cooking groundhogs

[zcopper135]

does anyone have any good ground hog recipes???

[bigjohn]

Use to take the young ones and fry like squirrels.The older ones,I never cared for too strong and stringy.Use to sell alot of them to black folks,when we had lots of them around.Nowdays,you don't see hardly any.Different farming practices and clearing of the land has driven them back to the timber.

[tjm]

fry the young like John said, can also bake with dressing; just think of it as meat and use meat recipes

[pops]

Throw the older ones in a pressure cooker and cook em till the meat is fallin off the bones. De bone and put in crock pot with seasonin's and bbq sause, makes a good sammich.

[trapper7911]

My grandpa had a recipe that he used for coot but it works great for any strong tasting or tough old game.

Make a blonde to brownish roux with butter. Add a cup each of fine diced onion carrots celery and green pepper. Let them brown and start to turn soft. Add two tablespoons of minced garlic and a heavy pinch of parsley basil and oregano. Add about a cup and a half of chicken stock and a cup and a half of red wine bring to a simmer. Add in potatoes and turnips. In another pan brown your meat and then transfer to the cookpot and let it cook for a few hours adding stock when needed. About an hour before serving add a couple heavy handfuls of pearl barley. Serve over rice with or without the meat.