Ragoût d'écureuil

[SquirrelHunter92 No.17052280]

Today we are cooking ragoût d'écureuil. For those unfamiliar, this is squirrel stew. I’ve been hunting these bushy tails out in the woods of East Texas during the holidays. I’ve got 3 fox squirrels that I’m going to cook. The basic ingredients in today’s ragoût d'écureuil are as follows:
>squirrel
>potatoes
>mirepoix
>potatoes
>mushrooms
>parsnips
>fresh herbs (parsley, oregano, and rosemary)
>red wine
>beef bullion
>salt and pepper

[SquirrelHunter92 No.17052287]

Step one: clean the squirrels.

[Anonymous No.17052292]

>>17052280
>holidays
it took you more than 30 minutes to rustle up 3 squirrels, ngmi

[SquirrelHunter92 No.17052321]

>>17052292
I went out hunting twice with my 20 gauge. I got 2 the first time I went out and 1 the second day. These fox squirrels get pretty big. I’d say the 2 larger ones were the size of a medium size cat. Anyways, step 2: quarter the squirrels up. I to separate them into shoulders, legs, and torso.

[SquirrelHunter92 No.17052335]

Now we get our des légumes ready.

[Anonymous No.17052337]

>>17052321
stop lying, just like how florida's deer are smaller, your squirrel are smaller in texas

[Anonymous No.17052356]

>>17052280
this nigga eatin rats

[SquirrelHunter92 No.17052359]

>>17052337
Fox squirrel is the largest squirrel species in North America, that is a fact.

Since this is a hunters stew. I’m chopping my vegetables rough cut.

And don’t forget the wine!

[Anonymous No.17052368]

based thread

[SquirrelHunter92 No.17052374]

>>17052356
Although squirrel is technically a rodent, it’s diet is significantly different that of rats, and that the taste will be much different. I’m eating nice clean squirrels that have been gorging themselves on acorns and pecans.

[Anonymous No.17052379]

>>17052335
Why is one carrot yellow and the others are orange? Don’t eat it may be poisoned

[SquirrelHunter92 No.17052382]

>>17052379
That is a parsnip.

[Anonymous No.17052407]

>>17052359
that's a woman's hand

[SquirrelHunter92 No.17052432]

We are now going to brown our squirrel in a butter and olive oil mix.

[Anonymous No.17052438]

I’m not sure if I approve of this thread

[SquirrelHunter92 No.17052466]

We brown our squirrels until a fond develops on the bottom of our pot.

[Anonymous No.17052494]

>>17052321
Ooh. Very nice. Never had squirrels before but I've always wanted to try them.

[SquirrelHunter92 No.17052499]

Now we add in our mirepoix and mushrooms.

[Anonymous No.17052618]

>>17052280
this looks awesome dude. Appreciate you showing all this!

[SquirrelHunter92 No.17052632]

We add in the wine, water, and beef bullion. And then we let this mixture simmer on low heat for an hour before adding our potatoes and parsnips.

[Anonymous No.17052650]

is it true they taste like rabbit but more gamey?

[Anonymous No.17052652]

>>17052618
you've never made a stew before

[Anonymous No.17052656]

>actual valable thread on /ck/
Get out

[SquirrelHunter92 No.17052663]

Oh I almost forgot, we add in our garlic with our mirepoix and mushrooms.

[Anonymous No.17052677]

>no browning or seasoining on meat
>didn't carmelize the onions first
>no garlic

Dude....

[Anonymous No.17052685]

>>17052656
if you've made a stew, you've made them all

[SquirrelHunter92 No.17052697]

>>17052677
Check the previous posts Monsieur. I forgot to mention I did salt and pepper the squirrel before browning, and I added garlic with the vegetables.

[SquirrelHunter92 No.17052702]

We now sit back and enjoy some fine cheese, olives, and wine, while the stew cooks.

[Anonymous No.17052708]

>>17052663
>adding garlic

There you go.

Suggest the following sequence:
1. Season and brown the meat first, then set it aside. Don't cook it all the way through, obviously, but get a good brown on each side at least. Your meat doesn't look like it has any of the delicious maillard coloring on it at all, and it looks like it's been boiled/steamed, which is not as flavorful.

