Need some squirrel recipes

Dumblings

I marinated and grilled one the other day, tasted just like dark chicken meat.

Not a lot of meat on them but you can do just about anything with squirrel you can with skinless chicken.

I like to brown the pieces in a pan first, then add cut up onions, bell peppers, garlic and seasoning. Keep covered on a low fire. Add a little water every now and then to make a gravy. Cook until tender, usually a couple hours. Could also use a black iron pot in the oven. Can’t go wrong as long as you keep a little water in the bottom. Can do rabbit the same way. I like it served next to a pile of white beans and rice, with a hunk of cornbread on the side.

I put a couple on the smoker last year. Brined them first. Came out excellent

Light seasoning and out on the bbq pit or smoker. When med rare, put on top a plate of white beans.

Classic camp dish.

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if you or your kids have the jaws of a bull dog and some snaggled sharp teeth y’all may like them like that.

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2nd this. I've never been able to grill them without them turning into shoe leather. Fried and smothered is also my favorite.

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2nd this. I've never been able to grill them without them turning into shoe leather. Fried and smothered is also my favorite.

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Overcooking them. Similar thing to duck and venison. Gotta be careful for sure. But any meat that’s like shoe leather is generally just over cooked and by a lot. Now, it’s certainly not chicken breast either, I mean I’m not saying it’s tender to start. But I don’t think it’s that far from frog legs or a chicken wing or something similar as far as texture. Given that, I like to eat meat off a bone so it doesn’t bother me either.

Now I’m not saying everyone is missing out by not grilling by any means, probably better ways to cook squirrel. But I do think it’s a pretty bland meat that has a lot more potential options then the normal 3-4 methods.

Small batch of jambalaya