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Cooking Squirrel
Even though a squirrel looks like a rat with a fuzzy tail....it is quite a tasty 4 legged meal. A My Space friend of mine sent me a recipe....her name is DJ April Dawn....sweet lady. An old wives tale states,"If you don't sing while cookin' a squirrel...you'll get nuts instead of pearls!"
Sooooo Ladies....if you cook a squirrel...you can sing anything by Barry Manilow or Van Halen's "Jump!" I don't know why I chose Van Halen except for the reason that David Lee Roth favors a chubby squirrel in spandex.
Here's the recipe!
Fried Squirrel
1/2 cup of flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp black pepper
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
2 skinny squirrels, cut up (or 1 fat squirrel)
3 tbs all-purpose flour
1 1/2 c milk or chicken broth
salt and pepper
brown bouquet sauce
use vegetable oil or lard if you don't mind sacraficing a few days of life.
In large plastic food-storage bag orplastic container, combine 1/2 cup flour, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper; shake it (butts too) for mixing. Coat em good!
Toss in squirrel pieces; shake to coat. In large skillet, heat 1/8 inch of oil for 2 skinny squirrels, or 1/4 inch of oil for fat squirrel, over medium-high heat until hot. Add meat; brown on all sides. Turn down heat; cover tightly.
Cook over very low heat until tender, 35-45 minutes for 2 skinny squirrels, 20-25 minutes for fat squirrels, turning pieces once.
Take off cover and cook 5 minutes longer to crispy.
Squirrel gravy!
Discard all but 3 tablespoons oil. Over medium heat, stir flour into oil. Blend in milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thick and bubbly. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add bouquet sauce if darker is desired. Serve gravy with meat and you man will looooove you!
If that won't make your tongue slap your brains out!
Be sure and sing now!
You can watch the video at: www.myspace.com/twistedtom1
She's lookin' up squirrel recipes.
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Okay, that didn't sit well with the tequila. I'll come back tomorrow and try it again.
David Lee Roth favors a chubby squirrel in spandex?! Oh, now I'm really going to be sick!
Well. It's recipes like this that make me glad that I don't know how to cook. :)
If you need a few squirrels for your stew pot Tom, we've got a lot of them in the backyard you can have. You have to come and catch them though. Don't worry, I'll work the video to capture the hunt on film. Squirrels may look cute from a distance but they sure know how to ruin a garden and empty the bird feeders. Close up they just look like rats.
As for a chubby squirrel in spandex, that's funny, created a very amusing mental picture, indeed.
I used to think David Lee Roth was quite hot, many years ago obviously, but now you've ruined that for me as well!
ewwww
oops, duplicate
but then again DOUBLE EWWWW
Tried squirrel once on an open grill. Not bad. Trouble I had, it was right after field cleaning it. I would enjoy it better if I could have waited a day or two.
if the economy gets worse and I need food, by backyard has rabbits and squirrels. I may eat good. And the lakes around here have plenty of fish.
Keep on Hubbing!
Laughing Mom...hey tequila kicks ass with squirrel burgers! :)
Shirley...can you shoot em and mail em? :)
Cindy...I know...Iknow...squirrels are people too! :)
I'm all for shootin' em, but I'll leave the cookin' and eatin' to t'others.
I'll come back later Tom after my smoke, maybe a case of the munchies, things will sound better. But it doesn't sound as bad the teriyaki "chicken" they serve here in Chinatown. As least you say up front what it is.
advisor...eeew...man that's tasty?
eovory....oh yeah...got to let them soak...thanks! :)
Cristoph...shoot away brother and hang them on the fence...somebody will eat them. :)
Only you would make a song about cooking squirrels...love the video!~~hugs~~
Toad...LOL...we had Chinese tonight....never seen a squirrel within miles of it....hmmmm?
TamCor...LOL! They are all missing the song video because they don't want to see a squirrel fry! :)
Sound Delicious! Now, to find a couple of squirrels and learn your song... :D
Personally, I always liked the Beastie Boys parody 'Squirrels'.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoAsPwBGpFc
Ivorwen...grins..thanks..I'll check it out. :)
I am just glad I wasn't asked to squeal like a pig!
Paper Moon....LOL! You're talking about other white meat. :)
Now you didn't mention if it goes with red or white wine.. I believe in well blended flavors.. I'm picturing white, but I've been wrong before.. would this work well in Kabobs? (or at your house KaToms.) The galloping gourmet never had squirrel on his show..
I'm finding it interesting the girl in the cooking outfit isn't even getting a mention. You have found a way to focus the comments on the hub itself! Outstanding!
Sorry, Tom, they're too little and cute for me to ever think of eating one!
