When I fry squirrels it's been kind of hit and miss. Sometimes they come out tough. I need a system! I would like a recipe that is breaded and comes out like fried chiken.
FWIW, here is my campfire method. It comes out very tender.
Cut up squirrel into pieces. Coat with olive oil and Lowreys seasoned salt. Double wrap in heavy foil. Be careful not to poke holes in the foil. Add some onion if you have it. Put the packet on edge of fire and surround with glowing coals. You should barely be able to hear it cook. Leave for several hours. You can smell it when it's done.

hello Mr. Max 503. may i recommend the following: separate squirrels by young and old, or big and small or tough to skin or not so tough. old, big, and tough ones need longer to cook. i quarter mine and soak in fridge in salted water over night. drain and rinse. boil with moderate vigor till a hind quarter will flake meat off. use s&p, onion powder, garlic, what you like in the water. drain and cool, moisten with cool broth and dredge in flower. moisten with egg/milk, dredge in crumbs. drop in frying pan with oil already hot and fry till well browned, not dried out. drain, cool and you know what to do. practice makes perfect. starvin' ned

Ever thought of using "Shake & Bake" on them?

I was beginning to think no one eats squirrels but me. Someone told me they used shake n bake but I don't see how it would work on an old one. I've had my best luck by breading the pieces, browning them in bacon fat, then putting on a lid and letting them simmer for an hour or two with a (very) little liquid. Think I'll go out before it gets dark and try for a few to experiment with.

I stir fry mine. Cube, marinate, stir fry with veggies of choice, serve over "steamed" rice. I also often have kimchee with them. Ummmmmm good.

Of course, you can cook just about any meat this way...

DOES SQUIRREL REALLY TASTE LIKE CHICKEN??

I pressure cook them for 1/2 hour before frying, really makes them tender
RR

Agree,the pressure cooker does it.It works good on all small game,for squrrel and ground hog I pressure cook for 1/2 hour take it out and rollin flour and fry.My mother-in-law allways rolled hers in corn meal to fry,but I never liked it tasted too sweet to me.
If you like gravy,fry the squrrel,take out and pull off the bone,make milk gravy put the squrrel meat back in the gravy and serve on a homemade biscuit.

LYMAN put out a cookbook back in the mid-seventies called"THE WILD GOURMET".It has a lot of small game recipes in it including squirrel,rabbit,coon,beaver,muskrat and possum.
ISBN:0-912412-06-2

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