Racoon good eating?
Hi guys!
Have any of you actually eaten a racoon? If so, was it good? How was the texture of the meet? Will eating a racoon that was rabid hurt you provided that it was well cooked?
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Have any of you actually eaten a racoon? If so, was it good? How was the texture of the meet? Will eating a racoon that was rabid hurt you provided that it was well cooked?
Let me know!
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I've had it. It's pretty greasy best way that I can remember is cooking it in crock pot with a lot of bbq sauce. Most of the ones we got we kept the skins and took the carcus to E.St Louis to sell there 0 -
Not for nearly 60 years but I can still remember the grease left in the roaster after cooking. Dad got Grandma to cook it cause her sense of smell was long gone. I'd eat coon before possum but neither is appealing. 0 -
BBQed when we were younger. Best I remember was stringing and not that good. Course we had possum once and it was terrible - You could grease a conastoga wagon with it- Not worth it unless you are really hungry or lost in the woods. Imo 0 -
You'd have to figure, it would depend on what it was eating. If it was eating out of an orchard, you'd be better off than if it was eating out of my garbage cans. And I don't think rabies is a concern as long as you cook it good. But I wouldn't take that chance. 0 -
Just like possum (or is it opossum?) You have to go fresh - canned raccoon or possum is never as good as fresh...
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Young road kill ok if they are not flat enough to sail like a frisbee.
Just kiddin.
Really young coon (less than a year old) is more tender and eatable.
I took green sasfrass twigs about size of match sticks and stuck in the muscle meat as spice and fixed with dressing. (similar to turkey and dressing)
Not really worth the effort if you can find something else to eat. Little better than SOS. (coon on a shingle)[;)]0 -
I have eaten coon all my life . the best way to fix it is to use a pressure cooker and cook it down till it falls off the bone , while its still hot pull the meat from the grease and rinse then you can fix it as you wish. it will also smoke good . my favorite is after the pressure cooker is to shred it into a pot already going of carrots and potatoes with onions and celery. like a roast. the the old stand by is to shred it and cover it in seasonings and favorite bbq sauce and put it in the slow cooker to soak up the bbq. 0 -
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quote:Originally posted by forgemonkey
Ask ol' ,,,,,,,,,,,
'Knock 'em out, John' ,,,,,,,[:D]
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=a1uvIRVS-0g
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A lot depends on the skill of whoever cleaned it. Getting those glands out of the back intact is crucial. 0 -
I never did this,but I always thought if you cooked a possum or coon in a smoker over hickory coals until it fell off the bone most of the grease would drip out in the water pan.It may be better than we think. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by jar
I have eaten coon all my life . the best way to fix it is to use a pressure cooker and cook it down till it falls off the bone , while its still hot pull the meat from the grease and rinse then you can fix it as you wish. it will also smoke good . my favorite is after the pressure cooker is to shred it into a pot already going of carrots and potatoes with onions and celery. like a roast. the the old stand by is to shred it and cover it in seasonings and favorite bbq sauce and put it in the slow cooker to soak up the bbq.
A guy named Lom prepared coon for a Christmas party at the VFW one year and having huge culinary balls, I tried it.
It was delicious. It was a brown tender meat that pulled easily away from the bone. It was not greasy at all. The broth had about the same amount of oil as pot liquor does.
I complemented Lom on the dish, but failed to ask how he prepared it. It was served up like pot roast. He died before the next Christmas.0 -
Do an internet search on Gillet Arkansas coon supper.
I have tasted coon BBQ'd and pressure cooked: Don't particularity care for coon as table fare. Meat dark and tough. The younger, the better.
As far as being greasy, it depends on the environment of the coon. Those out in the wild away from humans have little fat. Then you have the city dwellers who raid dumpsters, trashcans, and are fed by humans. I have personally taken some in the 25-30lb range.
IMHO Jar has posted the best way to cook them.0 -
I?ve had it BBQ?ed. Greasy, not very good.
God put them here as targets not modern food.0 -
As all have said, greasy. But it is tasty. Best I came up with was slow cook in crock pot, up on a rack with potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, mushrooms, and what ever else you like. That way the grease goes to the bottom and the meat and veggies are gently cooked. Catsup helps too![:)] 0 -
What seams like 100 years ago as a teen in high school I ran a trap line every morning before school all winter. There was an old Black Gentleman that lived down from the school and he would skin my mornings catch for the meat while I was at school. I eat with him several times through the years and his coon was pretty good. I would bring him rabbit,deer,coon,squirrel and a 50lb bag of potatoes,,back then they were cheap,,anyway he would cook a big black Calderon of what he called a Mulligan. God I wish I had a big bowl of that today 0 -
Like most critters it depends on the age of the coon, what it's been eating and how you fix it. It goes from pretty tasty to throw it to the dogs. 0 -
forbidden.
thou shalt not eat animals with a thumb.0 -
They must be pretty good. I left one out for the buzzards the other day and now there is nothing left but the skin and bones. I even saw a Bald Eagle dining out there on him one day. [:D] 0 -
As a kid I have eaten coon, possum, armadillo and assorted other critters. My older sister, who was an excellent cook, served these up to me and my BIL on occasion and as I recall they were pretty good table fare...however, they aren't in the same league as a good steak or fried chicken.[:D] 0 -
I'll try it right after I try snails and monkey brains. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by sharpshooter039
What seams like 100 years ago as a teen in high school I ran a trap line every morning before school all winter. There was an old Black Gentleman that lived down from the school and he would skin my mornings catch for the meat while I was at school. I eat with him several times through the years and his coon was pretty good. I would bring him rabbit,deer,coon,squirrel and a 50lb bag of potatoes,,back then they were cheap,,anyway he would cook a big black Calderon of what he called a Mulligan. God I wish I had a big bowl of that today
I'll bet that was good!0 -
quote:Originally posted by forgemonkey
Ask ol' ,,,,,,,,,,,
'Knock 'em out, John' ,,,,,,,[:D]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=a1uvIRVS-0g
LOL [:D]0 -
quote:Originally posted by 7.62x39Lover
quote:Originally posted by forgemonkey
Ask ol' ,,,,,,,,,,,
'Knock 'em out, John' ,,,,,,,[:D]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=a1uvIRVS-0g
LOL [:D]
"The aftermath!"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYjZyctaSQY0 -
quote:Originally posted by bobski
forbidden.
thou shalt not eat animals with a thumb.
I've never heard that. Is that in the Bible?0 -
I've shot quite a few, I have never ate one. Just the thought of something that eats trash turns me off to it. Although I have ate rat before, but it was a local cuisine... And I just had to try it 0 -
Had it twice. Maybe it was the "cook" but wouldn't recommend it[:(!]. Too greasy for sure. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by 7.62x39Lover
quote:Originally posted by 7.62x39Lover
quote:Originally posted by forgemonkey
Ask ol' ,,,,,,,,,,,
'Knock 'em out, John' ,,,,,,,[:D]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=a1uvIRVS-0g
LOL [:D]
"The aftermath!"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYjZyctaSQY
Always a good one! Know that area rather well too.0 -
quote:Originally posted by kimi
quote:Originally posted by 7.62x39Lover
quote:Originally posted by 7.62x39Lover
quote:Originally posted by forgemonkey
Ask ol' ,,,,,,,,,,,
'Knock 'em out, John' ,,,,,,,[:D]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=a1uvIRVS-0g
LOL [:D]
"The aftermath!"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYjZyctaSQY
Always a good one! Know that area rather well too.
thanks [^][:D][:D][:D]0 -
coon ranks right up there with groundhog sausage[:D] 0
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