I like Van Halen so that part is OK. I think I'll pass on meal but I would like to spend some time wrestling the spool away from your chef. :-)
Squirrel is good. My grandmother used to eat only the brain. She's crack the litle skull open with her spoon and scoop it out like caviar. Boy it's amazing how well you sing. You sound almost like Willy. LOL Nice recipe too. Do you drive around with tails on the antennae?
When I was a kid my grand father use to talk about eating porcupines during the war. They said it was tasty, but I was glad that we never had to eat any. Squirrel I don't know! I pretty adventuresome so he you fixed it, I would probably try it. But I am not going out of my way to catch one.
T I just want you to know I was jesting. I was actually thinking of Randy Travis as I listened. Must be your old Nashville connection huh?
I think there's some sort of funny law about firing a rifle in one's backyard in this city but I'd be happy to send 'em to ya alive. I'll just put breathing holes in the top of the box so they don't die and smell bad before you get them.
Bon appetit!
Candie...Red wine....guys are missing the girl because squirrel is so scrumtious....the brain blocks out sex! Thanks! :)
alekhouse....grins....just imagine they are fuzzy chicken. :)
Pete....finally someone noticed the chef...LOL...Thanks! :)
ralwus......LOL....I use to see squirrel tails all the time on cars and trucks. Never tried the brain but I bet it's tasty. Randy Travis is one of my favorites...thanks! :)
Shirley....just knock em out and slap a stamp on them. :)
*drops two squirrel egg-sized tears*
Mireille....LOL....never ate porcupines....they even come with their own tooth picks! Thanks! :)
I wonder if the same would work for gophers? We had a whole passle (sp?) of them at our old house. Tried everything to get rid of them. So we just sold the house--after full disclosure of course. We heard the new owner tried shooting them! Interesting blog with raucous comments, Tom!
nazishnasim.....don't cry...I only eat bully squirrels....they steal nuts from the little ones.
Dink....LOL....Gopher? There has to be a recipe out there somewhere. Thanks! :)
Well the Peruvians eat guinea pigs, quite tasty too I hear. My dear neighbor lived down there many years ago and attested to it's delicacy.
ralwus....never heard of eating guinea pigs before.....a person could probably cook most anything with the right spices and preparation. Does you neighbor have the recipe? That would make a cool hub. :)
Next thing, you'd be telling us how to cook a cat! I practically dragged my cat back to its avatar. It fears for its life on hubpages! *the cat shrieks again*
nazishnasim...LOL...no worry....don't have a cat recipe. :)
Ralwus is right, they do serve them, My mom says it's kinda sick to see them on the serving plates in nice restaurants.. Nazish..squirrel eggs? Thank you Tom for recommending red wine, shall we go for the Cab or ligher like a shiraz? I'll bring one of each and try them out.. what time is dinner? Should I pick up a bucket of KFC?
Why did I have to read this while I was eating my lunch? The song did not help at all.
Candie....LOL....KFS...Kentucky Fried Squirrel....dinner a six. :)
Triplet Mom....sorry! .....maybe I should have a warning label on these types of hubs? Might want to skip my Possum Pie hub. :)
Does it matter, or does it improve . red or grey squirrels? Do tell, lol
Hawkesdream...LOL....I like the red ones.....gray ones look like rats with fuzzy tails.
Out west in Colorado they have black squirrels. They also have longer ears.
LOL, great one Tom.. gray ones look like rats!! LOL!! I hear the rats in Australia are HUGE, with long tails and they hop like yards at time. (what?? they are?? are you sure?? Kangaroos?? Really?) Umm never mind Tom!
Paper Moon...cool...I didn't know that...thanks! :)
Candie.....Thanks.....I wonder if there are recipes for Kangaroo? :)
There must one out there somewhere.. perhaps..just a guess here...australia? I can't imagine anyone actually hunting one, but you never know! I left a message on Deeces' does he do the squirrel hunting for you? Do you wear street clothes or cammo? By cammo I mean, do you cover yourselves in walnuts?
LOL....nutty cammo....there might just be a market for that! Blonde Poet might know of a kangaroo recipe? We should ask her. :)
eeeewwwwwwww :P
I fully and unconditionally accept my redneck roots, but I will never eat a squirrel. That's where I have to draw the line. When I think of squirrles, I think Of that cute one Bob Ross had....
I don't remember Bob's squirrel :( I do remember his paintings all had happy little rocks in them. I rank eating squirrel with eating snakes. Not gonna do it, unless I'm starving, and as long as there's a grocery store down the hill, I'm not gonna starve.
