Favorite Squirrel Recipies

[balderclev]

For both dumplings or skillet frying:

Pressure cook for 18 minutes. They will almost be falling off the bone.

For skillet frying, just salt and pepper, dredge through flour and fry.

For dumplings, take meat off the bone. Use the liquid from the pressure cooker, add water if needed and bring to a boil. Add a quarter stick of butter and a lot of pepper (southern style). I use one or two packages of ol grands biscuit dough. Pinch off pieces and drop in. I usually cook mine until most of the dough has disintegrated or not as long if you want actual dumplings.

For a pie, use less water and more biscuit dough. Let cook until most of the dough has disintegrated. Then bake in oven until until golden brown.

Edit: Separate squirrels by age. Young squirrels should not be pressure cooked, just fry.

 

[Edventures]

I remember marlin used to have recipes in their ad's for various rifles, big bore would be bear staks or a elk roast ,the 30-30's would be venison steaks,the super goose had jelly glazied deal,but the 22 had either rabbit or squirrel.
one i use goes something like this.
squirrels cleaned skinned quartered
in a cast iron pan med high heat alittle oil
dredge squirrel in flour and fry till browned then set a side
add to pan green peppers onion celery cook till onions clear
add a can of stewd tomatoes put squirrel back in pan reduce heat and simmer
for 45 minutes, mean while make mash potatoes
place 2 or 3 piecs of squirrel on your plate. add a little sour cream to the gravy season to taste
put a helping of potatoes on plate pour gravy of top

them are good eats

 

[ApacheCoTodd]

No heads?

Or did I just miss them? Personally, you'd never get me to mess with them short of starvation but I have family down south that dig 'em. Seems I've only seen them in stews and such.