BilletHead Posted November 3 Posted November 3 Squirrel Meat Is Generally Safe To Eat And Has Been Compared To Rabbit. Johnsfolly 1 "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
fishinwrench Posted November 4 Posted November 4 Can't be compared to rabbit in my opinion. Neither in taste or texture. I've actually had gray squirrel that was simply too tough to eat. Can't say that about any rabbit I've ever fried.
BilletHead Posted November 4 Author Posted November 4 4 hours ago, fishinwrench said: Can't be compared to rabbit in my opinion. Neither in taste or texture. I've actually had gray squirrel that was simply too tough to eat. Can't say that about any rabbit I've ever fried. You cannot just fry an old squirrel and think it's not going to be tough. I'm just going to say this it like it or not. You don't know what you are doing with your meat. 🤣 In the last couple of days I have shot four out of six that are not going to be for frying but I can make them tasty. You could pressure cook them and then fry but why? There are more interesting things to do with them. Just go to the dollar store and get you some of the ground up chicken shaped like dinosaurs call them a chicken nugget and be happy. Johnsfolly, Terrierman and fishinwrench 1 1 1 "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
tjm Posted November 4 Posted November 4 When I was in high school, I killed a lot of squirrels and Mama got most of them tender in a cast skillet with a lid. But, she made them feed more people by cooking with dumplings on the days when I didn't get a limit. I don't recall her ever not getting the meat tender enough to eat, even roosters. I probably should have paid more attention to process. That said, I wouldn't compare squirrel to rabbit either. Each is unique in flavor and texture, just as pig is different than calf. Johnsfolly and Terrierman 2
oneshot 1 Posted November 4 Posted November 4 I have no teeth so either has to be Tender. We have Tame Rabbits and I much prefer Cottontail. oneshot BilletHead 1
BilletHead Posted November 4 Author Posted November 4 https://honest-food.net/braised-squirrel-aurora-recipe/ There is no frying involved but I can get this falling off the bone tender. All squirrel can be made tender period. I'm getting ready to pressure can some. That stuff is the bomb. What you must do is try something different from what Grandma, Mom or Aunt Betty did. Cooking has come a long ways. Adapt I separate my squirrel when vacuum sealing. Old, medium and young. Cook according to that age. Its easy ness, bfishn, Linhardt and 2 others 5 "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
ness Posted November 4 Posted November 4 37 minutes ago, BilletHead said: https://honest-food.net/braised-squirrel-aurora-recipe/ There is no frying involved but I can get this falling off the bone tender. All squirrel can be made tender period. I'm getting ready to pressure can some. That stuff is the bomb. What you must do is try something different from what Grandma, Mom or Aunt Betty did. Cooking has come a long ways. Adapt I separate my squirrel when vacuum sealing. Old, medium and young. Cook according to that age. Its easy Any seasonings, etc. when doing the pressure canning? John
BilletHead Posted November 4 Author Posted November 4 Just a bit of canning or sea salt depending on the jar size. I do them in half pints. They hold one quartered up squirrel. Tell you what we will send you one after I get it done. "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
ness Posted November 4 Posted November 4 1 hour ago, BilletHead said: Just a bit of canning or sea salt depending on the jar size. I do them in half pints. They hold one quartered up squirrel. Tell you what we will send you one after I get it done. Ahh, thanks for the offer but you don't need to do that! John
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