Sweet Baked Squirrel
From lacrenshaw 15 years ago
- 125 minutes to make
- Serves 2
Bone Man at recipezaar developed this "new and unique recipe" from his Appalachian roots. I have never tasted squirrel but my hubby ate it growing up in Kentucky. I'm not sure if it's the cuteness or the rodent-ness that makes me hesitate!
Ingredients
- 2 squirrels, cleaned and cut into pieces (cut the back in two pieces) shopping list
- 3 tablespoons sorghum molasses (NOT blackstrap!) shopping list
- 1/4 cup cider vinegar shopping list
- 1 cup flour shopping list
- 1 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 2 cups portabella mushrooms, cleaned and roughly chopped shopping list
- 1 tablespoon onion, finely minced shopping list
- 4 tablespoons butter shopping list
- 3/4 cup chicken broth shopping list
- 1/4 cup corn oil shopping list
How to make it
- Place the washed, cut-up squirrel pieces in a bowl.
- In another bowl blend the sorghum molasses and the cider vinegar.
- Pour over the squirrel pieces, cover and marinate in refrigerator for 18 to 24 hours.
- Turn pieces several times during marination.
- Remove excess marinade from the squirrel using paper towels.
- Combine flour and salt.
- Roll squirrel pieces in flour and set aside on waxed paper for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 275 degrees F.
- In a large skillet heat the oil and brown the squirrel pieces.
- Set aside on plate.
- Pour chicken stock into a small roasting pan with a rack.
- Add the butter, the mushrooms and the onion.
- Place rack in roaster.
- Place squirrel pieces on the rack and cover with foil or a lid.
- Bake for 90 minutes.
- Check meat for tenderness.
- If it is not fork tender then bake for another 30 to 45 minutes.
- Remove from oven and set squirrel aside.
- DO NOT DISCARD DRIPPINGS as they can be used for gravy, if desired!
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The Rating
Reviewed by 5 people-
O.K. so now my shopping list is looking kind of funny. 5 lbs of possum and 2 squirels. lol. Great post 5 from me on originality alone
bobbyc0117
in Canfield loved it
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Squirrel tastes like rabbit, IMHO. They are cute and their antics are fun to watch. But when they begin to overpopulate an area, they morph into little red rats with fuzzy tails. I'll definitely use this recipe when the time comes.
mbeards2
in Omaha loved it
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The trick is - don't think about either the cute-ness or the rodent-ness. Haven't had squirrel in years, but love the recipe, thanks!! And a 5 to you!
Deb
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