Braised Beaver Spleen

[pikestabber]

Just kidding... I just couldn't let "Shredded Buffalo Woodcock Sandwiches" be the craziest sounding thread on here.

[pushbutton]

Stabber....saw that on the sidebar and thought you picked the wrong kind of mushroom

[delcecchi]

I remember my dad cooking beaver tail one time. They had trapped one up at the deer shack. He recalled hearing it was a delicacy, so he roasted it.

He recalled wrong, or tastes in delicacies have changed.

[pikestabber]

Stabber....saw that on the sidebar and thought you picked the wrong kind of mushroom

Ha! So far, so good...

[eyeguy 54]

oh man, I was really lookin forward to the recipe... ;>)

[McGurk]

Kid all you want... I work with a guy who traps small game and uses skinned beaver carcasses in his bear bait, and for S&G he cut out the backstraps of one of the beavers he had trapped. Rolled them in flour and pan fried them in butter, and he said it was a very clean-tasting meat, but a little tough. Not gamey in the least. Take that for what its worth.

If I was going to make something that could gag a maggot, I'd serve up Coot Tartare.

[SkunkedAgain]

Remember that a bad cook can turn a prime rib into charcoal and a good cook can turn beaver spleens into delicacies. I'm not downing on anyone's dads but as they say, there's more than one way to skin a cat.

[pushbutton]

Yep...escargot anyone? Am sure Henry the horse and your cute little dog would also taste pretty good if prepared right....or if your hungry enough.

[OnAFly]

Horse meat is considered a delicacy in Japan. From those I've talked to who have tried it, it's very good.

[delcecchi]

For those old timers who remember Nixon and price controls, remember the beef shortage and the stores selling horse meat steaks "for your dog"?

[Archerysniper]

Horse meat is considered a delicacy in Japan. From those I've talked to who have tried it, it's very good.

Good I have 2 out in the pasture.

[delcecchi]

You have good eating for the whole winter. You might want to fatten them up a little with some corn.

[OnAFly]

You wouldn't willing to sell a half, would you?

[delcecchi]

Talk to ArcherySniper. He is the one with the horses.

[kingkobbla]

Lol. Good post pikestabber. Last year i trapped a few beaver and I was thinking of taking the meat and putting it in a crockpot with all the fixings and bringing it to my buddies house for the game and just telling them its venison. I never did but there is always this year. I love doing that type of stuff. Last year during UFC fights I brought a bunch of Venny sticks and mixed em with puperoni. They were pist at first but after all was said n done we got a good laugh.

[delcecchi]

No reason beaver shouldn't be just as good as squirrel or rabbit. All rodents that eat plants. Unless you are unlucky and get one of the beavers that were eating jack pine. They might be a little nasty.

Muskrat would probably be good too.

Check how much fat is on the meat, might be a little greasy in a crockpot.

Saw a show about some indians up north living in winter out on their trapping grounds. They were cooking a beaver over a fire in their dwelling.

[eyeguy 54]

There's room for all of Gods creatures... right next to the mashed taters and peas.

[Archerysniper]

You wouldn't willing to sell a half, would you?

I will let you know I have one that just injured his back and it might be time for a long walk down a short road.

[pikestabber]

Food is just perception. We eat what we are accustomed to and tend to shun other things. I started this thread in fun, but I do know a couple folks who have eaten both beaver and muskrat and say they are quite good. It's all a matter of mind set and realizing that all meat is protein--fibrous strands made up of basically the same things from animal to animal. The diet of the animal and the preparation by the chef will usually determine how something tastes. I'd give beaver a go.

[LindellProStaf]

Ok the beaver spleen got me.... lolol good one. A buddy of mine who is from ND told me that his brother butchers a horse every couple of years. Said it tastes great. My wife would kill me if I did it.... Therefore I wouldn't tell her... :-)

[RumRiverRat]

I have eaten beaver stew many times.

It is pretty tasty.

[merkman]

When I first went over to Germany I ate Pferde Wurst on and off for about 2 months and it was delicious!!!

Then the one day I was telling a friend of mine who was married to a local how good it was...

That is when I learned what the German word Pferde translated to in English....

I would eat it again though... as long as I wasn't thinking about it when I was eating it...

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[delcecchi]

Why should pferde be any less tasty than moose?

[swamptiger]

Beaver meat is the preferred/premium meat for sled dogs. Must have the right combination of fat and protein.

And moose nose is a delicacy in the far north. Can't say that sounds very appetizing...

[McGurk]

...And moose nose is a delicacy in the far north. Can't say that sounds very appetizing...

No kidding, watch the Bizzare Foods-Alaska episode. Beaver might taste like pumkpin pie compared to some of that "food." Protein is protein, I guess.