Baked Possum

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  • ValGogo
    ValGogo Posts: 2,168 Member
    We have those here in the boroughs of NYC. I saw one in Queens sitting on a fence all proud and sh%t.
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  • knitapeace
    knitapeace Posts: 1,013 Member
    However, for those more culinarily inclined...it should look something like this...

    possum+2.jpg

    I do not believe that is a possum. That looks like something that runs down the alleyways of NYC at night. Yes, the link even says "possum" right in it. But dude, that's no possum.

    The word possum starts to sound weird when you've typed it enough times. Possum.
  • MaxPower0102
    MaxPower0102 Posts: 2,654 Member
    edited November 2014
    knitapeace wrote: »
    The word possum starts to sound weird when you've typed it enough times. Possum.

    Didn't that word used to start with an "O"?

    Weird how words change and evolve before our eyes. When I was a child, I went to the doctor for a "Preventative" check-up. Now my kids go for a "Preventive" check-up. They just lopped off an entire syllable!
  • longtimeterp
    longtimeterp Posts: 614 Member

    Didn't that word used to start with an "O"?

    Weird how words change and evolve before our eyes. When I was a child, I went to the doctor for a "Preventative" check-up. Now my kids go for a "Preventive" check-up. They just lopped off an entire syllable!

    See previous page for difference between Opossum and Possum
  • asdowe13
    asdowe13 Posts: 1,951 Member
    Pupslice wrote: »
    lololol

    I've actually eaten possum once before and it was stringy/tough and didn't taste very good [old river bottom catfish are more preferable, and they taste like old river bottoms, ha]. something tells me that even with all the marinade in the universe it would still taste like it ate out of the dumpster every day...

    Opossum, much like raccoon, bear, deer, other wildlife animals, etc...the meat tends to take on the flavour of what they eat. So if you catch a Opossum (other wildlife creature) in the urban/rural areas they will be tough and taste like garbage (main food source in these areas). However, If you catch one from the deep woods, where they feed on rodents, insects, plants, and berries, they are much less tough and more flavourful.
  • asdowe13
    asdowe13 Posts: 1,951 Member
    JeffMeehan wrote: »
    Can this be done with a steak or pot roast or is the possum essential? lol

    The possum was a joke, but I have used this recipe with chicken.

    Darn. I thought, "Hey, someone else with an unusual kitchen!"

    Wouldn't object to possum, but don't have access to it. Or celery. Or an hour and a half's worth of reliable electricity for an oven, LOL. I'm pretty good at substitutions, though.

    Chicken, meh. Which do you suppose would work better as a possum substitute: goat, water buffalo, ostrich or mountain goat?

    none.

    Oppossum is a marsupial so a wombat, koala, shrew, quoll, or kangaroo would be a suitable substitution.

  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,230 Member
    adowe wrote: »
    JeffMeehan wrote: »
    Can this be done with a steak or pot roast or is the possum essential? lol

    The possum was a joke, but I have used this recipe with chicken.

    Darn. I thought, "Hey, someone else with an unusual kitchen!"

    Wouldn't object to possum, but don't have access to it. Or celery. Or an hour and a half's worth of reliable electricity for an oven, LOL. I'm pretty good at substitutions, though.

    Chicken, meh. Which do you suppose would work better as a possum substitute: goat, water buffalo, ostrich or mountain goat?

    none.

    Oppossum is a marsupial so a wombat, koala, shrew, quoll, or kangaroo would be a suitable substitution.

    Kangaroo is delicious, I eat it often. Very lean, quite gamey and a great substitution for beef mince. Also makes awesome salami.
  • ViolaLeeBlueberry
    ViolaLeeBlueberry Posts: 182 Member
    adowe wrote: »
    JeffMeehan wrote: »
    Can this be done with a steak or pot roast or is the possum essential? lol

    The possum was a joke, but I have used this recipe with chicken.

    Darn. I thought, "Hey, someone else with an unusual kitchen!"

    Wouldn't object to possum, but don't have access to it. Or celery. Or an hour and a half's worth of reliable electricity for an oven, LOL. I'm pretty good at substitutions, though.

    Chicken, meh. Which do you suppose would work better as a possum substitute: goat, water buffalo, ostrich or mountain goat?

    none.

    Oppossum is a marsupial so a wombat, koala, shrew, quoll, or kangaroo would be a suitable substitution.

    Darn. No marsupials around here. Some people do eat rat. Don't know if I'd eat it; I've never been offered any. But it would probably be suitably stringy and gamey. And I'm sure it would benefit from a liberal dosing of beer, whiskey and/or tabasco sauce.
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    ValGogo wrote: »
    We have those here in the boroughs of NYC. I saw one in Queens sitting on a fence all proud and sh%t.

    Those are just rats.
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    adowe wrote: »
    JeffMeehan wrote: »
    Can this be done with a steak or pot roast or is the possum essential? lol

    The possum was a joke, but I have used this recipe with chicken.

    Darn. I thought, "Hey, someone else with an unusual kitchen!"

    Wouldn't object to possum, but don't have access to it. Or celery. Or an hour and a half's worth of reliable electricity for an oven, LOL. I'm pretty good at substitutions, though.

    Chicken, meh. Which do you suppose would work better as a possum substitute: goat, water buffalo, ostrich or mountain goat?

    none.

    Oppossum is a marsupial so a wombat, koala, shrew, quoll, or kangaroo would be a suitable substitution.

