myself had never tryed squirell so we decided to eat what we shot .
have to admit they are hard work to skin and gut but the taste was great .
i agree with the above post with only bothering with back legs . in fact after gutting i recomend to simply cut in half and skin just the rear so much easier (they are harder to skin than rabbit).
other realisations with squirell - well if i am ever in a survival sittuation and i have to eat them for survival well i would say i had hit bottom really not much meat on them at all . but as they are vermin and need a cull from time to time well worth practicing skinning gutting and cooking skills with them - the taste is a great reward even if only a few mouth fulls.
final note of warning
best only talk about eating squirels to other bushcrafters the average bod thinks you are some kind of monster if you tell them you have eaten what in there eyes is a lovely fluffy cute creature
Which one did you eat? Red or grey squirell?
cheers
Abbe
Spacemonkey
05-12-2005, 18:59
One of our guinea pigs that lives in our living room is getting nice and fat. Do you reckon we'd get much out of it for Christmas? Maybe roasted with a little crab apple in it's mouth?
Which one did you eat? Red or grey squirell?
cheers
Abbe
Reds are a protected species, and as such no one should take it from this thread that it is ok to kill and/or eat them, im certain that william# was talking about Greys in his post!
Abbe Osram
06-12-2005, 00:14
Reds are a protected species, and as such no one should take it from this thread that it is ok to kill and/or eat them, im certain that william# was talking about Greys in his post!
Ah, interesting. We are allowed to shoot them as a kind of pest control near to our cabins and houses.
I havent seen a grey one up here, would be nice to know if there are here too.
They are fatter and what I understood taste much better than the red one.
cheers
Abbe
maybe up their the greys havent got the upperhand in your enviroment abbe? or perhaps they were just never introduced, i dont know.. either way they have driven the reds out of most areas in the UK and thats why they are on the protected species list! :)
Be glad you haven't got them Abbe - like Tom Tom said the Greys simply out compete the reds and if you get them up there the reds will inevitably become marginalised. :(
The greys dont just out compete the reds they are also a carrier of a pox that has no effect on themselves but is a killer to the reds.
Andrew.
Hoodoo put up a picture once of his skinning board thing. That was before the crash though so he might be able to find it again and re post it.
Here you go
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/community/showthread.php?t=4486&highlight=skinning
Abbe Osram
06-12-2005, 11:35
I would love to see the video but I only get sound, can someone please save it in format the old windows player can play.
thanks
Abbe
pierre girard
29-12-2005, 06:35
Grey squirrel is my favorite game meat. When I was young, my mother would make them into pot pie. It is a recipe I still use. Five or six grey squirrels to a pie.
Boil the meat until it falls off the bones. De-bone it. Place meat, potatoes, carrots, peas (and whatever else you think should be in a pie) with a little flour, salt, and pepper in a pie crust. Cover the meat and vegetables with more pie dough. Cook at 350 degrees for about 45 to 55 minutes.
Very good.
PG
pierre girard
30-12-2005, 06:10
Reds are a protected species, and as such no one should take it from this thread that it is ok to kill and/or eat them, im certain that william# was talking about Greys in his post!
It is just the opposite where I live. Reds (pine squirrels) can be taken any time - with no license. They are considered a nuisance.
Greys require a small game hunting license and can only be taken from Sept. 15 (or there abouts) until May 1 (of course, you don't often see them out in the winter).
As an interesting aside, I'm going on a ten day canoe/hunting trip in Alaska next summer - with an old friend. He will be hunting grizzley bear and moose for the larder. We will be hunting with flintlocks - due to some kind of hunting season requirement. I will only be getting a small game license which will allow me to take things like rabbit, squirrel, game birds and (this kills me) black bear. I'm not planning on taking one - unless he is able to use it for food.
Black bear considered "small game?" Well, every place is different. When in Rome....
PG