Re: Eating muskrat.
[Re: Sprung & Rusty]
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01/08/20 10:26 PM
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I have eaten muskrat and beaver when I was in my teens, and enjoyed muskrat much more than beaver. Don't have rats here, but plenty of beaver. No beav, for me. If I could catch muskrat, I would definatly eat them.
Last edited by alaska viking; 01/08/20 10:26 PM.
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Re: Eating muskrat.
[Re: Sprung & Rusty]
#6721667
01/08/20 10:54 PM
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Haven't for a good while but when I did, it tasted like a typical non-grain eating puddle duck--- all that stuff has a hint of liver taste to it in my opinion. I think a guy could swamp out duck meat in most duck recipes and most people wouldn't miss a beat.
"And God said, Let us make man in our image �and let them have dominion �and all the creatures that move along the ground". Genesis 1:26
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Re: Eating muskrat.
[Re: Sprung & Rusty]
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01/08/20 11:07 PM
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I have eaten a lot of them... the secret is to cut the glands out of usually under front legs and another under the flap of skin in the hind legs. The second thing is when you par boil them, make sure they are well covered with water, when they become tender slowly pour the water off of them so any dissolved fat and bad tasting stuff is poured off of the meat. Then I take them out of the pot and rinse them in tepid water, roll them in flour with salt and pepper and slow fry them till brown. Remove the meat from the skillet and make a gravy from the flour and juice (water) left in the skillet. They remind me a lot of squirrel and I grew up eating squirrel.
Garry-
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Have been trapping 77 years…
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Re: Eating muskrat.
[Re: Sprung & Rusty]
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01/09/20 01:11 AM
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Have smoked many pairs of m'rat hams and they are delicious, also BBQ'd. Only thing I don't really like about it is the texture is a little soft and grainy(towards liver texture IMO). It is a very rich flavor and best limited
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Re: Eating muskrat.
[Re: Sprung & Rusty]
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01/09/20 01:15 AM
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muskrat is very good as is beaver also.
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Re: Eating muskrat.
[Re: Sprung & Rusty]
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01/09/20 01:30 AM
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I ate a muskrat once, wasn't too impressed, as was said above kind of reminded me of liver/duck. Beaver is much better imo. Imo, if you need to bread and fry any kind of red meat or pork to make it palatable it's not worth eating.
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Re: Eating muskrat.
[Re: Actor]
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01/09/20 06:55 AM
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I have eaten a lot of them... the secret is to cut the glands out of usually under front legs and another under the flap of skin in the hind legs. The second thing is when you par boil them, make sure they are well covered with water, when they become tender slowly pour the water off of them so any dissolved fat and bad tasting stuff is poured off of the meat. Then I take them out of the pot and rinse them in tepid water, roll them in flour with salt and pepper and slow fry them till brown. Remove the meat from the skillet and make a gravy from the flour and juice (water) left in the skillet. They remind me a lot of squirrel and I grew up eating squirrel.
Garry- It is against the law here to serve muskrats with gravy. It should be everywhere.
-Goofy-
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Re: Eating muskrat.
[Re: Sprung & Rusty]
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01/09/20 09:53 AM
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Rubee
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I’ve tasted muskrat twice over a 60 year span. Tastes so bad, it will take me another 60 years to work up the courage to try it a third time. Lol. I’m sure it wasn’t prepared right.
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Re: Eating muskrat.
[Re: albrahal]
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01/09/20 10:53 AM
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Muskrat and Beaver are a staple in my fur shed. Cast Iron skillet on the wood stove with butter, salt and pepper saves me from going in the house for dinner on long days when fur gets backed up. I have had many friends stop in when they see the shed light on and try both with no one ever turning down a second helping. I cook muskrat hind legs right on the bone, pick them up and eat like a chicken wing when they are done.
I'd stop by your fur shed if the light was on!
Eh...wot?
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