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Farm Kitchen:  Does anyone have recipes for Bear?  |
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Garden_artist
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tammy
Southern Coast Oregon
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 Posted - Aug 16 2007 : 12:20:36 PM
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We have a freezer full and I need to use it ASAP. I have roasts and steaks. I'm not big on it, but my husband says I need to clean it out to get ready for the lamb.
When I feel spring coming I have to plant or I’ll go crazy! |
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Bonne
True Blue Farmgirl
3003 Posts
Bonne
Littleton
CO
USA
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Garden_artist
True Blue Farmgirl
182 Posts
Tammy
Southern Coast Oregon
182 Posts |
Posted - Aug 16 2007 : 1:07:05 PM
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Bonne, thank you so very much!!!
When I feel spring coming I have to plant or I’ll go crazy! |
Edited by - Garden_artist on Aug 16 2007 1:07:35 PM |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Aug 16 2007 : 5:26:55 PM
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Bear is wonderful!! I have always cooked it pretty much like beef. Havn't had any to cook in years! Bear roast I always roasted with alot of sliced onion and minced fresh garlic, rosemary and pepper...with apple juice poured over to keep it moist...just yummy!!
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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willowtreecreek
True Blue Farmgirl
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Julie
Russell
AR
USA
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Aug 16 2007 : 8:31:55 PM
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And it makes great stew too!! I guess I should have said above that moist cooking seems to be the best way to cook it.
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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Huckelberrywine
True Blue Farmgirl
1607 Posts
Michelle
Rosalia
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Posted - Aug 16 2007 : 9:30:27 PM
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Do you render the lard for use in pie crusts? Wondering if DH is teasing me or if this is a real thing.
We make a difference. |
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janetinva123
True Blue Farmgirl
363 Posts
Janet
newport news
va
USA
363 Posts |
Posted - Aug 16 2007 : 9:47:58 PM
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I have never tasted bear. i live in va and although close to the smokies no one i have ever heard has been able to get a bear. i don't think there are that many in the east anymore. i never new there were so many recipes though.
Jc
http://beloved-creations.blogspot.com
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Aug 16 2007 : 10:37:21 PM
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I didn't render the lard..never knew anyone who did..good question!!
When my ex got a bear... when we lived in Minnesota...it was the first I had cooked bear. I had eaten it, but not cooked it before that..and people kept trying to tell me to soak it in vinegar and all sorts of stuff. I called my beloved grandma (who knew everything I ever needed to know!) and she said.."hogwash!" treat it like beef!! She did say to get all the fat off..which I do with all game meat..since any gamey taste is there...so if I needed extra fat I laid bacon over it..bonus flavor!!
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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Bonne
True Blue Farmgirl
3003 Posts
Bonne
Littleton
CO
USA
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mima
True Blue Farmgirl
1573 Posts
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Posted - Aug 17 2007 : 07:42:02 AM
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| Oh my gosh!!! You are talking about a REAL bear!!! I thought this was some kind of new dessert or something! |
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Phils Ann
True Blue Farmgirl
1095 Posts
Ann
Parsonsburg
Maryland
USA
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Posted - Aug 17 2007 : 08:06:26 AM
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I had to look here and see if Tammy actually got answers. LOL I have to say, where else but in this site would women actually know what to do with bear meat??? I love it!
Ann
Sairy Hill Thicket
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Edited by - Phils Ann on Aug 17 2007 1:58:00 PM |
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mommom
True Blue Farmgirl
854 Posts
Susan
Lancaster
Pennsylvania
USA
854 Posts |
Posted - Aug 17 2007 : 09:29:08 AM
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| I must admit I've never done bear meat. Growing up we ate muskrats, rabbits, squirrels, and such. Just the thought of it makes me want to gag! Susan |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Aug 17 2007 : 10:44:26 AM
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How funny..the thought of eating a squirrel makes me feel gaggy!! I have eaten alot of game but where I grew up we didn't eat squirrels (muskrats I don't even think we had!)
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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Garden_artist
True Blue Farmgirl
182 Posts
Tammy
Southern Coast Oregon
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Posted - Aug 17 2007 : 11:00:44 AM
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This morning, when I checked the post it sure gave me a chuckle...Thank you for all your posts. I am looking forward to clearing my freezer of the stuff. I get road blocked when it isn't beef, pork, chicken...
Next will be the lamb we won at the highschool auction. So I guess next I'll be asking for great lamb recipes. It's exciting trying new things.
When I feel spring coming I have to plant or I’ll go crazy! |
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Phils Ann
True Blue Farmgirl
1095 Posts
Ann
Parsonsburg
Maryland
USA
1095 Posts |
Posted - Aug 17 2007 : 2:00:06 PM
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I confess, I was relieved for you that you had lamb coming!
