Squirrel hunting and eating squirrels

[gunmagnet]

I have hunted and ate squirrels most of my life up until my Dad died a few years ago. I started up again this year and shot a few. They just don't seem to taste as good as they used to. Anyone else have their taste buds do this to them? I usually cook them in the crock pot. Do I need a new recipe? I like to shoot them but cannot in good conscience not eat them. Maybe I'm just getting old... LOL

[Snaveba]

It’s been years since I last had squirrel. My mom would cook them with rice.  My buddies mom would do more of the crockpot method with gravy. I’m sure you can find many a new recipe on Google. 

[Jeb48]

My grandmother always pan fried squirrel after rolling the pieces in an egg batter and then in flour with her secret seasoning. I think when my grandfather stopped hunting about 50 years ago was last time I had squirrel. I do shoot the occasional squirrel that is being a pest but some creature cleans it up by the next morning sp it doesn't go to waste.

[Grayfox54]

I haven't been squirrel hunting or eaten any in many years. But I do remember Grandma frying up a batch now and then. Good eatin'. 

[Whisper]

My mother used to make squirrel salad, using the same recipe as her chicken salad recipe, but substituting squirrel meat.  Did the same with rabbit.

Cheers,

Whisper

[Moped]

3 hours ago, Whisper said:

My mother used to make squirrel salad, using the same recipe as her chicken salad recipe, but substituting squirrel meat.  Did the same with rabbit.

Cheers,

Whisper

Now that's interesting!  Not sure I've ever heard of that!

[Jeb48]

[Tuffus]

Try this and let us know how it tastes.

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=squirrel+and+dumplings+recipe&t=newext&atb=v270-1&iax=videos&ia=videos&iai=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DBl6OuzUN9-U

[Will]

What I have found in early/late fall if they near near nut trees or corn,some of the best eating you will ever have- Nothing around but pine trees and brush not much taste.   Deer same way near corn/soybeans.

[Luckyforward]

I used to par boil the squirrel until I could pull the meat off the bone and then make a squirrel stew (taters, carrots, onions, etc.)

[gregintenn]

I like to cook them in a pressure cooker until tender, then pull the meat off the bone and put in a pot of dumplins.

[Faxmachine]

Braise or make Brunswick Stew…gotta break down those tough little muscles. 24 hours in the fridge wouldn’t hurt either. Don’t freeze right away. You want them to go through rigermortis and then come back out of it, that is the muscle starting to break down (in a good way). 

acorn time of year is good. 

[drdirtnap]

On 2/26/2023 at 8:56 AM, Moped said:

Now that's interesting!  Not sure I've ever heard of that!

New to me also!  Served warm? Cold?