Squirrel Dumplings. A pot of squirrel and dumplings simmering away on the stove top just says comfort. Nothing hits the spot like they do after a long day outside in cold weather. My favorite cooking vessel for the meal is a cast iron Dutch oven.
You can cook Squirrel Dumplings using 7 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Squirrel Dumplings
- You need 2 cans of cream of chicken.
- It’s 2 cups of chicken broth.
- It’s 2 tablespoons of butter.
- Prepare 1 of medium onion, chopped.
- It’s of Salt, pepper, garlic, honey as you desire.
- Prepare 1 can of jumbo biscuits.
- It’s 3 of large squirrels, not quartered.
I make dumplings (actually egg noodles) by using: Directions for Squirrels: Combine meat, water, vegetables, salt and black pepper in a large kettle with tight cover. Remove meat from broth and pick out bones. Strain broth and mash vegetables through strainer into broth. This squirrel and dumpling recipe is the one that we fixed when I was a kid the only variance would be when my grandfather fixed it there would be a large amount of black pepper.
Squirrel Dumplings step by step
Combine all ingredients except for biscuits in a crockpot on low.
Cook for 5-6 hours, then remove squirrel.
Debone squirrels and put meat back into crockpot..
Cut biscuits into 1/2-3/4 pieces and place on top of of squirrels and broth, spooning a bit of both on top of the biscuits. Turn on high and cook for one additional hour..
He loved black pepper and I even fix a stew that I finally matched to his by adding way more black pepper than is reasonable. If you don't have lots of time for simmering squirrels and mixing up dumpling dough, break out the Realtree Weston Slow Cooker and a few basic staples from your pantry for this easy version. Using the slow cooker gives great flavor without the need to stand over the stove all day. Boil squirrels in four quarts of water until tender. Remove squirrels from broth, let cool, then remove meat from bones.
