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How do you like to cook your beaver #7126336
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My wife told me the kids are waiting to try beaver so I took the kit I caught this morning cut out the back strip and leg quarters. I figured a young one would be better like everything else.

What are your favorite ways to prepare beaver.

Re: How do you like to cook your beaver [Re: Providence Farm] #7126340
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I like using the hind quarters like a roast. But cube the meat and fried like venison is real good too.


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Re: How do you like to cook your beaver [Re: Providence Farm] #7126346
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If it's as good as I hear I see a lot more beaver traping in my future. Now I only target them when asked becuse they are a problem. I'm going to have yo get faster at skinning them though.

Re: How do you like to cook your beaver [Re: Providence Farm] #7126365
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Canned is tough to beat, can't tell the difference between beaver or venison. Over rice or noodles is excellent.
A cheap and easy stew is beef flavored Romin noodles, a hand full of frozen mixed vegetables and a half a pint of canned beaver. If it's fresh I do like Trap Setter. Slow roasted in a crockpot is top knotch. Just about any way you can do beef works with beaver.


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Re: How do you like to cook your beaver [Re: Providence Farm] #7126409
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I use a crock pot. Back legs front legs and back straps. Cook until the meat falls off the bones,shred meat put back in crock pot w favorite bbq sauce. Very tasty!,

Re: How do you like to cook your beaver [Re: Providence Farm] #7126410
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Dusting stew pieces of backstrap with flour, salt and pepper, browning in a dutch oven and then adding carrots, onions, potatoes, cabbage, canned or frozen corn, tomatoes, green pepper, garlic, and pearled barley. For liquid I like to use Pacific organic beef or vegetable broth.

Stew until tender, about 45 minutes. The leftovers are invariably better the next day.

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Re: How do you like to cook your beaver [Re: Providence Farm] #7126420
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I like it boiled off the bone . Then pull the meat like pulled pork . Add some BBQ sauce to the meat .

Re: How do you like to cook your beaver [Re: Providence Farm] #7126448
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all sounds good ,I like it dry rub with seasoning set over night then slow smoked ,and pulled like [pork] , add BBQ sauce , that the way we had it at are last month trapper's meeting smile

Re: How do you like to cook your beaver [Re: Providence Farm] #7126460
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Wife makes stew in the crock pot. She bones it out. I know there is lots of tomato in there. Other stew stuff like onions and potato's. Reminds me of beef.


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Re: How do you like to cook your beaver [Re: Providence Farm] #7126472
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Cooked in the Crock-Pot till almost falling apart. Pull out and cool. Then put on grill with BBQ sauce. I do the same with woodchuck back legs.


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Re: How do you like to cook your beaver [Re: Providence Farm] #7126489
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It makes a really good stew.


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Re: How do you like to cook your beaver [Re: Providence Farm] #7126502
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I cook the backstraps just like a piece of steak....fried in some butter or lard to medium, just salt and pepper. Nothing better. I use the hams in all kinds of stuff, just like you would beef. Pot roast, general tsos beaver, beaver and beans, I've even made beaver ham before.

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Re: How do you like to cook your beaver [Re: Providence Farm] #7126583
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Do you speak it in water to remove some blood for 24hrs. Is cooking well done a must or is rare safe to eat ?

I generally prefer beef and deer medium rare but want to be sure that they don't have parasites that would make that a bad idea 4 beaver.

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Flat skillet like Goosee....fry the tail up for breakfast.

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Re: How do you like to cook your beaver [Re: Osky] #7126653
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Originally Posted by Osky
Flat skillet like Goosee....fry the tail up for breakfast.

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I don't like the tails but my oldest daughter loves em. I need to try them in some beans, I hear they're good that way.

Re: How do you like to cook your beaver [Re: Providence Farm] #7126901
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My wife made it just like pot roast. We used the hind quarters and backstraps from one that was about 30 pounds. She browned it with carrots, onions, and celery in a cast iron pan. Then put it in a dutch oven and added some beef broth. Toward the end she added in potatoes. It was fantastic! She then took the meat, potatoes, and carrots and made it into a stew.

I was very careful when skinning it to not contaminate the meat with castor.

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Re: How do you like to cook your beaver [Re: Providence Farm] #7126909
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Originally Posted by Providence Farm
Do you speak it in water to remove some blood for 24hrs. Is cooking well done a must or is rare safe to eat ?

I generally prefer beef and deer medium rare but want to be sure that they don't have parasites that would make that a bad idea 4 beaver.

There is very little blood in the meat . Soaking in water is a waste of time and potentially hazardous.

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Re: How do you like to cook your beaver [Re: Providence Farm] #7126930
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In large chunks I cook in crock pot. I've totally ground up a couple large ones and pre made burger patties. Put a piece of freezer paper between them and freeze. My son and I ate all the burgers before eating any of the bigger pieces.

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