2. Do the onions after the meat and cook them until they are nice and brown due to carmelization.

3. Then add the rest of your trinity/mire poix and simply sweat them until they're tender.

4. Add garlic and cook until fragrant.

5. Add meat and rest of veg and deglaze with plenty of wine. Cook until wine is about gone.

6. Add flour, your stock and herbs and simmer till ready.

7. Final season and serve.

[Anonymous No.17052716]

>>17052432
So crowded anon :(

[Anonymous No.17052717]

>OP at home

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAd3ALa--gg

[Anonymous No.17052722]

[SquirrelHunter92 No.17052805]

We add in our potatoes and parsnips along with our sachet d'épices.

[Anonymous No.17052828]

I’d eat it

[Anonymous No.17052954]

Good on you OP
I remember my Dad always serving us squirrel as a kid, but he only fried it. A stew is a nice variation.

[SquirrelHunter92 No.17053061]

I had to add some Dijon mustard and smoked paprika to balance out the woody flavor of the parsnips. But ragoût d'écureuil is done. I added some fresh parsley at the end. Bon appétit!

[SquirrelHunter92 No.17053068]

I forgot to mention that I added some flour and water mixture in the last 30 minutes.

[Anonymous No.17053162]

>>17053061
Looks nice and homely.

[Anonymous No.17053263]

>>17052438
I'm suspicious, I think he's cooking cats

[Anonymous No.17053299]

>>17053061
I'd eat the fuck out of it. What's the fat content like? Particularly greasy?

[Anonymous No.17053310]

>>17052280
what are the chances of getting sick from the spinal fluid or whatever? I thought the chance of rabies or some brain virus was pretty damn high from squirrels

[Anonymous No.17053329]

>>17052382
shut the fuck up dweeb

[SquirrelHunter92 No.17053338]

>>17053263
>>17053310
You guys are a bunch of city slickers. Squirrel is good as hell. The closest comparison I can think of is like chicken hearts. Squirrels do not carry rabies. And the squirrels are from the woods. They’ve been eating nothing but acorns and pecans. Their meat is a lot more cleaner than any meat you would buy at the grocery store. Squirrel meat is a bit chewy, but not tough or dry, and it has a slightly gamey flavor, but in a pleasant way.

[Anonymous No.17053358]

>>17053338
I did some research and squirrel is generally ok to eat but it's not for everyone so if someone didn't want to eat squirrel then it would be wrong to trick him into eating it, and bad manners to not inform him that it is a squirrel

[Anonymous No.17053364]

>>17053338
not a city slicker just always thought the little tards living in my backyard carried diseases like bats did. Might pop one with a bb gun and try it. What about coons?

[SquirrelHunter92 No.17053391]

>>17053364
Coons carry rabies.

[Anonymous No.17053412]

>>17052280
Friendly reminder that Mepps makes lures out of squirrel tails and will pay you for them (or let you exchange them for lures).

https://www.mepps.com/squirrel-tail/

courtesy of /out/

[Anonymous No.17054304]

>>17053358
Shut the fuck up, faggot. Who the fuck serves "mystery meat" to people? NOBODY with class, you grade-A asshole.

Go drink bleach.

[Anonymous No.17054310]

how do i catch a squirrel

[Anonymous No.17054311]

>>17053412
Redbros...

[Anonymous No.17054312]

>>17054304
not him but you are blind or retarded or both? he is agreeing with you.

[Anonymous No.17054313]

nice thread op and it's great because macdonalds faggots are seething.

[Anonymous No.17054448]

Thanks OP. Our squirrels are too lame to be eaten here in Europe, but I would like to try it sometimes

[Anonymous No.17054458]

>>17053364
possums do not carry rabies. Uncle that lives in the backwoods swears by possum but I am not that brave

[Anonymous No.17054471]

>>17052287
Where are their vaginas/penises??

[Anonymous No.17054634]

>>17053412

I‘d totally somehow accumulate 1.000+ squirrel tails to get a refund for shipping costs

[Anonymous No.17054668]

>>17053310
not him but there has been some concern about possible prion contamination among injuns who eat the brains specifically (religious thing or some shit)
literally 0 confirmed cases thereof though
wanna worry about tse, worry about your burger first

[Anonymous No.17055343]

I hate squirrels but I also hate Texans. I don't know how to feel

[Anonymous No.17055806]

>>17052321
I was pretty jealous the first time I saw a fox squirrel in person. The eastern greys where I live are much smaller. I personally don't like using game loads for squirrel hunting. Much like crab dishes and a piece of shell, if I find a piece of shot I can't eat it anymore. I use a Ruger 10-22. Granted i'm sure you have far more success because you can hit them on the move.

