Re: Who has eaten some beaver tail
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01/29/19 09:55 AM
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you tryin ta get me booted off here Mr.Jameson?? Beat me too it This one time, in band camp
swampgas chili and schmidt beer makes for a deadly combo
You have to remember that 1 out of 3 Democratic Voters is just as dumb as the other two.
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Re: Who has eaten some beaver tail
[Re: Bob Jameson]
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01/29/19 10:01 AM
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Muddawg
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Bob,
I've eaten plenty of beaver tails. Once the hide is stripped off them, I like to lay them out in a cookie pan and bake them golden brown. Then the tail itself, I douse with some Scott's Bar-b-que sauce. I love it like that.
The oil that cooks out of them makes an excellent cooking oil. In fact, I salvage all the fat from the beaver and render it down to get the oil out. What I get left over is some ever more fine cracklings that I eat along with grits, white homoney, baked sweet potato or just as a snack with some hot sauce.
FAIR WARNING.... If there is someone who does NOT like pork cracklings, they'll probably not like the beaver either.
Oh... I do the same thing with my coon fat. It makes even BETTER cracklings than the beaver!
I do, also, use coon fat in my deer burger when I grind it. Easier to get than beef fat, better for you and adds a better flavor to the burger!
One last note.... I've learned the difference between fats. I had a doctor explain this to me. Any fat that congeals when cooled, like pork fat, beef fat and chicken fat, is bad for you! Those are the artery cloggers. The fats that remain in oil form, like beaver and coon, those are the ones that won't hurt you and, in some cases, can be beneficial to you.
Muddawg
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Re: Who has eaten some beaver tail
[Re: Bob Jameson]
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01/29/19 10:04 AM
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I think they ate them only because they lacked fat in their diet. Not because they taste good. No bacon out there for the mountain men, except for on a beaver tail. I've read where the trappers would make a feast out of buffalo ribs for the same reason.
Right now I’m having amnesia and déjà vu at the same time. I think I’ve forgotten this before.
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Re: Who has eaten some beaver tail
[Re: Bob Jameson]
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01/29/19 10:25 AM
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I watched that episode and they were also talking about eating the feet. I think I'll skip eating the tails and feet.
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Re: Who has eaten some beaver tail
[Re: Bob Jameson]
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01/29/19 10:49 AM
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I have eating the tail before, it is very Rich and Connot ear a lot of it at one time, I put the base of the skun out tail on top of the hind quarters when I roast them They get a slightly brown skin on the outside and I eat it with a bit of meat.
The closest thing I can compare it to is the very center of a chuck roast where the Fat bulb separates the roast. I think most people that eat the fat on a chuck roast or prime rib Will like the beaver tail. If you choose to eat a tenderloin steak over a ribeye you probably won't like it
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Re: Who has eaten some beaver tail
[Re: Bob Jameson]
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01/29/19 11:05 AM
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I've also found that the very best cut on a beaver has to be the rump! I take the time to debone it from where I cut off the tail, right up to the front limits of the hams. These strips are perfectly marbled and in the slow cooker or even off the grill, this cut is hard to beat! Juicy and tender and wrapped up with flavor!
I also like to debone the hams and split them open on the small ones or cut small steaks out across the grain in the larger ones. This makes a fine cut of meat on the grill!
My wife will take the ribs, put them in the slow cooker and smother them with bar-b-que sauce for a meal fit for a King!
The toughest cuts seem to be the front legs and shoulders. But stripped off the bone and boiled for a while tenders them up. Then add tators, onions, and a pack of butter beans and you've got the makings of a killer stew! Or, again, she'll drop them things in the slow cooker and cook them until the meat just falls off the bone! Fantastic with a side of white rice to soak up the bar-b-que sauce!
Muddawg
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Re: Who has eaten some beaver tail
[Re: Bob Jameson]
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01/29/19 11:07 AM
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I have had tail and found it very good. Cleaned, seasoned a bit, and pan fried in butter in the morning with eggs etc. Plenty Good.
Osky
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Re: Who has eaten some beaver tail
[Re: Bob Jameson]
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01/29/19 11:14 AM
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After skinning the tail, take thin slices about the thickness of bacon lengthwise down the tail, fry like bacon. Texture and flavor are somewhat like bacon, I think if it were cured and lightly smoked it would be even better.
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