eating racoon

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lonewolf1990

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I'm thinking about hunting raccoon this year due to the increased population and was wondering if anyone has tried cooking one up. I have read some mixed reviews from people but the coons I will be hunting are no where near city's and looks pretty clean and healthy
Thanks for the input
 
I've had BBQ coon once. Wasn't too bad. Kinda stringy/tough and kinda greasy. Might have had something to do with the way it was prepared.
Would I eat it again? Yep.
Would I go through the trouble to fix some? Nah, it weren't that good.
 
It's really not bad... Didn't know what to expect so I just tossed it on the grill, chunked it up, and added bar-b-que sauce. Were I to do it again, I believe I'd run it in the pressure cooker a bit before throwing it on the grill. Or grill it a bit, and toss it in a slow cooker with some bar-b-que sauce and let it simmer awhile to tenderize it.

Flavor was a little gamey, but not objectionable. I've had goose that was way worse. Bar-b-que sauce covered it pretty good. Might want to marinate it, if you, or anyone you're serving isn't into gamey flavor. The chewy part was worse than flavor.

Honestly, it seemed to have some serious potential, and with a little experience cooking it, I'd say it would probably make pretty good table fare for a Sunday afternoon beer drinking ballgame watching event. I'd get everyone drunk and hungry, then whip it on them, and wait until they'd ate it all to tell them what it was.

 
We used to have a janitor that worked at the police department that about one Sunday each month would prepare bar-b-qued coon for the department lunch crown...

He marinated it over night in some secret concoction before pot cooking and then throwing it on the grill...Not a lot different from eating pulled pork and was delicious...Even some of the females, once they got past the point that is was wild game, enjoyed it...

It used to be one of the monthly highlights of the day and evening shifts...
 
Originally Posted By: OldTurtleWe used to have a janitor that worked at the police department that about one Sunday each month would prepare bar-b-qued coon for the department lunch crown...

He marinated it over night in some secret concoction before pot cooking and then throwing it on the grill...Not a lot different from eating pulled pork and was delicious...Even some of the females, once they got past the point that is was wild game, enjoyed it...

It used to be one of the monthly highlights of the day and evening shifts...

I have heard similar stories about the quality of coon as a food from some of the old timers. I imagine the secret of that gentleman's recipe died along with him.
Since I am starting to become one of the old timers I'm trying to pass on some of the old ways/knowledge when and where I can.
 
I'll go a step further and say "It's Good." I mostly eat the younger ones. Personally, I just keep the legs. I bone out the back legs and cut them into a couple/three pieces. Cut the front legs into two pieces - lower leg and shoulder blade. This makes the pieces more manageable. You want to remove as much fat as you possibly can. You have to spend a little time at this.

Then brown in seasoned flour. Put in Dutch Oven with some chicken broth. I put a small rack in the bottom so the meat doesn't sit directly in the broth. Couple hours at 275 or until fork tender. Tastes very much like squirrel.

Older coon - You're looking at much more work in removing the fat. I then parboil it and remove from the bone. Cut cross the grain into inch chunks. This eliminates the "stringiness" (word?). I then throw it in the crockpot with good BBQ sauce. It's fine too. Makes good sandwiches.
 
Not bad, can be tough so I prefer to crock pot it. Not as good as beaver but definitely worth a try , you'll be surprised.

This is a coon dish from one we caught this spring.
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I have eaten it cooked mexican styly slow cooked in a big pot.Not sure of the spices used but man was it good on tortillas .
 
I had it in fried pot pies and it was pretty good. This old lady who lived next to a place we were scouting and asked if we could do a little work for her and so we abliged. Before we left she asked if we were hungry and that she had just fried up some pot pies so ya we were on it like a duck on a june bug. About half way through I asked what meat she had used and said raccoon. I just kept on eating it. Wasn't too bad from what I remember.
 
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