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 Squirrel?
#6257517
04/13/16 01:04 AM
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TxRedhawk
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Anyone ever had squirrel? What's the best way to cook them.
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04/13/16 01:16 AM
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Fry the young squirrels and make stew out of the old ones! 
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04/13/16 01:19 AM
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We fried them all when I was growing up.
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04/13/16 01:36 AM
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Marinade, flour, and fry.
I use to eat Squirrel dang near once a week growing up. Its what got me into hunting. Always thought grilled Squirrel sounded great but it never was. Always had good flavor but was so dang tough you couldn't eat it.
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04/13/16 02:07 AM
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Palehorse
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That is probably my favorite game meat! Most squirrels need to be parboiled in salted water until tender before you fry them. The real young ones can be fried directly. Fricasee is great too!
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04/13/16 03:11 AM
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Marinate in buttermilk, batter & fry young and old. Squirrel & dumplings is also a favorite.
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04/13/16 01:42 PM
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Marinate in buttermilk, batter & fry young and old. Squirrel & dumplings is also a favorite. grew up next to a small pecan orchard, old lady told my brother and I to kill as many as we could, so we had squirrel at least once a week for years. Mom would either German fry (low heat, a little oil, covered) or make squirrel dumplings. You just have to cook slow or parboil otherwise they can be pretty tough!
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04/13/16 02:35 PM
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Don't waste that good meat in the fry pan 
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04/13/16 03:38 PM
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Cook them low and slow, crock pot is great. Throw a squirrel and a rabbit in there with celery carrots potatoes and an onion, little bit of beef stock.
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04/13/16 06:44 PM
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Haven't had tree rat since I was a kid growing up on a farm, my mother would make them with dumplings. 
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04/13/16 09:18 PM
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Marinate in buttermilk, batter & fry young and old. Squirrel & dumplings is also a favorite. grew up next to a small pecan orchard, old lady told my brother and I to kill as many as we could, so we had squirrel at least once a week for years. Mom would either German fry (low heat, a little oil, covered) or make squirrel dumplings. You just have to cook slow or parboil otherwise they can be pretty tough! Did she dredge in flour before "German frying"?
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Re: Squirrel?
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04/14/16 12:38 PM
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Marinate in buttermilk, batter & fry young and old. Squirrel & dumplings is also a favorite. grew up next to a small pecan orchard, old lady told my brother and I to kill as many as we could, so we had squirrel at least once a week for years. Mom would either German fry (low heat, a little oil, covered) or make squirrel dumplings. You just have to cook slow or parboil otherwise they can be pretty tough! Did she dredge in flour before "German frying"? yep, usually quartered, dredge in flour, into cast iron skillet with just enough grease (usually bacon) to cover the bottom, low-medium heat, cover with lid. Similar to the way she did venison, dove, quail, pork chops, chicken, etc. None of the heavy batter/crust ...
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04/14/16 12:50 PM
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Marinate in buttermilk, batter & fry young and old. Squirrel & dumplings is also a favorite. grew up next to a small pecan orchard, old lady told my brother and I to kill as many as we could, so we had squirrel at least once a week for years. Mom would either German fry (low heat, a little oil, covered) or make squirrel dumplings. You just have to cook slow or parboil otherwise they can be pretty tough! Did she dredge in flour before "German frying"? yep, usually quartered, dredge in flour, into cast iron skillet with just enough grease (usually bacon) to cover the bottom, low-medium heat, cover with lid. Similar to the way she did venison, dove, quail, pork chops, chicken, etc. None of the heavy batter/crust ... Pretty much same here, that or like in first post here the older ones in dumplings or stew.
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Re: Squirrel?
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04/14/16 04:48 PM
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Don't waste that good meat in the fry pan this is the way I do em.
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04/15/16 12:30 AM
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Marinate in buttermilk, batter & fry young and old. Squirrel & dumplings is also a favorite. Tree rat and dumplings....... 
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04/15/16 10:50 AM
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Fried every time.
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Re: Squirrel?
[Re: TxRedhawk]
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04/15/16 05:15 PM
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Never had squirrel, gonna have to try sometime.
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Re: Squirrel?
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04/15/16 05:25 PM
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Buttermilk, flour plus SPG breading, covered cast iron skillet, bacon grease. Fried every one as a kid. There was a bunch.
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Re: Squirrel?
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04/16/16 09:17 PM
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Cool Mo D
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Damn, been a long time since I had squirrel. I fear I've had my last. 
Last edited by Cool Mo D; 04/16/16 09:17 PM.
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04/22/16 12:18 AM
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As a youngster, the only way I liked it was Squirrel/Dumplings.....
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04/22/16 01:52 AM
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We ate so many squirrels when I was a kid that I don't care if I never eat another.
In the end, it's not the years in your life that count, it's the life in your years.
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04/22/16 12:44 PM
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Anyone ever done one or several on a smoker?
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Re: Squirrel?
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04/22/16 02:12 PM
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Parboil and then put them in a pie with your favorite veggies. Serve with gravy. Mmmmm Squirrel Pie.
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04/23/16 04:15 AM
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4 to 4. 
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