Notice the noodles?? Part of Abbie's dinner, but still they are next to the squirrel!
At Liam's camp he got to hunt for small game. He and one other boy each found and shot a squirrel. The camp counselor suggested a braise then frying like chicken. Today that is what we had to try with our burgers for supper...just a snack, squirrels are not so large in Alaska!
Liam said it tasted some like rabbit, Abbie said it was hard, Kyle was not a fan...I think it tastes a little like liver. Very "brown" flavored and kinda tough, it is hard to get a good taste because it is so small with so many bones. I am thinking stewed would be better. Liam thought it was awesome he got to eat something he directly harvested. He got to track, shoot, gut and skin this animal himself! Next time I will have him cook it too! There will also be a post about the tanning of the hide, a multi-day process.
Er, gee...so sorry to have missed this brown liver tasting culinary experiment! Wondering if the acorn fed squirrels in our yard here would be tastier? Fatter, anyway. Perhaps the pecan eating squirrels at Rattlesnake Springs would be even better. Anyway, good job Liam on hunting down your appetizer!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on completing the cycle of harvest to table.
ReplyDeleteHow fun!
ReplyDeleteI think those are really cool skills that Liam is learning. Great job! Way to be brave and try a new food. We watch a show called Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern, and he eats squirrels, rats and all kinds of other stuff, that people in other cultures/countries eat everyday. BTW, you can harvest the squirrels in my backyard any day; they're fed peanuts and oatmeal by my neighbors, so like Amy's thought, maybe tastier.
ReplyDeleteWell done, Liam!
ReplyDeleteWe have a hunter and an actress in the Family! Very cool. (Kudos to mom for cooking up the varmit.)
ReplyDelete