    Darn. No marsupials around here. Some people do eat rat. Don't know if I'd eat it; I've never been offered any. But it would probably be suitably stringy and gamey. And I'm sure it would benefit from a liberal dosing of beer, whiskey and/or tabasco sauce.

    Gross. :sick:
  • CarrieCans
    CarrieCans Posts: 381 Member
    adowe wrote: »
    JeffMeehan wrote: »
    Can this be done with a steak or pot roast or is the possum essential? lol

    The possum was a joke, but I have used this recipe with chicken.

    Darn. I thought, "Hey, someone else with an unusual kitchen!"

    Wouldn't object to possum, but don't have access to it. Or celery. Or an hour and a half's worth of reliable electricity for an oven, LOL. I'm pretty good at substitutions, though.

    Chicken, meh. Which do you suppose would work better as a possum substitute: goat, water buffalo, ostrich or mountain goat?

    none.

    Oppossum is a marsupial so a wombat, koala, shrew, quoll, or kangaroo would be a suitable substitution.

    Darn. No marsupials around here. Some people do eat rat. Don't know if I'd eat it; I've never been offered any. But it would probably be suitably stringy and gamey. And I'm sure it would benefit from a liberal dosing of beer, whiskey and/or tabasco sauce.

    Grilled on a stick with teriyaki sauce, tastes like chicken... nom nom nom
  • WillLift4Tats
    WillLift4Tats Posts: 1,699 Member
    adowe wrote: »
    JeffMeehan wrote: »
    Can this be done with a steak or pot roast or is the possum essential? lol

    The possum was a joke, but I have used this recipe with chicken.

    Darn. I thought, "Hey, someone else with an unusual kitchen!"

    Wouldn't object to possum, but don't have access to it. Or celery. Or an hour and a half's worth of reliable electricity for an oven, LOL. I'm pretty good at substitutions, though.

    Chicken, meh. Which do you suppose would work better as a possum substitute: goat, water buffalo, ostrich or mountain goat?

    none.

    Oppossum is a marsupial so a wombat, koala, shrew, quoll, or kangaroo would be a suitable substitution.

    Darn. No marsupials around here. Some people do eat rat. Don't know if I'd eat it; I've never been offered any. But it would probably be suitably stringy and gamey. And I'm sure it would benefit from a liberal dosing of beer, whiskey and/or tabasco sauce.

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  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    CarrieCans wrote: »
    adowe wrote: »
    JeffMeehan wrote: »
    Can this be done with a steak or pot roast or is the possum essential? lol

    The possum was a joke, but I have used this recipe with chicken.

    Darn. I thought, "Hey, someone else with an unusual kitchen!"

    Wouldn't object to possum, but don't have access to it. Or celery. Or an hour and a half's worth of reliable electricity for an oven, LOL. I'm pretty good at substitutions, though.

    Chicken, meh. Which do you suppose would work better as a possum substitute: goat, water buffalo, ostrich or mountain goat?

    none.

    Oppossum is a marsupial so a wombat, koala, shrew, quoll, or kangaroo would be a suitable substitution.

    Darn. No marsupials around here. Some people do eat rat. Don't know if I'd eat it; I've never been offered any. But it would probably be suitably stringy and gamey. And I'm sure it would benefit from a liberal dosing of beer, whiskey and/or tabasco sauce.

    Grilled on a stick with teriyaki sauce, tastes like chicken... nom nom nom

    Why not just eat chicken? :ohwell:
  • Wow that
    JeffMeehan wrote: »
    1 large possum, skinned, dressed, and washed
    1 quart beer
    4 tablespoons Tabasco sauce
    1 1/2 tablespoon salt
    2 onions, chopped
    1 clove garlic, minced
    2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
    4 sweet potatoes
    2 ribs celery, chopped
    1 ounce whiskey

    directions

    Mix the beer, whiskey, salt, Tabasco sauce, and Worcestershire sauce together. Place possum in a large roasting pan. Sprinkle the celery, onions, and the garlic all over the possum. Pour the liquid mixture over the possum as well. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place the sweet potatoes around the possum. Bake covered for 1 1/2 hours. Baste once or twice with the marinade from the pan as the possum cooks.

    4 servings,567 calories, 14 grams fat, 48 grams carbohydrates, 43 grams protein per serving.

    sthe weirdest and most awesome dish ever , Where I ll find a possum , god only knows but I wanna try it
  • jim_just_jim
    jim_just_jim Posts: 148 Member
    CarrieCans wrote: »
    I ate a squirrel once...Lots of BBQ sauce.

    Squirrel is best stewed. I'm 100% serious, delicious!

    Damn straight. They are nice and fat this time of year too !
  • jim_just_jim
    jim_just_jim Posts: 148 Member
    The American Opposum is a filthy creature that eats carcasses. The Aussie Possum looks edible ;)
  • ViolaLeeBlueberry
    ViolaLeeBlueberry Posts: 182 Member
    edited November 2014
    CarrieCans wrote: »


    Grilled on a stick with teriyaki sauce, tastes like chicken... nom nom nom


    Yes to grilled on a stick. But no teriyaki sauce -- mud homes in villages aren't exactly well-supplied with teriyaki sauce :smile: The meat is supposed to be quite tasty, though, because they're field rats that have only eaten rice.



  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,230 Member
    The American Opposum is a filthy creature that eats carcasses. The Aussie Possum looks edible ;)

    They're bin-thieves and while mostly vegetarian are known to eat grubs, insects and carrion when its around.
  • Australian Possums are a protected animal, it'd be like eating a Koala. Interfering with a Possum is also illegal.
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