aoudad meat... any good?

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I have heard all kinds of answers to this question. In the end I'm going on this hunt for the experience but I'm not going to waist the meat. I will also be hunting hogs so if you guys have any idea on how to cook these critters I'd love to hear it! recipes are more than welcome! Worst case scenario I have a lot of jerky and I love making jerky! Tia
 
Never had any. Closest I've had to that is deer or domestic meat goats. The secret to any meat is how you care for it after the kill. Cool it quickly and keep it dry and clean while aging.

With game animals that don't have much fat, cooking requires that it be quick to avoid drying it out, or involve adding grease, like bacon, or oil, like olive, to keeping drying out if the cooking is low and slow for tougher cuts. Biggest mistake you can make is to put it on a grill and leave it until well done. Backstrap steaks should be medium rare at most. If that is scary, pressure cook it and use the meat for enchilads or stew, etc.

Oh, and if it an old rank one, consider brining the meat to get the gamey out. Just saltwater works, but you can find a fancy recipe online.
 
Can't say about the Aoudad. Can say about the hogs. Stay away from the old boars. The best eating will be the younger ones. Gilts best. OYE
 
I like the younger ones. The meat is very lean, more so than venison, and dense. It doesn't taste like mutton or goat but, instead, just like aoudad. I've had roasts marinated, covered in bacon and and slow cooked and also sausage. Quite good.
 
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Barbary sheep are best in curries and stews unless you bag young ones in the 40 - 50 lbs range.
 
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Old males can be tough, they need to be run through the grinder twice. I've shot a couple females, it I got another one I'd do the whole thing in hamburger or summer sausage. It has a nice faint lamb taste.
 

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I have shot very small females and its not worth the cleaning. Horrible.... If your in Aoudad country i would shoot a Axis for meat.
 
Don't know about Aoudad, but I have some opinions about hogs.

If they're over ~140Lbs I consider them candidates for sausage or ground meat. Meat ground from hogs tastes (to me) a lot like beef. Once you add some seasoning it's difficult to tell the difference. The ground meat is particularly good for highly seasoned dishes like chili, spaghetti or lasagna, soup, tacos, or stew. I've also used it in meat loaf. I tried making hamburgers out of it once, and although it tasted okay it was pretty dry (too lean).

For the smaller ones, one of my favorite recipes is to cook it with a mustard sauce:
http://texashuntingforum.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/5591131/Re:_Pork_with_Mustard_Sauce

I suspect this would be good with other meats as well.
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The only Aoudad I've ever eaten had been made into link sausage mixed 50/50 with fat pork trimmings. It was very good! Wild hog would be too lean for this.
I have a wild hog shoulder in the crock pot as I'm typing this. Season to taste, add two cups of water and place a stick of butter on top, about 3 hours into the cook add potatos, carrots, celery, and sliced mushrooms. Let it cook till the meat separates from the bone (about 6 hrs usually does it). Don't add the veggies too soon or they will cook to mush.
 
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