Pipian rojo is a Mexican sauce with nuts and seeds, chiles, a touch of tomato and spices. I’m serving it with squirrel here.
squirrel recipes
Squirrel Pie
Squirrel hand pies with acorn flour in the dough, filled with squirrel meat, walnuts, apples and cabbage. Down home and wonderful!
Drunken Squirrel with Pumpkin Dumplings
This is a twist on traditional squirrel and dumplings: Squirrel legs braised in wine, then served with pumpkin dumplings, kale and pecans.
Squirrel Packets
Italian agnolotti pasta filled with meat. What meat? Squirrel, in this case. Any light meat will work.
Squirrel Stew with Paprika and Greens
I first made this stew for my friends Joe and Dorrie in Ohio, last season. I called it Portuguese squirrel stew at the time, but I really have no idea whether this qualifies as Portuguese. All I know is that it’s damn good.
Kentucky Burgoo
Every region of the country has its big, burly stew, from gumbo to chili to cioppino. This is a Kentucky classic, done with a menagerie of wild game: Pheasant, squirrel and venison. Make a big ole’ bowl this weekend and you won’t be sad.
Braised Squirrel Aurora
This is one of my favorite dishes on the site: A classy, Spanish-inspired slow braised squirrel recipe. The dish is based on a Catalan rabbit dish, but I like it with squirrel better.
How to Cut Up a Squirrel for Cooking
Cutting up a squirrel for cooking is a lot like cutting up a rabbit, but there are enough differences to warrant these step by step instructions. Never eaten squirrel? Think chicken thigh… if the chicken had been eating nuts its whole life.