Janetta....Candie.....squirrels are tasty...but I do understand why people don't want to eat them. Bob Ross had a squirrel? :)
Sure, they might be tasty, but how can people stand to eat those cute little things???lol
I always chose a peanut butter sandwich for dinner when my mom fixed the squirrel that my dad had gotten...hahaha...sorry sweetie!:) ~~hugs~~
PBnJ is an excellent alternative to squirrel!! Tammy, you guys are the best ever!!
Hey....I could peanut butter stuff a squirrel and fry it in jelly....genius!
Tom! o.0*
well, then there is also the gravy... I am with GT on this one xD
Am I dead, yet....grins....I don't dare put my frog leg recipe on! :)
LOL--eating squirrell---that sounds dirty, sorry it's the gutter mind ;)
and yes, Bob Ross had a squirrel, it's name was pea pod and he kept it in his shirt pocket. Sometimes it would climb on him while he painted. My aunt and uncle used to watch the show...they even taped it to watch it later. Something about his voice puts me in a trance....
please tell me you would never cook a rodent...... or a beautiful cute squirrel
Janetta...LOL...I think you're confusing squirrel with beaver. Oh yeah...Bob could put a 1st grade class to sleep....ith his kind and soothing voice. :)
Brenda......grins...I don't now but I have eaten squirrel.....taste a lot like chicken...wild chicken. :)
I don't think so, Tom...I never saw Bob with any Beaver!! ROFLMAO oh sorry, I cracked myself up!
Janetta...LOL! cracked me up too! :)
SO THAT IS HOW MOM DOES IT, I have always wondered....lol
LOL....you thought is was chicken!
I used to work in corporate America, there was one man.. Class A family man (unlike so many others who were having office affairs) so one day this guy lifted his sandwich out of his brief case and exclaimed it was the heaviest ever. Turns out his 4 year old son made his PB sandwich with his matchbox cars.. It was a peanut butter and traffic jam sandwich!
Candie...LOL! Traffic jam....hahahahah! thanks. :)
OOO, I just had to come back and look at Chef Hooter's buttons.
ralwus....LOL!.....you must be a butt-on man. :)
Maybe I should tell ya how my culture cooks. Trust me, you do NOT want to know!
mayhmong.....LOL...oh ...come on...put on some recipes! :)
I'm afraid I'll get everyone sick. Just thinking about it makes me nausea. Blaaah! The smell!
mayhmong....oh yeah...the smell...LOL...I understand. :)
ralwus....LOL.....I bet you're snacking on Beaver Bites right now! :)
xD -I am still ROFL-
Ralwus seems to be a carnivor!! I say pass him the dental floss.. he has something in his teeth!
Am I dead, yet....thanks...keep laughing, it's good for ya!! :)
Candie......LOL...yip...I don't think he's a veggie guy. :)
aha... came to see who my first fan is...... and you are a man who eats squirrels!... it all amkes sense now. Thanks for the compliment. xx
loubeeloo....thanks....yip ....squirrel.....you're welcome! :)
This got me thinking about squirrels. Squirrels and I go way back So I did a hub on it. Cindy reminded me about this one, so I will place a link to this one. It seems that you inspired me.
We have lots of squirrels around here-- some of them even nap on the center line of the road with four feet in the air. This recipe could come in handy when times get tougher.
Actually the recipe isn't any different than cooking rabbit, chicken, fish- any small pieces of meat it's all good.
Paper Moon....squirrel minds think alike! :)
Rochelle....oh yes...we may all be eating little varmits before long. :)
My Mother in Law takes her youngest son out to dinner. They go to Applebee's cuz of how they have free dessert this one day. Shes been missing him, he is the baby you know, and hes been off camping for a week. Ever since he got his armpit hair, no one has seen much of him. So, he's a 16 year old manly man, and they eat their meal. She orders some cake, with warm walnuts and maple syrup. He gets real pale, but being manly eats fast without complaint. She says "Oh baby, sweet poor chlid of mine, what could be wrong with you? Not savoring this fine dessert?" so he tells his story: We got squirrel, see..and it was dinner time...we had the fire going nice and hot, I had to shit so I made Derrick cook it. Well, we were eating it and it was kinda funny. Sweet and nutty, and he says "this is the nuttiest squirrel I ever ate," then I get all funny feeling and say "you DID gut it right?" and he says "NOOOO I thought you gutted it.." he excused himself from the table to vomit....and we havent been allowed to serve nuts at any family meals since...
denniesmatt...LOL....love this story....sick but funny!.....I don't think I want anymore nuts either....thanks! :)
whats so sick AND funny is its true. every word of it. Im not allowed to mention my husband's squirrel eating days..oops..
denniesmatt....LOL! come on....just a tid bit! :)
cindyvine says:
6 months ago
Awwwwwwwww ahhhhhhhh noooooo, not poor cute little squirrels that squirrel away nuts just before winter!