For those of us who enjoy hunting and are more country-minded, I recommend this stew dish. It is convenient that dinner will be ready when you get home from work as it simmers in your pot.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 8 hrs |
| Total Time: | 8 hrs 20 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 squirrels – skinned, gutted, and cut into pieces
- 4 large potatoes, quartered
- 1 pound carrots, chopped
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped
- 4 onions, sliced
- 2 cups water
- ¼ medium head cabbage
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- In a slow cooker, place the squirrel meat, potatoes, carrots, green bell pepper, onions, water, cabbage, salt and ground black pepper.
- Cover and cook on low setting for 8 hours.
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Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 314 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 59 g |
| Cholesterol | 42 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 9 g |
| Protein | 16 g |
| Saturated Fat | 0 g |
| Sodium | 500 mg |
| Sugars | 9 g |
| Fat | 2 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I just made this recipe, with a few additions. First, I didn’t have squirrel on hand, but I did have a cottontail rabbit another hunter friend of mine gave me, so that’s what I used. A rabbit has more meat on it than a squirrel, so it should be about the same amount of meat (1 rabbit = 2 squirrels). Next, I followed the advice of one of the other comments and added 32 oz of diced tomatoes (but kept the 2 cups of water also). I then added 15 oz of tomato paste. I also added 1/2 tsp of rosemary. The result was really, really good!
I found this just ok. Maybe needed some spicing up. Next time I may add a little nutmeg to the pot. Husband and kids loved it so it probably will be going into my regular rotation.
I changed it up a little and it was fantastic. I used 3 squirrels no cabbage or bell pepper, substituted pearls onions, added 2 cups of sliced white mushrooms, 2 cups chopped celery used 1 cup of water and 1 cup of red wine. Very Very Tasty!!! I also flash fried the squirrel in a pan with butter and garlic prior to putting in slow cooker
I used this recipe for some deer I had and it turned out perfectly. I just wish I had more deer so that I could make more. Hearty and filling, we managed to make the stew last almost a month. Discarded the bell pepper in favor of mushrooms.
thank you
My dogs spend a lot of time trying to catch the squirrels in our backyard, but so far—no luck. I guess I’ll have to hang on to this recipe just in case……sounds mighty good!
Very Good
We just love squirrle in our family! It has become a Thanksgiving tradition. My husband usually catches them fresh out of the yard. Great way to save money . Slow cooking in the crock pot over the fire works well for us! Definitely cook the pototes until tender.
I did not care for this.
My friend Barb made this for our hunting pot-luck, we all had to have it. Wonderful!
This has potential, but I felt it was a little bland. It needed more seasoning, possibly some fresh garlic and more salt and pepper.
this is the same receipe my mama always used when we were kids. i think i’ll make her a pot!!! thanks!!
I’m only giving 4 stars because it tasted a bit nutty. +
Excellent! Tastes like chicken.
This is the first time i tried squirrel w/cabbage,it was pretty taisty,this is a good recipie*
Y’all should try this! The hard part is skinning it, but once that’s done, its easy as apple pie!
EXCELLENT! It takes a veeeeeerrrrrrry long time to cook, but is worth it!