Man, a Nutria cook entered in the current Throw Down would've been very cool.Closer to rabbit. I could clean a swamp rabbit and a small nutria, cut the nutria's tail off, and the heads of both, lay them side by side and you could not tell the difference. And they eat the same vegetation in the swamps. Nutria does have a little more wild pork flavor though, which got me to thinking about smoking a nutria to make pulled swamp pork. I do plan on tryin it out and will report back...with pics...this fall when hunting season is in.
I have never had beaver, but do eat quite a bit of swamp rabbit. That is the closest comparison I could come up with. Cross between rabbit and wild hog.Man, a Nutria cook entered in the current Throw Down would've been very cool.Closer to rabbit. I could clean a swamp rabbit and a small nutria, cut the nutria's tail off, and the heads of both, lay them side by side and you could not tell the difference. And they eat the same vegetation in the swamps. Nutria does have a little more wild pork flavor though, which got me to thinking about smoking a nutria to make pulled swamp pork. I do plan on tryin it out and will report back...with pics...this fall when hunting season is in.
I would think it would qualify as they're swamp critters, semi aquatic mammals.
And to answer the question, they taste like a cross between Rabbit and Beaver according to my Coonass relatives.
BTW, what is this Throwdown you speak of?
Either click-on or hover your cursor over a person's name, a drop down menu will appear, select Send PM.
Thanks!Either click-on or hover your cursor over a person's name, a drop down menu will appear, select Send PM.
So, I looked over the rules, few questions...There's still time to enter!BTW, what is this Throwdown you speak of?
http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/261669/april-2017-throwdown-time-under-the-sea
You send a PM (to Case "dirtsailor2003") with a picture of your plated dish (with the required label clearly visible) no later than the end of the day on May 7th, along with a brief description. The pictures are posted in a thread (anonymously) and there is a popular vote (based solely on how tasty the plate looks) and a judging panel.
So, I looked over the rules, few questions...
Is this an event on one day that involves travel and you cook whatever you are entering there? Or is this a cook at your house and post pics. contest? Either way, it looks interesting. But unfortunately I will not be able to participate on May 7th. I will be out of town.