Re: Squirrel cooking question
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You pressure cookers... What do you use for liquid in pressure cooker or if any? Beef broth.
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Re: Squirrel cooking question
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I have cooked them any way you can come up with.Nothing tenderizes them better than the pressure cooker or Insta Pot.
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Re: Squirrel cooking question
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I have cooked them any way you can come up with.Nothing tenderizes them better than the pressure cooker or Insta Pot. Yep
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Re: Squirrel cooking question
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Does anyone cook them with the heads on?
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Re: Squirrel cooking question
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Does anyone cook them with the heads on? After shooting them with a .36 cal round ball, there usually isn't much head left.
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Re: Squirrel cooking question
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My ex mother in law would gripe at me when I shot squirrels. I usually made head shots with a 22. She liked eating the head best. Brain, cheeks and tongue. she grew up in rural MO.
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Re: Squirrel cooking question
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A lot of people around here will fight you for the brains, I've never have had it dad has, he said it's too much work for the reward... he said they were good just a lot of work for the little amount of meat Never tried squirrel brains,,but any time we roast a whole pig around here,,when the pigs done on the spit,,we crack open the head and eat the brains.Tastes like smoked salmon to me.Great on a cracker!! My Grandmother used to like chicken brains.
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Re: Squirrel cooking question
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… the poster was interested in pressure cooking squirrels prior to frying to make them tender … we answered that .. but since it’s turned into a various recipe thread I’ll pit in the squirrel and deer sausage gumbo which is what I like to do with them … the trinity .. chopped garlic … savoys brand dark roux ( use recipe on jar for quantities) …equal parts deer sausage and squirrel (pressure cooked & meat picked off bone) .. brown deer sausage in large stock pot and remove … cook down trinity and garlic in sausage grease for about 7 minutes .. add water… stir in roux while bringing to a boil … boil 30 minutes … add in sausage, squirrel and Tony’s or two step seasoning then simmer 45 minutes .. serve over or under rice
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Re: Squirrel cooking question
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… the poster was interested in pressure cooking squirrels prior to frying to make them tender … we answered that .. but since it’s turned into a various recipe thread I’ll pit in the squirrel and deer sausage gumbo which is what I like to do with them … the trinity .. chopped garlic … savoys brand dark roux ( use recipe on jar for quantities) …equal parts deer sausage and squirrel (pressure cooked & meat picked off bone) .. brown deer sausage in large stock pot and remove … cook down trinity and garlic in sausage grease for about 7 minutes .. add water… stir in roux while bringing to a boil … boil 30 minutes … add in sausage, squirrel and Tony’s or two step seasoning then simmer 45 minutes .. serve over or under rice Looks good Reb.I like stuff like that over rice or smashed padadas.Need biscuts to slop up the juice though.
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Re: Squirrel cooking question
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… NY .. gumbo flavor doesn’t mix good with mashed potatoes
…or soppin biscuits or cornbread … rice and French bread is a better fit
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