[crackhead]

So I am thinking about getting into woodchuck hunting and was wondering what were some good woodchuck recipes?

[waterhill]

I have tasted Marmot, which is a mountain 'chuck', my BIL cooked it on the grill nice and slow in a honey barbcue sauce. Ate on buns sloppyjoe style with potato salad and Ranch Styles. Wasn't bad. Similar to racoon.

Also, you could probably roast one kebab style, on skewers over some wood coals. Alternate with onions, bell peppers (red ones), and tomatos. Marinate in some Italian dressing for a couple hours prior to cooking.

Also, look up recipes for Brunswick Stew, Kentucky Burgouis (sp?), and don't forget chili.

Make SURE and get all of the glands out, eewwww!

[texfed]

Never heard of anyone eating a woodchuck....it's meat so why not? I think I'd rather get an Arby's on the way home though!

[geologist]

Dip a filet in eggwash and then dredge in flour. Dip it back into the eggwash and then into bread crumbs. Fry in clarified butter with a little finely minced garlic. Serve with your favorite mustard and a nice pilsner.

[JohnBT]

Remove scent glands.
Soak in salt water for an hour to 2 days depending on who you believe.
Change the water and do it some more.
Soak in vinegar for 10 minutes to an hour.

If you aren't tired yet (or a little drunk from sipping while killing time), now it's time to start cooking.

Groundhog is low on my list of things to eat. I'd rather eat a black bear that's been dining on wild onions for 2 weeks. Or muskrat for that matter. Had some smoked eel Saturday that was delicious, along with the steamed blue crabs - and they were heavy jumbos too.

John

[Dave McCracken]

Young ones can be fried like rabbits. So can muskrats.

Older ones can be slightly seared, then stewed with veggies until tender.

An old favorite method is in pasta sauce. Slow simmering is the trick.

[Pumpkinheaver]

I ate it one time when it had been slow cooked in a crock pot for several hours like you would a pot roast. It was good, right up untill I found out what I was eating.:D

[koja48]

Young chucks were always good, but removing the scent glands is important when processing them.

[waterhill]

One of the best game cookbooks in the world ( to me ) is The Game Cookbook by Geraldine Steindler. You should be able to find a copy at halfpriced books. She covers most everything. I reference it all the time.

[mio]

think i saw some recipes for them on www.cooks.com

[Sunray]

"...Never heard of anyone eating a woodchuck..." They eat the same thing a cow eats and they're much cleaner beasts. Big squirrels, so they are.
Any game cook book will have recipes for ground hogs. Your local public library will likely have a few. There are lots of recipes on-line too.
The scent glands come off with the hide as I recall.
"...right up until..." Why'd it stop being good?