Who eats squirrel

[Taylormike]

I might try squirrel hunting after deer season.  Is it good meat?  How to prepare and grill it?

[Skillet]

I love it. I have smoked it, grilled it, and my favorite is stew. There are a ton of easy recipes out there. 

For grilling, low and slow is the key for me. I marinate it in a white sauce (Chiavetta's) for a day ahead of time.

Edited November 6, 2019 by Skillet

[Taylormike]

1 minute ago, Skillet said:

I love it. I have smoked it, grilled it, and my favorite is stew. There are a ton of easy recipes out there. 

Cook it whole, after cut off head and legs?

[Skillet]

1 minute ago, Taylormike said:

Cook it whole, after cut off head and legs?

I quarter it up. 

[Taylormike]

Ok, I'll check recipes out on the net.

[Gencountyzeek]

Love it. I skin them then try to cut up the meat into decent sized chunks. Then dip in egg, then flour with salt, pepper,onion powder, and garlic powder. Then fry till golden brown. Little franks on them. Yummm

[Taylormike]

I guess you do, lol.  I'm going to try them.  Anything to worry about?  Worms, parasite, etc?

[Curmudgeon]

Mrs. C. Makes a squirrel cacciatore that is an all time favorite. Find a good recipe. Try it. 

[Skillet]

6 minutes ago, Taylormike said:

I guess you do, lol.  I'm going to try them.  Anything to worry about?  Worms, parasite, etc?

Early season they can have bot fly or warble larva under the skin. Looks like a big lump. Gross, but it doesn't affect the meat. I'll pass tho. Late season is better.

[airedale]

I love eating Squirrels, they are one of the tastiest game animals in my opinion. The only downside is they can be a little on the tough side especially when fried. They can be par boiled but par boiling leaches the flavor out of them. I make mostly stews and soups, there are plenty of soups and stew recipes that use meat so just use one that you personally like and use Squirrel meat. 

The good old crock pot method will make the meat tender and fall off the bone and recently I have been using a pressure cooker that works as well as the crock pot but gets things done in a fraction of the time.

Al

[Taylormike]

How much meat can you get off of them?

[Arcade Hunter]

22 minutes ago, airedale said:

I love eating Squirrels, they are one of the tastiest game animals in my opinion. The only downside is they can be a little on the tough side especially when fried. They can be par boiled but par boiling leaches the flavor out of them. I make mostly stews and soups, there are plenty of soups and stew recipes that use meat so just use one that you personally like and use Squirrel meat. 

The good old crock pot method will make the meat tender and fall off the bone and recently I have been using a pressure cooker that works as well as the crock pot but gets things done in a fraction of the time.

Al

What Al says here.  I've only had it a few times but I think it is one of the best dishes going.  I've had min crock potted in a stew.  Great flavor and Im sure you would like it.

[Steuben Jerry]

Excellent table fare! I usually do them in a slow cooker with various marinades. Going to try them in the smoker this year.

[Uncle Nicky]

52 minutes ago, Taylormike said:

How much meat can you get off of them?

Not a whole lot, reminds me of eating blue crabs, a lot of picking, but the meat is tasty.

[Hock3y24]

Crockpot with any kit of tomato sauce breaks it right down. I also cook them in chicken broth or over a fire.

[rachunter]

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[YFKI1983]

I might try squirrel hunting after deer season.  Is it good meat?  How to prepare and grill it?

One of my favorite game animals. We quarter, fry them and add onion, some cherry or peeled tomato and hot peppers and let that cook in some wine. Salt + pepper. So delicious.

 

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[JALA RUT]

I've done them like making hot wings. Came out pretty good.

[Hunter007]

Taste like chicken, More or less 

[mowin]

I've made squirrel sausage before.   2 parts tree rat to pork.   It was so dam good.

The work to get 5 lbs of squirrel meat was time consuming to say the least. 

Fried squirrel in butter and garlic is hard to beat also.

Edited November 7, 2019 by mowin

[wolc123]

I always use the crockpot for them, sometimes mixed with rabbit.   The squirrel is always the best tasting, but it takes about (3) of them to equal one rabbit. 

[Uncle Nicky]

9 hours ago, Hunter007 said:

Taste like chicken, More or less 

I always thought they had a "nutty" kind of taste. A buddy in Texas says their squirrels taste like pecans, so seems like they take on the taste of their food source?

[Hunter007]

48 minutes ago, Uncle Nicky said:

I always thought they had a "nutty" kind of taste. A buddy in Texas says their squirrels taste like pecans, so seems like they take on the taste of their food source?

Yea they have a nutty after taste chicken in nut sauce would probably be the best way to describe it .

The ones around here at least . There not bad at all I cooked them just  like chicken cacciatore . 

Edited November 7, 2019 by Hunter007

[greensider]

Pretty funny I just came in from woods with one and saw this post 

[Nytracker]

Best I ever had was quartered ... dredged in flower  salt pepper garlic and a pinch of sage . Fried in a cast iron fry pan  . Served with eggs hash browns  and corn bread .

Skin and dress as soon as they hit the ground makes it easier.