Josh Williams from Water Swatters is an expert hunter of any kind of game, but in particular, he has taken down countless squirrels with his Mini Striker forward limb pistol crossbow. Not wasting any opportunity for a good meal, Josh turns his backyard hunt into a delicacy: Squirrel Dumplings
Check out his delicious recipe below!
Ingredients:
Squirrel seasoning:
3 small or 2 large squirrels
1 tsp of salt
8 cups of water
½ stick of butter
16 oz of heavy whipping cream
Dumplings:
2 cups sifted all purpose flour
4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp of salt
1 cup of milk
4 tbsp canola oil
Directions:
- Boil squirrels until meat will pick off the bones.
- Remove and debone squirrels.
- Strain stock and return 6 cups to the pot.
- Add salt, butter and whipping cream.
- Bring to a boil.
- Return squirrel meat to pot.
- While squirrels are boiling mix dumplings ingredients into a dough.
- Pinch pieces of dough off and drop into the boiling pot.
- Reduce heat and let simmer for 15 minutes. Don’t stir.
- Enjoy!
*If you’d like to purchase your own Mini Striker Hunting Kit, you can find one at https://williamtellarcherysupplies.com/mini-striker-hunting-kits/
**If you have a special hunting or fishing recipe you’d like to share, we are currently creating an online wild game cookbook. To contribute, and to be entered in a free giveaway drawing, please send your pictures of the hunt and your dish, and your recipes to [email protected]
