Sweet Baked Squirrel Recipe

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Ingredients:

Serving

2 squirrels, cleaned and cut up into pieces (cut the back into 2 pieces)
3 tbsp sorghum molasses (not blackstrap!)
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1 cup flour
1 tsp salt
2 cups fresh portabella mushrooms, cleaned and roughly chopped
1 tbsp onion, finely minced
4 tbsp butter
3/4 cup chicken broth
1/4 cup corn oil

Directions:

Place the washed, cut-up squirrel pieces in a medium-sized bowl.
In another bowl, blend the sorghum molasses and the cider. Pour this over the squirrel pieces, cover, and allow to marinate for 18-24 hours in the refrigerator. Turn the pieces several times during the marinating process.
After the marination process is complete, gently dab off excess marinade from the squirrel meat with damp paper towels and roll them in the flour to which the salt has also been added. Set these pieces aside on a piece of wax paper or parchment for 30 minutes.
Pre-heat the oven to 275-degrees F.
In a large skillet, heat the oil and brown up the squirrel pieces. Set aside on a plate when browned.
In a small roaster or Dutch oven, pour in the chicken broth and add in the butter, the mushrooms and the minced onion mushrooms. Place a small rack or oven-proof bowl in the roaster pan so that it will elevate the squirrel pieces above the liquid. Then place the squirrel pieces on the rack or bowl and cover with a lid or aluminum foil.
Bake for 90 minutes in the pre-heated oven (275-degrees F.) and then check the squirrel for tenderness. If it's not fork tender, bake it for 30-45 more minutes.
When the squirrel is plated up, set aside, pour any bowl drippings into the liquid that's in the roaster pan and make (squirrel-based) red-eye gravy from the drippings. Take the mushrooms out first, make the gravy, and then add them back in, or, just baste the squirrel on the plates with some of the drippings and the mushrooms. Either way is good.
NOTE! It is no longer adviseable to eat the squirrel brains as they have now been associated with a form of mad cow disease called transmissible spongiform encephalopathies. While ADEQUATE cooking eliminates the problem, it's still not worth the risk until more is known about the problem: /gst/fullpage.html?res=9500E0D91231F93AA1575BC0A961958260.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	955.95 Kcal (4002 kJ)
Calories from fat	597.45 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	66.38g	102%
Cholesterol	61.06mg	20%
Sodium	3165.87mg	132%
Potassium	566.4mg	12%
Total Carbs	78.72g	26%
Sugars	2.78g	11%
Dietary Fiber	9.24g	37%
Protein	11.52g	23%
Vitamin C	6.5mg	11%
Vitamin A	0.3mg	9%
Iron	4.7mg	26%
Calcium	239.9mg	24%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	247.21 Kcal (1035 kJ)
Calories from fat	154.5 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	17.17g	102%
Cholesterol	15.79mg	20%
Sodium	818.69mg	132%
Potassium	146.47mg	12%
Total Carbs	20.36g	26%
Sugars	0.72g	11%
Dietary Fiber	2.39g	37%
Protein	2.98g	23%
Vitamin C	1.7mg	11%
Vitamin A	0.1mg	9%
Iron	1.2mg	26%
Calcium	62mg	24%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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savory
bitter
sweet

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