Recipe - Roast Raccoon

1 Raccoon; (45 lb.), dressed
whole, all fat removed
4 lg Green apples; quartered
2 cup Beef or chicken stock
4 Wide strips fat salt pork;
cut One fourth inch thick
4 md Onions; peeled
2 tablespoon Instant minced chives
2 tablespoon Chopped fresh parsley
1 tablespoon Instant flour
Salt; pepper to taste

Recipes and tips from: cooking wild game by Zack Hanle copyright 1974 ISBN
0871405954

TIPS:

#2 Raccoon is good only when caught in cold, freezing weather. To prepare
it for roasting, remove all fat and the scent glands along either side of
the backbone and in the small of the back, as well as under each front leg.
Soak it in cold water for at least 3 hours, drain and parboil in water for
at least 1 hour.

If the raccoon is excessively fatty, boil it in salt water to cover (1 Tbs.
salt to 1 quart water) for 20 to 30 min. Drain; pat dry. Place apples in
cavity and skewer together or sew up. place breast side down in roasting
pan. Add stock and cover meat with the fat strips. roast slowly in a 325
degree oven until tender (about 2 One half hours), basting every 30 min. with
the pan juices. During last hour, place onions in pan and, during last half
hour, remove fat strips. When done, transfer to heated platter and keep
warm. Skim excess fat from pan juices and add chives, parsley, and flour.
Stir over medium heat till thickened and serve on side as gravy.

Serves 68

Serve with: baked yams or candied sweet potatoes.

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