[Anonymous No.17056117]

>>17055806
>I was pretty jealous the first time I saw a fox squirrel in person
what were you jealous of? their balls?

[Anonymous No.17056135]

Fuck squirrels
Hate those bastards

[Anonymous No.17056169]

>>17056117
Fox squirrels do have a MASSIVE set of balls for their size I’m always envious rolling them around my fingers after I skin and gut them

[Anonymous No.17056171]

>>17056169
Based squirrel sexosadist

[Anonymous No.17056174]

>>17056169
Bigger balls mean worse meat though unfortunately. You should try rolling them around in your mouth.

[Anonymous No.17056355]

>>17052280
>potatoes
>potatoes

[SquirrelHunter92 No.17056364]

>>17055806
>>17055806
The WMA I go to only allow archery or shot gun, no rifles. I use a No. 6 steels shot, and I tend to aim for the head and chest area to avoid hitting them in the guts. I remover i shot one squirrel, and a few BBs ended up hitting him in the guts, and it ended up spoiling the meat. Going back to the fox squirrels, they are pretty big. We got eastern grays and fox where I hunt. You shoot 2-3 adult fox squirrels, and you got yourself a nice meal.

[Anonymous No.17056384]

>>17056171
>>17056174
I taught him to laugh at me. I cannot help I was born with olive sized testicles and extremely envious of ladyboys with average penis. But with those balls rolling around in my fingers I am the victor.

[Anonymous No.17056420]

>>17052280
>potatoes
>potatoes
Based and potatopilled, when in doubt just double the amount.

[Anonymous No.17056428]

>>17053412
That’s a lot of dead squirrels

[Anonymous No.17056437]

>>17053412
This is a look into something I didn't know existed.

[Anonymous No.17056502]

>>17056384
The Chinese grindset.

[Anonymous No.17056770]

>>17054458
I couldn't eat a possum. They're so ugly, they're almost cute.
Squirrels, though, fuck them. Bushy-tailed tree rats. Except they eat clean, so they're good meat.

[Anonymous No.17056783]

>>17056770
>Except they eat clean
do you think rats eat shit or something? rats are fed on the finest food they aren't fucking stupid

[Anonymous No.17056789]

>>17056783
Rats eat whatever garbage they find in the nearest dumpster. They can't afford to be picky.

[Anonymous No.17056802]

>>17056789
>Rats eat whatever garbage they find in the nearest dumpster
don't be such a ratphobe.

[Anonymous No.17057170]

Meh...

[Anonymous No.17057294]

>>17052280
Serious question, don't wild squirrels carry loads of diseases that you can't just cook out to be safe for consumption?

[Anonymous No.17057428]

>>17057294
>carry loads of diseases
no they dont at all. who told you that?

[Anonymous No.17057433]

>>17052280
Man it's been forever since I've had a good squirrel stew.

[Anonymous No.17057452]

>>17057294
Not OP, but nah, squirrels are fine.
I've heard a lot of people say that armadillos are dangerous to eat because of that, but I don't know for sure on that, and I don't really want to find out.

[Anonymous No.17057473]

This all turned out better than I expected.

[Anonymous No.17057503]

Why the french? Just call it a squirrel stews. Frogs eat weird mollusks like snails, but they aren't chink tier.

[Anonymous No.17057610]

>>17057503
there havent been birds or squirrels in china in about 60 years

[Anonymous No.17057637]

>>17053068
No! Finely grate a potato (or two) and a carrot into the pot 30-45 minutes before serving. That'll thicken it up nicely.

[SquirrelHunter92 No.17057705]

>>17057294
That’s a myth. Maybe if you’re hunting city squirrels, maybe they got some diseases, but these squirrels are from the woods, and they eat clean nuts. You can tell if an animal is diseased by how healthy they look or behave. Eating wild game is healthier than factory farmed meat. Try getting some venison or wild boar.

