sotv Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Was looking for some rabbit and found this website that was selling whole squirrels, skinned and gutted ready for cooking. Never even knew it was edible, but there are quite a few How to smoke squirrel videos on Youtube. So must be a thing. Think squirrel may be a bit to far for me though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 It is all meat mate. I have had it before in Germany in a restaurant, though they made a smoked ragu out of it as an amuse bouche... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icefever Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 47 minutes ago, sotv said: Was looking for some rabbit and found this website that was selling whole squirrels, Seen the odd TV chefs do squirrel, can't say I'd fancy it....we have doz of the little buggers all over the place, they love the big Beech tree in the Rectory garden, they love the nuts. Did search about the nuts if we can use them?? quote..." they contain the toxin saponin glycoside, which can cause gastric issues if you eat a large quantity of raw beechnuts" so thought I'd give them a miss. 🤔 Ice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 I had some while I was working in the US a few years ago - they are apparently a staple woodsman meat. The US squirrels are quite a bit bigger than the ones we have over here though. It tasted like... not quite chicken and not quite rabbit. It tasted fine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Cajun squirrel is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokin Monkey Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Do you serve it with Nuts? 😂 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotv Posted July 10, 2019 Author Share Posted July 10, 2019 41 minutes ago, Smokin Monkey said: Do you serve it with Nuts? 😂 Looking forward to your alter ego, cooking a couple of them up in a dutch oven in the coming weeks 😀 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sub333 Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 23 hours ago, Justin said: It is all meat mate. I have had it before in Germany in a restaurant, though they made a smoked ragu out of it as an amuse bouche... You'd need a few of them, though, wouldn't you? 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 (edited) Right, meaty they are not. Hence it was an amuse bouche. Edited July 11, 2019 by Justin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptor72 Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 They are healthy to eat !! You burn off so many calories trying to catch the little baskets ! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sub333 Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 5 minutes ago, Justin said: Right, meaty they are not. Hence it was an amuse bouche. 😂 Am sure I saw one being prepared by a chef and it looked like you get about two bites out of it, that's it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptor72 Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 (edited) 23 hours ago, Icefever said: Seen the odd TV chefs do squirrel, can't say I'd fancy it....we have doz of the little buggers all over the place, they love the big Beech tree in the Rectory garden, they love the nuts. Did search about the nuts if we can use them?? quote..." they contain the toxin saponin glycoside, which can cause gastric issues if you eat a large quantity of raw beechnuts" so thought I'd give them a miss. 🤔 Ice. Saponin is ok for humans I believe . According to my Vegan mate 🤮 Edited July 11, 2019 by Raptor72 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotv Posted July 11, 2019 Author Share Posted July 11, 2019 (edited) We used to eat loads of beech nuts in the school playground as a kid, trying to make ourselves sick, because we believed that story and we would be sent home, never worked though. Edited July 11, 2019 by sotv 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Barbequed a couple of squirrel last year, came out awful so tough, not sure if I over cooked them, wouldn't do again 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Cook book is written by Grace Quirrel. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 If I gave that to my boy he would scream: “you killed Squirrel Nutkin!” He doesn't mind when he tucking into Babe though... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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