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Planning a barbeque this summer? Opossum, rattlesnake, and beaver are just some of the tasty (and easy to make) recipes we have included here.
Barbeque Beaver
Tomato Barbecue Sauce 1-32 oz. bottle ketchup 32 oz. cider vinegar 1 lb dark brown sugar 1 tsp pepper 1 tsp ground red pepper (heaping) Mix and simmer 5 minutes **OR** Traditional Vinegar Sauce 1 gal cider vinegar 10 oz. Texas Pete 1-32 oz. bottle ketchup 1 1/2 oz. crushed red pepper 16 oz. honey Mix and simmer
Remove as much fat as possible from one small or medium beaver. Place beaver in a foil lined roasting pan and bake, covered at 350 degrees F. for 1 1/4 hours, starting with the back down and then turning over after half an hour. Add water if beaver seems to be drying out. Cover with sauce, inside and out and cook uncovered for about half an hour. Add sauce every ten minutes. Tomato sauce will burn easily. AdvertisementRelated PhotosSUBMIT YOUR PHOTOSADVERTISEMENT |
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I'll bet that rattlesnake recipe will taste just as good with burmese python. Now if the State of Florida will just give us the OK to hunt those big snakes, I got a snake dog recipe.
I will resist a joke about eating beaver. But, where am I going to get kangaroo meat?
And I can't believe you left raccoon out of the mix.
With possum, You might consider parboiling it to get some fat off of it before you start stewing it the fat that comes to the top is, shall we say, unpleasant. It's almost as nasty as a derelict's feet after not bathing for a month.
Rattlesnake is good in chili, you ought to try that if you ever get a chance. I do want to know where the picture in #6 was taken, I would go there if it is close.
beaver meat is awesome, very sweet, tender meat. much, much better than muskrat.
I've eaten lamb brains, and a friend's mother craves squirrel brains, but we've been told not to eat deer brains because of CWD. Too bad.
Now thats what im talking about good Ol style of cooking!! Heck I would chomp on a old branch if it came down to it. I doubt I get a chance to try a kangaroo anytime soon but still looks good!
I've seen Kangaroo in stores a couple of times, but I haven't tried it & it wasn't cheap.
I know a old native women that all she talks about during hunting season is mule deer brains she said she dont enjoy whittail brains as much as the mule deer. I can only imagine the price on a nice Kangaroo roast would be!
I am surprised you fellas left out the venerable groundhog, they are a tasty morsel indeed. And so readily available. Make sure you get a nice young one and the roasting is on. Add a few taters and onyons, and ya'll is set for eatin.
Listen, if you are squeamish about these dishes, I sure am, those hot dogs you love may put the whole thing into a different perspective. I once was called out on a weekend to check on an upcoming job at a rendering plant. I was a little hung over from a celebration on the previous night and feeling a little woozy. I was directed to a doorway leading to a centrifuge. The steaming pile of guts and I don't know what hit me like a slap in the face. I made it outside in time! I didn't eat a hotdog for quite a while after that episode. Give me rattlesnake or whatever before I am prepared to enter that room again.
You couldn't eat the brains in my area for the fear of CWD in our area. We are told to butcher without cutting bones and stay away from the brain and spinal cord.
Rattlesnake isn't to bad,neither is racoon or gator,but there is know way I,m going to eat deer brain or opposum
Yeah, with all the bad stuff going around, brains are out for me as a food. But in a pinch, any animal that has enough muscle to cook can be eaten.
I grew up poor and can remember them butchering hogs. They used everything but the squeal. Times are different.
What no squirrel's ?
Have to pass on the "fried brains" though.(CWD and all).
I've had brain in goats head soup. It's not my favorite thing to eat but I'll try practically anything once.
wow goat head soup now that sound like a meal.
Why don't you try head cheese? You take the head of the animal, skin it and but it in a big old pot of boiling water. Boil it for an hour or so, then pull the head out. Put it back in and boil it some more until the skull comes out clean, not a lick of tissue anywhere, no tongue, brains anything. When that happens, you discard the skull and keep boiling your mixture. You boil it down to a thick gloppy mixture and let it set. If it is done right you will have a warm gelatin like thick consistency, You pour it into a mold like a loaf pan and put it in the fridge. When you take it out of the fridge you should be able to slice it and eat it. My family used to make it 50+ years ago, and it has been at least 50 years since I have seen it done (and probably more than that) so I may not have remembered all of the steps, but if you get a chance, you need to try it. Remember " to the hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet" Prov 27:7
I don't know about that, Bo. You could get me to eat the head cheese, but I don't think I want to go to all that trouble to make something I'm probably not going to like a whole lot. lol I'll file this under things to make if my situation (or the world) takes a serious turn for the worse. (Something I pray doesn't happen but we got to be ready for anything).
try some dear head cheese mixed in with some good ol fashion chilli probly taste pretty good.