Ann
Sairy Hill Thicket
There is a Redeemer. |
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Phils Ann
True Blue Farmgirl
1095 Posts
Ann
Parsonsburg
Maryland
USA
1095 Posts |
Posted - Aug 17 2007 : 2:03:03 PM
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Muskrat is big here among the oldtimers... and I'm married to one. On the news the other night was a segment on teaching kids to trap, skin and sell muskrat. Man, they look just like rats to me, but DH kept saying how good they taste. I will never know (now, isn't that a dangerous thing to say?).
Ann
Sairy Hill Thicket
There is a Redeemer. |
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janetinva123
True Blue Farmgirl
363 Posts
Janet
newport news
va
USA
363 Posts |
Posted - Aug 17 2007 : 3:01:10 PM
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i remembered i had this church cookbook from nc where the men gave receipes. they didn't have one for bear but they did have one for elephant stew. here goes
1 med. size elephant
1 ton salt
1 ton pepper
500 bushels potatos
200 bushels of carrots
1,000 gal. brown gravy
4,000 sprigs parsley
2 sm rabbits opt
cut elephant meat into bite size pieces. this will take about 2 months. cut vegetables into cubes (another 2 months) place meat in pan and cover with 1000 gal of brown gravey and simmer for 4 weeks. shovel in salt and peper to taste. when meat is tender, add vegetables. a steam shovel is useful for this. simmer slowly for 4 more weeks garnish with parsley. will serve 3,800 people. if more are expected, add the two rabbits. this is not recommended however, as few people like hare in their stew.
Jc
http://beloved-creations.blogspot.com
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Bluewrenn
True Blue Farmgirl
1122 Posts
Erin
Texas
USA
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Posted - Aug 17 2007 : 4:57:42 PM
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I'm so envious! I have tried lots of stuff but never bear... I'd love to take some of that bear off your hands but it wouldn't be easy to send it to Texas, would it? (Just kidding!)
We did the opossum in the vinegar but everything else we cooked like beef.
I would imagine it would make a really nice beef burgundy with roasted veggies - potatoes, leeks, onions, carrots and pumpkin chunks.
Bear Fajitas? Serve on big flour tortillas with strips of grilled bell pepper, onions and poblano peppers, and have sour cream and shredded cheese for garnish.
Grind some coarsely and make bear chili? You could use white beans, black beans or a combination of beans to keep it from turning too dark in color. Maybe marinate the bear in beer before cooking?
Of course, bear sausage. Is it too strong in flavor to pair it with apples and onion? maybe cook it in some apple juice to sweeten it up some?
How about some bear pot pies or bake some of the meat with rice or potatoes inside a nice flaky crust and serve with a tasty brown gravy? Top with a dash of sour cream!
Gosh, this is making me hungry!!!!
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Bluewrenn
True Blue Farmgirl
1122 Posts
Erin
Texas
USA
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Huckelberrywine
True Blue Farmgirl
1607 Posts
Michelle
Rosalia
1607 Posts |
Posted - Aug 17 2007 : 6:31:29 PM
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I guess it all depends on regional availability and tastes. I've recently moved to bear country, so this is interesting, and not something I have experience with. Hence the confusion about bear pie crusts. How interesting. Might end up giving it a try?
We make a difference. |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Aug 17 2007 : 8:18:37 PM
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I havn't had beer that had a real strong taste...but maybe somewhere they do. I guess it would depend on their age and what they ate, right?? Erin..those recipes look great!
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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Bluewrenn
True Blue Farmgirl
1122 Posts
Erin
Texas
USA
1122 Posts |
Posted - Aug 17 2007 : 10:12:25 PM
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Or maybe it's just polar bear that's so strong! LOL... I actually found a couple of polar bear recipes but they turned out to be a cocktail of some sorts... not what you were looking for - or was it???
My Homesteading Journal http://toomyvara.livejournal.com
My craft journal http://bluewrenn.livejournal.com
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Garden_artist
True Blue Farmgirl
182 Posts
Tammy
Southern Coast Oregon
182 Posts |
Posted - Aug 18 2007 : 4:08:58 PM
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The recipes are great, I am really excited about cooking the roast up with apple cider/juice. I think it'll really improve the moisture. I sure wish you all lived close by, we'd have a Bear BBQ, everyone would get to try it.
When I feel spring coming I have to plant or I’ll go crazy! |
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Farm Kitchen: Does anyone have recipes for Bear? |
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Does anyone have recipes for Bear?
