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Post by segsarge on Oct 7, 2022 7:14:55 GMT -6
Anyone have tips for cooking feral hog? I know to stay away from the old boars. I tried cooking a small one several years ago. Just fixed it like any other pork. Turned out a little tough and stringy. Maybe some kind of brine before cooking?
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Post by bigjohn on Oct 7, 2022 18:03:45 GMT -6
Since they aren't as fat as domestic hogs I'd say one probably has to brine or marinate it to break down the tissue. Slow cooking should also help.
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Post by segsarge on Oct 8, 2022 2:18:37 GMT -6
A guy I used to work with loved hunting them. He had a method of cooking them over charcoal and it turned out really good. Not sure how he did it though.
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Post by krank on Oct 8, 2022 8:27:34 GMT -6
We cooked a hindquarter off a wild boar and it stunk up the whole house. Chew and chew and never swallow. Yuch. Had an old timer tell me I should have thrown his nuts over the fence as soon as it hit the ground.(the hogs nuts not the old timers)
We shot a bunch of 100# hogs one year down in the swamp. We had to hike so we just carried out the loins and hindquarters. Put them in a barrel smoker and cooked all day with a pan of water under them. Came out great and the left overs turned into pulled pork.
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Post by krank on Oct 8, 2022 9:17:18 GMT -6
Thinking this over, it would be nice to let the carcass hang. If it is cool enough let it hang a week or so. An enzyme in the tissue will soften the fibers. Let it drip. Maybe rub it with salt.
Everybody skins hogs but old timers would scream about that and scald it. Big difference in finished product that is cured with skin on.
Certain hogs will be nasty no matter what due to their diet.
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Post by ozarkmountainman on Oct 9, 2022 8:33:33 GMT -6
Don fixed us that roadkill one year at the Niangua and it turned out really good.
Of course, EVERYTHING is really good around a camp fire.
Dale
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Post by bigbob on Oct 9, 2022 8:41:30 GMT -6
True Dat! Wonder why that is?
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Post by ozarkmountainman on Oct 9, 2022 17:58:20 GMT -6
Good company and great atmosphere. I really dig meals around a campfire. I DIG any campfire. I miss it.
Dale
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Post by krank on Oct 10, 2022 6:15:29 GMT -6
I get a kick out of people that start cooking over a fire and think it's a new fad.
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Post by ozarkmountainman on Oct 10, 2022 13:25:52 GMT -6
Evert time I cook over fire it's a new and exciting event. Sometimes even a little dangerous.
Dale
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Post by krank on Oct 10, 2022 13:38:26 GMT -6
My Grandmother was the greatest cook and refused to own a barbeque grill.
My parents were raised with wood stoves and praised the Lord when they got propane.
I would rather watch a fire than TV.
Neanderthals were always fascinated with fire.
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Post by segsarge on Oct 11, 2022 7:03:55 GMT -6
I'm guessing it's like Krank said, a lot depends on the critter's diet. Years ago people would just turn their hogs loose and let them forage. They ate whatever was available. Only way I'm going to know is to kill a smaller one and experiment.
Last year at deer camp I brought my three burner Coleman stove to cook for everyone. It never got used because we used the campfire instead, and nobody complained.
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Post by krank on Oct 11, 2022 9:52:49 GMT -6
I use a stove to boil water and things like that. Keeps the pot from getting black and quick boil. On trailrides, I used a hanging coffee pot and let it swing over the fire all day. Burnt black and takes forever to perk but I would get yelled at if I left it at home.
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