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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2013 1:53:04 GMT -7
Not sure where to put this, so I am dropping it here. I caught a snapping turtle, and decided to give a try and dressing him out and cooking him for dinner. I was alone, so a video was not possible..instead I took a series of pics and pieced them together like a video. There is no sound, I haven't figured out how to add voice over or even music yet, I am still trying to figure all this stuff out. Anyways, here is the picture video I made of working up this snapper. I love snapper, and have had it many times, I have seen them cleaned, but this was the very first time I dressed one out, and I did it all on my own and alone...and I did NOT get bitten!!! YA ME!!! I flushed him out in fresh clean water for a little over a week, long enough for the water to remain crystal clear while he was in it. I dressed hi out Friday afternoon, it is n ow 3:45am Saturday morning. HE soaked in ice water for a few hours before he was put in the slow cooker on high for about 6 hours. I turned him down to low about an hour ago. He will simmer on low until Saturday late afternoon, then I will remove all the bones, drain off all the liquid, pat it dry with paper towels, dredge the bite size pieces in lightly seasoned flour, dip it in a milk & egg slurry, the re-dip in the flour. It will then be deep fried until the crust is light golden brown. I will serve it for supper with fried zucchini & yellow squash (from my garden) and a dish of cucumbers & onions (from my garden) soaked in vinegar & water with a touch of sugar, and a loaf of homemade bread.I am hoping next time I get a turtle, I will have Amber handy to do a regular video of cleaning and processing...if I get a chance, I will make one!
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Post by angelhelp on Jul 20, 2013 2:22:47 GMT -7
Very cool! I had to stop the video a bunch of times in order to both read all of what you wrote for a given picture and take a decent look at the picture itself.
One wonders what folks did when having ice cold water wasn't an option. Did they simply not eat the turtle? Was it prepared differently? I was impressed with how many times you mentioned that the turtle's body kept moving. What does the meat taste like?
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Post by cajunlady87 on Jul 20, 2013 7:15:46 GMT -7
Great job on taking pics through the whole process. The explanation of the process was very clear on how and what to do. I hope you kept the shell as it does have many uses and they are pretty too.
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Post by solargeek1 on Jul 20, 2013 8:25:22 GMT -7
DINK you are the most adventuresome person I know. I admire your grit, smarts and "can-do" attitude immensely. WOO HOOO on the turtle:)
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Post by offtrail on Jul 20, 2013 11:12:27 GMT -7
Good job Dink and thanks for sharing some important survival skills. Turtles, Snakes, Lizards,all will move long after killing, something you have to get use to.
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Post by Cwi555 on Jul 20, 2013 11:18:39 GMT -7
Good job on the video Dink. Clear and concise.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2013 5:48:59 GMT -7
OK...for the record, I failed to deep fry the turtle. I slow cooked it with some seasonings and it fell off the bone and was very tender. It had a lot of tiny pieces, which I used shredded with BBQ sauce for sandwiches. I just salted the larger pieces and ate them as they were. It was DELICIOUS!! I will say there were a lot of teeny tiny little bones, especially from the neck, but worth the effort. In chicken I like the white meat, in turtle I like the dark meat. Yes, it has both white and dark meat and NO it does NOT taste like chicken in ANY way! It has a very mild flavor and is very filling. I love it! You can bet I will be cooking another one up ASAP!!
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Post by angelhelp on Jul 22, 2013 8:46:47 GMT -7
I remember Mom's meatloaf being very filling when I was a kid. I've sometimes found hamburgers (from beef) to be the same nowadays. Without any herbs, spices, flavorings, sauces, etc., what's the nearest parallel in taste? My only experience meatwise is beef, pork, lamb, chicken, turkey, squirrel, venison, caribou, lobster, clams, scallops, oysters, mussels, crab, catfish, salmon, tuna, sardines, kippers, trout, bluegill, flounder, turbot, swordfish, shark, and whatever fish was used to make our Cambodian friends' very yummy (to me) fish head soup, and that limited experience may not provide any parallel to snapping turtle meat. I was just looking for a similarity, though, if there was one to be found. There are snappers in our area, sometimes visible at the side of the road where the swamp is just a few feet away. Our only other turtle variety is box turtle, and the one little guy I found wouldn't have provided much more than a nice little soup bowl with his shell. Hmm... the longer I sit here and think, the more varieties of meat occur to me. I think I've listed everything...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2013 21:03:23 GMT -7
I don' really think I could compare it to anything...maybe the closest might be frog legs...and it would be very easy to tell the 2 apart (for me anyways). All I can say is check your conservation regulations, get a valid permit and give it a try. It is good eatin!!
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Post by angelhelp on Jul 22, 2013 23:20:49 GMT -7
I've never eaten frog. I have seen local snappers larger than my laptop. I'll have to investigate what it takes to be allowed to hunt them.
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Post by Rock on Jul 23, 2013 8:29:04 GMT -7
Great! thanks for educating us.
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Post by orly152 on Jul 30, 2013 19:50:35 GMT -7
Thanks for taking the time to share that dink...great step by step instructions along with pics
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