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[sime42]

8 hours ago, green heart said:

Hmm.. the twists and turns in threads on this site never cease to entertain me..

Sime, is it feasible we might accommodate a brief foray on ' best Squirrel recipes ' here ?

I understand there's a Butchers up in Darwin, that sells Squirrel pies.

Never had the chance to try one, personally tho.

 

 

By all means. Forays should always be accommodated. A mate of mine made a Squirrel terrine once. That was pretty good. I caught and skinned them, but didn't have the patience for the somewhat tedious butchery, so he did that bit. I've an idea we needed 7 animals for it, as there's not much meat on them obviously, other than the back legs. 

 

I'd love it to be on sale in more butchers and even supermarkets. Even just as Squirrel Nuggets if the manual butchery is too big an ask. 

[green heart]

I'm guessing squirrels might taste a little bit gamey/possibly a bit interesting, when roasted ??

(I'm thinking Winter stews, with a bit of damson and seasoning etc.)

I've no idea, obviously, but clearly would be quite a faff to prep them, as you say...

So possibly skinned, cooked and then thrown into a stock pot, to separate the meat off easily.. ?

Nah...you're right, it's all sounding a bit much of an effort 🙄

[sime42]

19 minutes ago, green heart said:

I'm guessing squirrels might taste a little bit gamey/possibly a bit interesting, when roasted ??

(I'm thinking Winter stews, with a bit of damson and seasoning etc.)

I've no idea, obviously, but clearly would be quite a faff to prep them, as you say...

So possibly skinned, cooked and then thrown into a stock pot, to separate the meat off easily.. ?

Nah...you're right, it's all sounding a bit much of an effort 🙄

 

No, I think you should persevere, and post the results up on the cooking thread. That winter stew sounds good. It was a few years ago now, but I don't remember them tasting too gamey at all. The old cliché - just tasted like chicken, but a bit more interesting.