Posted By admin on January 2, 2010

What are your favorite squirrel recipes?

Here are a few of my favorite squirrel recipes:

SQUIRREL RECIPES

Country Style Squirrel

Ingredients:

2 squirrels, cleaned and dressing
Salt
Pepper
Flour to dredge
Butter
Water

Directions:

Cut squirrel into serving pieces. Shake in a paper bag containing flour, salt and pepper. Dredge well. Fry in butter in skillet until golden brown. Remove squirrel from skillet, and pour off all grease, except a tablespoon. Add water and bring to a boil. Turn on low heat. Cover and cook about 1 hour or until the meat leaves the bone.

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Fricasseed Squirrel

Ingredients:

1 squirrel, dressed and cut into 6 or 7 pieces (rabbit also works well)
1/2 c. flour
Salt and pepper
3 slices of bacon
Instant meat tenderizer
1/2 med.-sized onion, chopped or sliced
1 1/2 c. chicken broth (reconstituted from dried soup of bouillon, according to package directions)

Directions:

Sprinkle meat liberally with tenderizer and set aside. In a medium or large skillet, fry bacon until crisp; remove and drain. Salt and pepper pieces of squirrel to taste; dredge in flour and brown quickly in hot bacon fat. Reduce heat and add onions; cook until tender but not brown. Stir in crumbled bacon and chicken broth; cover and simmer over low heat until the meat is tender (about 1 hour). Serve over a bed of steaming rice. This will serve 3 or 4 persons with normal appetites – or 2 young hunters.

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Fried Squirrel

Ingredients:

1 squirrel, cut up
Flour
1 c. water

Directions:

Roll squirrel in flour. Fry in deep fat until golden brown. Pour off excess fat. Add water. Cover; bake at 350 degrees until tender, adding additional water, if necessary.

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Honey-Cider Squirrel

Ingredients:

2 young squirrels, dressed whole and halved
2 crushed bay leaves
1/2 c. thick honey
1 pt. apple cider
1 tbsp. cornstarch, mixed with 2 tbsp. water

Directions:

Wipe squirrel halves dry and lay on broil rack. Coat completely with honey. Broil about 6 inches from heat for 8 minutes. Turn, coat again with honey, and broil 8 minutes more. Transfer to large, shallow baking dish or bottom of roaster. Pour in the cider and add bay leaves. Place in preheated 350 degree oven and roast for 1 hour or until meat is well down. Transfer to serving platter and keep warm. Strain pan juices into saucepan over medium heat thicken with the cornstarch mixture. Serve on side.

Servings: 4

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La Cajun’s Squirrel Stew

Ingredients:

4 squirrels, cut into pieces
1 c. chopped onion
4 cloves garlic
1/2 c. burgundy wine
1 tbsp. chopped parsley
1 tbsp. flour
1 stick butter
1/2 c. chopped green bell pepper
1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp. chopped onion tops
4 oz. or more mushrooms
Tony’s creole seasoning:

Directions:

Cut each squirrel into 8 pieces. Season with creole seasoning. Melt butter in a Dutch oven and fry squirrel pieces until browned all over (and starts to stick to the pot). Add a cup of chopped onions, 1/2 cup of bell peppers and 4 cloves of garlic. When vegetables are soft, add a small amount of cold water and Worcestershire sauce. Cover pot and let simmer one hour. Stir well, add 1/2 cup wine. Cook until tender. Add flour to mushroom liquid, onion tops, parsley and mushrooms. Cook 5 minutes. Combine with squirrels. Serve over rice.

Servings: 8

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Ozark Squirrel with Mushrooms

Ingredients:

1 squirrel, cleaned, dressed and disjointed
1/3 c. flour
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
6 strips bacon, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tsp. thyme
1 tbsp. tomato paste
2 c. chicken broth
1 c. mushrooms, sauteed in butter

Directions:

Dredge squirrel in seasoned flour. Cook diced bacon over moderate heat and remove browned bits. Saute squirrel in bacon fat until browned on both sides. Add garlic, thyme, tomato and chicken broth. Cover and simmer about 1 hour or until tender. Serve with sauteed mushrooms, grits and green salad.

Servings: 2

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Squirrel Fairfield Stew

Ingredients:

2 squirrels
3 qt. water
1 lg. onion, minced
2 c. dried lima beans, soaked
1 can cream style corn
1/2 lb. butter
1 tbsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 lg. potato, quartered
1 (#2) can tomatoes, sliced
4 tbsp. sugar

Directions:

Disjoint squirrels and place in deep kettle with water, onion, lima beans, corn, 1/4 pound butter, 1 tablespoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and any other of your favorite seasonings. Cover and simmer 2 hours. Add potatoes, tomatoes, and sugar. Simmer 1 hour longer. About 15 minutes before stew is finishes, add another 1/4 pound butter

Servings: 4

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