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12424668 No.12424668 [Reply] [Original]

Not sure how I got to this board but since I am here let me ask. Any of you ever eaten squirrel?

>> No.12424742

I think there is a flyover hate thread you can ask in. I'm sure one of those specimens has eaten a rodent or two in their trailer.

>> No.12424747

/out/ here. It's good in a slow cooker as a stew. Not a lot of meat on one, so I hope you shot a bunch op

>> No.12424750

>>12424668
Yeah. It works in a stew with potatoes. Any other brain busters you got?

>> No.12424880

>>12424668
Yes.

>> No.12424888

>>12424742
Neck yourself loser.

>>12424747
>*insert random board* here
You're a fucking joke. I ought to slap the shit out of you.

>>12424750
>>12424880
Thanks

>> No.12424891

>>12424668
CITATAP!

>> No.12425140

>>12424888
>ask a question
>be a shithead to people who answer seriously
What the fuck is your problem?

>> No.12425192

I have eaten many squirrels. There are lots of good ways to cook them. Before that though make sure you get them cleaned up good, i always make sure to remove the musk glands near the ass and then I focus on removing any gobs of fat in the armpits or inside of the hip joint. I usually part mine out in half (perpendicular to the spine), and then split into two shoulders, two hams, and a rib section. Hearts and livers are good eating as an appetizer. The shoulders will cook faster then the hams so dont overcook them if you are grilling/roasting/frying.

Make sure the animal is not in rigor when you eat it, i will let my cleaned squirrels sit on a rack in my mini fridge for 24-48 hours so the meat will settle. If you are worried about “gamey-ness”, i would recommend a simple salt/sugar brine.

As far as cooking methods, anything will work. Some of my favorites are slow cooking in a crockpot, pan frying or deep frying, grilling, smoking, oven roasted, cooked on the campfire, etc. There can be a tremendous variability in tenderness between squirrels, probably related to age. I recommend a slow cook for obviously older ones, the young ones are great for a hotter/faster method. When properly cooked the younger/mid age ones will pull off the bone like good cooked poultry. The flavor is somewhat unique and generally mild (somewhere between an ungulate red meat and poultry maybe?), its cliche but I would probably compare it to a more flavorful dark meat on chicken. Check out Steve Rinellas wild game cookbook for some specific recipe ideas. If you give the meat the care it deserves and try it with an open mind, squirrel meat is great and readily accesible in many areas

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>>12424891
My nigga

>> No.12425504

No, but I fucked one once. He didn’t like it.

>> No.12425546

Actually yes. I shot one in my backyard a few years ago and grilled it. It was good. It's the only mammal that I've gutted and I didn't do a great job getting the hair off of it but overall it was a good experience.

>> No.12425551

>>12425546
>he doesnt eat the hair

>> No.12425566

>>12425140
That isn't the OP.

>> No.12425716

>>12424668
I have one of these decaying in my driveway, should I go salvage it? The crows have already pecked out the eyes and pulled the intestines out the anus, but the rest of it looks good.

>> No.12425742
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>>12424750
They make good pot pies too

>> No.12425763

But runescape doesn't give you an option to roast squirrels?

>> No.12425830

>>12424668

I'd rather not catch TB.

>> No.12425867

Had 'em deep fried. Greasy, but tasty.

>> No.12426190

>>12424668
I have. The meat to bone ratio is pretty bad. Better off going for bunnies to be honest.

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Some fox squirrel hams I browned and then smoked

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Some squirrel biscuits and gravy. Gravy thickened more than I expected as it cooled

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Pan fried squirrel

>> No.12426812

Squirrel meat is the soy of meats.

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12426821

Only once. I might try again next season.

>> No.12426825

>>12424668
Didn't some guy recently die because he ate squirrel meat?

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>>12425546
>he eats squirrel without the peel

>> No.12426869

I crushed a rat with a rock and roasted it. It wa very burnt so I can't accurately gauge how it tasted.

>> No.12426871

>>12424668
looks like bunnys.probably taste similar.i would try them

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>>12426869
>t.

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12427144

frog looks like squirrel

get ready for scarcity

>> No.12427173

>>12427144
Yeah. For a sec I thought OPs pic were frogs.

Guess I'm ordering Chinese tonight.

>> No.12427178

>>12426825
do you mean this shit
https://gizmodo.com/a-mans-love-of-squirrel-meat-might-have-given-him-a-hor-1829796797

>> No.12428732

>>12424668
>Any of you ever eaten squirrel?

Na man they are my little bros that chill in my back yard, I don't want to eat them.

>> No.12428735

>>12427144
Did not skip leg day..