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How to Cook Raccoon

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By eHow Contributing Writer
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There are a variety of ways to cook a raccoon. Young raccoons can be tenderized by boiling in salted water prior to preparing. Older raccoons need marinating for at least 24 hours. Follow the steps below cooking raccoon.

Difficulty: Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • 1 Medium raccoon
  • 4 Medium to large yellow onions
  • 3 to 4 Strips of salted pork
  • 2 cups beef stock
  • 4 to 5 medium to large green apples
  • 2 Tablespoons butter
  • Dash of cinnamon
  • 1 Cup of bread crumbs
  • Salt to taste
  • Pepper to taste
  1. Step 1

    Simmer raccoon for 30 minutes in salted water, longer if the raccoon is older and larger.

  2. Step 2

    Cut up your apples removing the core and skin.

  3. Step 3

    Dissolve the butter along with the cinnamon together on the stove top.

  4. Step 4

    Add your bread crumbs, salt and pepper. Combine mixture well.

  5. Step 5

    Remove the raccoon from the stock water and allow it to cool.

  6. Step 6

    Place mixed ingredients inside the raccoon, much like you would stuff a turkey.

  7. Step 7

    Putting the breast side down in the pan, place the legs under the body, securing with a string. Add the salt pork on top along with the whole onions around the outside. Cook for 10 minutes in a 400-degree oven. Lower the temperature to 325 degrees and put in 2 cups of beef stock, cooking for an additional hour and frequently scooping the beef stock and pouring over the raccoon as it cooks. Place in serving dish with a side of vegetables and rice.

Tips & Warnings
  • Remember to properly clean the racoon first, removing all lymph glands and fat on the inside and outside.
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