Seadog, head cheese is definitely not the worst thing you can eat. It's overall not a lot different than menudo or chitlins, tripe, or hot dogs. You may be getting some of the same stuff in the hot dogs you eat. For me, it's all meat, it's all good.
I may have to give head cheese another try.
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I'll bet that rattlesnake recipe will taste just as good with burmese python. Now if the State of Florida will just give us the OK to hunt those big snakes, I got a snake dog recipe.
I will resist a joke about eating beaver. But, where am I going to get kangaroo meat?
And I can't believe you left raccoon out of the mix.
With possum, You might consider parboiling it to get some fat off of it before you start stewing it the fat that comes to the top is, shall we say, unpleasant. It's almost as nasty as a derelict's feet after not bathing for a month.
Rattlesnake is good in chili, you ought to try that if you ever get a chance. I do want to know where the picture in #6 was taken, I would go there if it is close.
beaver meat is awesome, very sweet, tender meat. much, much better than muskrat.
Now thats what im talking about good Ol style of cooking!! Heck I would chomp on a old branch if it came down to it. I doubt I get a chance to try a kangaroo anytime soon but still looks good!
I've seen Kangaroo in stores a couple of times, but I haven't tried it & it wasn't cheap.
I've eaten lamb brains, and a friend's mother craves squirrel brains, but we've been told not to eat deer brains because of CWD. Too bad.
I know a old native women that all she talks about during hunting season is mule deer brains she said she dont enjoy whittail brains as much as the mule deer. I can only imagine the price on a nice Kangaroo roast would be!
I am surprised you fellas left out the venerable groundhog, they are a tasty morsel indeed. And so readily available. Make sure you get a nice young one and the roasting is on. Add a few taters and onyons, and ya'll is set for eatin.
You couldn't eat the brains in my area for the fear of CWD in our area. We are told to butcher without cutting bones and stay away from the brain and spinal cord.
Rattlesnake isn't to bad,neither is racoon or gator,but there is know way I,m going to eat deer brain or opposum
Yeah, with all the bad stuff going around, brains are out for me as a food. But in a pinch, any animal that has enough muscle to cook can be eaten.
I grew up poor and can remember them butchering hogs. They used everything but the squeal. Times are different.
Why don't you try head cheese? You take the head of the animal, skin it and but it in a big old pot of boiling water. Boil it for an hour or so, then pull the head out. Put it back in and boil it some more until the skull comes out clean, not a lick of tissue anywhere, no tongue, brains anything. When that happens, you discard the skull and keep boiling your mixture. You boil it down to a thick gloppy mixture and let it set. If it is done right you will have a warm gelatin like thick consistency, You pour it into a mold like a loaf pan and put it in the fridge. When you take it out of the fridge you should be able to slice it and eat it. My family used to make it 50+ years ago, and it has been at least 50 years since I have seen it done (and probably more than that) so I may not have remembered all of the steps, but if you get a chance, you need to try it. Remember " to the hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet" Prov 27:7
Listen, if you are squeamish about these dishes, I sure am, those hot dogs you love may put the whole thing into a different perspective. I once was called out on a weekend to check on an upcoming job at a rendering plant. I was a little hung over from a celebration on the previous night and feeling a little woozy. I was directed to a doorway leading to a centrifuge. The steaming pile of guts and I don't know what hit me like a slap in the face. I made it outside in time! I didn't eat a hotdog for quite a while after that episode. Give me rattlesnake or whatever before I am prepared to enter that room again.
What no squirrel's ?
Have to pass on the "fried brains" though.(CWD and all).
I've had brain in goats head soup. It's not my favorite thing to eat but I'll try practically anything once.
wow goat head soup now that sound like a meal.
I don't know about that, Bo. You could get me to eat the head cheese, but I don't think I want to go to all that trouble to make something I'm probably not going to like a whole lot. lol I'll file this under things to make if my situation (or the world) takes a serious turn for the worse. (Something I pray doesn't happen but we got to be ready for anything).
try some dear head cheese mixed in with some good ol fashion chilli probly taste pretty good.
Seadog, head cheese is definitely not the worst thing you can eat. It's overall not a lot different than menudo or chitlins, tripe, or hot dogs. You may be getting some of the same stuff in the hot dogs you eat. For me, it's all meat, it's all good.
I may have to give head cheese another try.
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