| Not very popular as a main course, there are | | | | off the head and the feet. Remove any remaining |
| many people who can enjoy the taste of the | | | | skin from the legs and as fast as you can, |
| squirrel meat with the condition that the meat is | | | | remove the innards. |
| prepared and cooked properly. The age of the | | | | The squirrel meat is usually boiled or fried. If you |
| squirrel, the size of it along with how you prepare | | | | want to boil it, put the squirrel in a pot of water |
| it will influence the taste of the meat. With this | | | | or stock & cook for approximately 2 hours or |
| article we will try to present an easy method | | | | until the meat is tender. If you want to fry it, cut |
| regarding how to prepare a squirrel for a delicious | | | | the squirrel into pieces and dredge in flour and |
| dinner. | | | | your favorite seasonings. Fry the meat in oil until it |
| The key to a tasty meal is to have a freshly | | | | gets a brown color pattern and simmer it for |
| killed squirrel so that the meat does not lose its | | | | about 30 minutes or so. |
| properties. The very first thing to do is to rinse | | | | You need to remember that the meat of the |
| the squirrel in water, ensuring that it is entirely | | | | young squirrels is usually tenderer and the taste |
| saturated. You must leave the squirrel in the | | | | of the meat is affected by the area from which |
| water long enough in order to soak to the skin, | | | | the squirrel came from. The squirrel meat is |
| this is very important as it will allow you later on | | | | usually cooked more than other traditional meats |
| to skin the squirrel easier because it will keep the | | | | because it takes longer for a wild meat to |
| hair together, facilitating a easy skinning process. | | | | become tender. Never use a squirrel that was |
| After doing so, you must take out the entrails by | | | | shot through the abdomen because they are |
| using a very sharp knife. What you need to do is | | | | harder to clean and the meat becomes tainted |
| to cut on the animal’s belly from just under | | | | from the entrails. |
| the ribs, through the abdomen and towards the | | | | In order to avoid spoilage, prepare and cook the |
| hindquarters. First, remove the bladder – be | | | | squirrel meat as fast as possible. For unused |
| careful not to spill any urine on the meat as it will | | | | meat, clean it and freeze it in order to maintain its |
| ruin it for good. Open the pelvis in order to | | | | flavor. If properly prepared, the squirrel meat is |
| remove the remaining organs. | | | | very delicious. |
| You now need to skin the squirrel by slicing under | | | | As a conclusion, the process of preparing a |
| the skin from the hind end and over the belly to | | | | squirrel for cooking is not that hard and the taste |
| the squirrel’s flanks. Next, take the tail and pull | | | | of the meat is something unique, something that |
| it towards the forelegs, removing the hide. After | | | | cannot be compared to other meats. Have fun |
| completing this process, you will now need to cut | | | | cooking and eating! |