jdmc0
Newbie
Something was getting my chickens so i set a live trap. So far i've caught two raccoons.. skinned, gutted, quartered , frooze. Anyone here ever smoke a raccoon? I'm thinking of adding it to the smoker this weekend.
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I found this site for cooking coon ... http://www.backwoodsbound.com/zracoon.html
Looks like most recipes call for some type of boiling or stewing ... but I figure you could shorten that down or just cook 'low n slow' ...
Hope you remembered to remove the musk/scent glands and fat.
Hope that helps!
Looks like most recipes call for some type of boiling or stewing ... but I figure you could shorten that down or just cook 'low n slow' ...
Hope you remembered to remove the musk/scent glands and fat.
Hope that helps!
i never smoked a coon but i hear they taste like chicken... har har
deejaydebi
Legendary Pitmaster
Can you really eat coons? When I was a kid there were alot of competition coon dog hunters but they never ate them. Never liked that idea. Hunting is for food not sport!
That should get a rise going!
Squeezy ole buddy ...
You figured it out! What did you do to order the smoker?
That should get a rise going!
Squeezy ole buddy ...
You figured it out! What did you do to order the smoker?
deejaydebi
Legendary Pitmaster
Congrats on the new smoker Squeezy! Did you get the free shipping?
I'd have asked sooner but I was at a basketball game just got home an hour ago. We lost ...
I'd have asked sooner but I was at a basketball game just got home an hour ago. We lost ...
jdmc0
Newbie
thanks for the replies
Yes my dear, I got the free shipping, now I hope it arrives in time!
Delivery is between July 16 & 24 and I return home on the 28th ... should be OK
Delivery is between July 16 & 24 and I return home on the 28th ... should be OK
I would try it, But it would be hard getting past the visions of those little critters snacking in a dumpster behind a fast food joint
my 2 cents
my 2 cents
DEERMEAT.Ive yet to smoke a coon but have ate a few.Id think you would want to cook it like a roast first in water with some taters,carrots etc.to tenderize the coon,they can be tough.Then maybe a couple hours on the smoker for flavor.
jdmc0
Newbie
Raccoon was pretty much a hit. I ended up parboiling for 4 hours with a cup of butter dash of salt/garlic/ and a bay leaf on friday. I removed the pot and put in the fridge. Saturday morning I remove pot skim off the grease from the top and put the pieces on the smoker for 3 hours then the pieces went back into the pot and simmered. What really suprised me about the whole deal was that the kids really liked it. It ended up being very tender (kids deboned what was left yesterday) and tasty. I think i will pour some head country bbq on whats left and have a few sandwhiches with it til its gone. I have another in the freezer may try a whole different approach with the next one.
Thanks for all the input.
Thanks for all the input.
I think I will go cook a steak.
Me too ! ....
Always figured they were too hard to keep lit.
ultramag
Master of the Pit
Nah, once you get them lit they take of runnin' and fan the flames.
With all the chicken that coon has been eating it should taste like chicken!
hehehe i would have figured it would be like cooking carp on a board and throw the carp away and eat the board
LMAO, I'm with you linescum
not sure about racoon but i saw a mammoth groundhog today & thought about the possibilities...
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