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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2020 9:41:49 GMT -5
You answered your question: cast iron skillet with a good fitting iron lid, to get the full steaming effect.
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Post by minni on Sept 12, 2020 6:38:35 GMT -5
I pretty much only cook mine in the crockpot. If it’s not for a stew then I do it in some chicken broth and debone it after about six hours, makes it real tender and fall off the bone. Maybe once I start taking the rifle out I’ll try some other ways, but currently I’m using my shotgun. So it’d be a bit of a challenge to eat it on the bone with all the broken limbs
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Post by Ahawkeye on Sept 15, 2020 4:17:14 GMT -5
Maddog, those pictures are killing me! Especially the fried squirrel with gravy, I'll need to try that! I assume the breading is flour, salt and pepper? Anything fancy about it?
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Post by maddog on Sept 15, 2020 8:04:25 GMT -5
Nothing fancy, although sometimes I use garlic pepper seasoning, with the flour. Also, I cook the squirrel for about 7-8 min. on a side. Then I transfer it to a casserole dish, with a rack inside. I put a cup or two of water in it, and cover with aluminum foil. I put it in the oven, at 300 degrees for about 30-35 minutes, then take the foil off and leave it in the oven at 400 degrees for 10-15 mins. to re firm the breading. Meanwhile, with that going on, I make my gravy.
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Post by Ahawkeye on Sept 15, 2020 15:51:11 GMT -5
I've not had squirrel for a loooooong time. It may be time to find some grays that need thinning!
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Post by omegahunter on Sept 24, 2020 12:28:25 GMT -5
The old girl I got yesterday along with some front legs I froze separately... Fried in the deep fryer and transferred to a small baking dish with cream of mushroom soup. Baked for almost 2 hours until the hind leg meat would pull easily from the bone. First time trying the mushroom soup.
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Post by featherduster on Sept 24, 2020 12:47:20 GMT -5
So do you like the mushroom soup?
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Post by omegahunter on Sept 24, 2020 13:10:47 GMT -5
So do you like the mushroom soup? Yes. Though I am not sure why people bother to bread and fry first. All the breading slid off into the soup. Still tasted great and the meat sucked right off the bone! I will do that dish again!
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Post by featherduster on Sept 24, 2020 13:31:12 GMT -5
When I use cream of mushroom soup I like to add fresh portabella mushrooms and Gnocchi dumplings.
Gnocchi are Italian-style soft dumplings that are traditionally made with potato and flour. There are many variations that come from different regions. A big difference between gnocchi and other dumplings is that they're not really filled with anything.
You can find them in the grocery store
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Post by esshup on Sept 24, 2020 15:42:18 GMT -5
So do you like the mushroom soup? Yes. Though I am not sure why people bother to bread and fry first. All the breading slid off into the soup. Still tasted great and the meat sucked right off the bone! I will do that dish again! Agreed. Just deep fry or pan fry in olive oil to get some sort of glaze on the outside, cook 'till tender then add to the cream of mushroom soup. I've done pheasant that way, cut into 1/2" cubes and cooked, put on top of a plate of egg noodles and used thickened cream of mushroom soup as a gravy, add a bit of garlic, with parmesan cheese sprinkled on top. Season with some cracked black pepper.
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Post by omegahunter on Sept 28, 2020 11:24:26 GMT -5
Baked with bbq sauce, seasoned salt, garlic powder, & black pepper. Recoated with sauce after coming out of the oven. Just as messy and tasty as bbq chicken!
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Post by omegahunter on Nov 24, 2020 21:17:28 GMT -5
Tried the mushroom soup in the baking dish again. Man, those are some clean bones! Meat just fell right off. Gonna try loaded potato soup next time! BTW, the loaded potato soup/baked squirrel was awesome!
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Post by featherduster on Nov 25, 2020 4:57:06 GMT -5
Your making me hungry.
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Post by MuzzleLoader on Nov 25, 2020 5:02:26 GMT -5
Try Campbells Cream of celery. It’s fantastic. Wife ate all of it. She was hesitant to try squirrels.
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Post by onebentarrow on Nov 25, 2020 11:20:11 GMT -5
I have not hunted squirrel in quite a while but when I did I cut them up and put a pile in an electric skillet with a little water and turned on low to cook all night. Next morning I poured water off and replaced it then poured a bottle of bbq sauce on them. Back on low and off to work. That evening they were fall off the bone delicious.
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Post by omegahunter on Nov 25, 2020 11:27:50 GMT -5
I have not hunted squirrel in quite a while but when I did I cut them up and put a pile in an electric skillet with a little water and turned on low to cook all night. Next morning I poured water off and replaced it then poured a bottle of bbq sauce on them. Back on low and off to work. That evening they were fall off the bone delicious. Back when I only skillet-fried squirrels and did not make it through what was in the freezer, I would pile the crock pot full and then make pulled bbq to clear out the freezer. Now that I have a few really good ways to cook 'em, I don't have any leftover squirrels in the freezer before the next season starts!
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Post by featherduster on Nov 25, 2020 12:09:44 GMT -5
I have not hunted squirrel in quite a while but when I did I cut them up and put a pile in an electric skillet with a little water and turned on low to cook all night. Next morning I poured water off and replaced it then poured a bottle of bbq sauce on them. Back on low and off to work. That evening they were fall off the bone delicious. Back when I only skillet-fried squirrels and did not make it through what was in the freezer, I would pile the crock pot full and then make pulled bbq to clear out the freezer. Now that I have a few really good ways to cook 'em, I don't have any leftover squirrels in the freezer before the next season starts! I have a personal rule I follow and that is to not start another season till the game or fish is gone from the previous season.
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Post by luckyhounddog on Dec 1, 2020 19:35:37 GMT -5
Here's my entry. Squirrel Kaboom is what we're calling it. The kids say it was the bomb. Dry rubbed with Everglades seasonings. Left overnight and put on the broiler on low for 8 minutes per side. Then, lined the crockpot with sweet onion added the squirrels and covered with sliced apples. Cooked for 7 hours on low. Then, finished on the grill with some Sweet Baby Rays. Sliced and diced some potatoes cooked in olive oil and Everglades original.
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