[Anonymous No.17057891]

Nigga, you’re nuts!

[Anonymous No.17057990]

>>17057452
Think I saw some screenshot of an anon hunting and eating armadillos and contracting leprosy from that in the 21st fucking century. Can you imagine?

[Anonymous No.17058023]

>>17057990
i once fucked a leper.

[Anonymous No.17058567]

>>17052438
hungry boi

[Anonymous No.17058649]

>>17057990
some of us armadillos in america do spread leprosy to humans.
But leprosy is no big deal in a developed country in the year 2021.
with modern medicine its no worse than a common flu.

[Anonymous No.17060360]

>>17057503
its a quebecois dish
similar to american brunswick stew

[Anonymous No.17060478]

>>17052382
quit makin up words you darn texan

[Anonymous No.17060585]

>>17058567
Return to reddit

[Anonymous No.17061497]

>>17052280
just got my first of the season today lol

[Anonymous No.17061502]

>>17052650
pretty much, its good tho

[Anonymous No.17061532]

>>17057990
I know a guy that got leprosy on a trip to africa

[Anonymous No.17061564]

>>17060360
It looks a lot more like a normal beef stew than a brunswick stew. All the same, very nice OP, thanks for sharing. Not sure if you're an expat living in texas or not, but if you understand the language here's another recipe you might like

[Anonymous No.17061566]

>>17061564
and another

[Anonymous No.17063358]

>>17057990
/k/ here, that was one of our guys years ago kek

[Anonymous No.17063429]

>>17063358
lol

https://youtu.be/VWQpuC0kuCM

[Anonymous No.17064198]

>>17054310
Rat traps

[Anonymous No.17064202]

>>17061497
Heres a pic

[Anonymous No.17064335]

>eating squirrels
fucking third world countries

[Anonymous No.17064357]

>>17064335
why would post two unrelated statements

[Anonymous No.17064396]

>>17052359
I have the same stove/oven but your counter is much nicer than mine. Nice stew anon and props for making OC

[Anonymous No.17064432]

>>17052708
This anon stews. I also like to add some big chunks of garlic early to caramelize with the onions for that really dark garlic flavor.

Do you think the flour really improves the stew? I have celiac so I sometimes add a little cornstarch but I'd be lying if I said I could notice a difference

[Anonymous No.17065217]

>>17052280
MERCI OP

nobody eats squirrels in QC anymore

french-from-france people are just OBSESSED by our North American squirrels because they don't have anymore at home because they ate them all.

[Anonymous No.17065224]

>>17052287
very nice

[Anonymous No.17065320]

>>17058649
>some of us armadillos

[Anonymous No.17065329]

>>17065320
Probably meant some US armadillos.

[SquirrelHunter92 No.17065490]

>>17064432
I don’t think the flower makes a big difference in taste, but it makes it thicker, which I like.

[SquirrelHunter92 No.17065517]

>>17064202
You’re cleaning him wrong bud. You need to take the skin off and then gut him. You gonna get hair all over your meat.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uBcokkJh6n4

[Anonymous No.17065585]

>>17065517
I know but gutting was faster, killed him yesterday and popped him in the fridge. only got back to em today. also I keep the skin

[Anonymous No.17065596]

>>17052374
yeah but they're also sucking squirrel dick and eating squirrel ass

[Anonymous No.17065657]

>>17053391
The danger of eating raccoons is mostly because they're full of parasites and worms. Also they eat garbage. Any game should be thoroughly cooked and any wormy or contaminated meat should be disposed of.

[Anonymous No.17065863]

>>17058649
This poster is an armadillo, do not trust what he says

[Anonymous No.17067665]

>>17052708
good advice, but i would advice making roux instead of just adding flour. or, lately i've added nutritional yeast/brewer's yeast to thicken soups and stews and it works really well.

[Anonymous No.17067673]

>>17053061
dijon! nice choice. why add the paprika at the end and not in the beginning?

[Anonymous No.17067683]

>>17053412
well hot damn. time to get rich, boys

[Anonymous No.17067688]

>>17058649
t.

[Anonymous No.17068207]

>>17052287
F

dont like the tree rats getting murked but at least you're eating thwm

[Anonymous No.17068245]

>>17052663
Does squirrel tatste so bad you need that much garlic to make it palatable?