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Community => Butchering, Cooking, Recipes => Topic started by: Bow tech hunter on September 18, 2015, 07:40:48 AM

Title: Cougar meat?
Post by: Bow tech hunter on September 18, 2015, 07:40:48 AM: I was curious a buddie of mine got a cougar yesterday while elk hunting with the bow I tasted cougar meat before at outdoor event before it was ok really couldn't taste it because it was soaked in sweet n sour sauce does anybody have any recipes to cook it where to find one at or if it's even worth trying to eat it? If u have tried cougar meat what were ur thoughts on it
Title: Re: Cougar meat?
Post by: Rainier10 on September 18, 2015, 07:44:38 AM: We used it in stir fry, soy sauce, green peppers, mushrooms over white rice.

Also used it with cream of mushroom soup over white rice.

It almost tastes like a mix of chicken, pork and beef. Mostly like pork and chicken mix.
Title: Re: Cougar meat?
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on September 18, 2015, 07:57:01 AM: The cat I tried once was real strong flavored. I'd try it again to see if it was just that cat being strong? Lots of folks eat them and really enjoy the other white meat. :tup:
Title: Re: Cougar meat?
Post by: The Weazle on September 19, 2015, 12:54:24 AM: The one guy I know that shot one made it all into pepperoni. It was really good, and very lean.
Title: Re: Cougar meat?
Post by: 2labs on September 19, 2015, 01:01:19 AM: Quote from: Rainier10 on September 18, 2015, 07:44:38 AM
We used it in stir fry, soy sauce, green peppers, mushrooms over white rice.

Also used it with cream of mushroom soup over white rice.

It almost tastes like a mix of chicken, pork and beef. Mostly like pork and chicken mix.

Kinda the same way the Chinese cook their cats.
Title: Re: Cougar meat?
Post by: whitey on September 19, 2015, 06:04:04 AM: Egg bath and bread in flour with a little salt and pepper and fry in light oil. Tatste like a pork chop.
Its the other white meat.. :o
Very good.. :tup:
Title: Re: Cougar meat?
Post by: kisfish on September 19, 2015, 09:01:05 AM: It cooks up like pork in my opinion.
Title: Re: Cougar meat?
Post by: lokidog on September 19, 2015, 09:26:43 AM: Quote from: kisfish on September 19, 2015, 09:01:05 AM
It cooks up like pork in my opinion.

:yeah: Any pork loin recipe will work great for the backstraps. I just ground the rest for burger when I had access to one for the meat. You could probably make a decent ham out of the hind quarters.
Title: Re: Cougar meat?
Post by: 257wbymagkiller on September 19, 2015, 09:46:17 AM: :yeah:

It's really good as a breakfast sausage, or you can cook it in with hobo hash and it's tasty :drool:
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Post by: suga on September 19, 2015, 09:55:10 AM: Makes great jerky
Title: Re: Cougar meat?
Post by: sled on September 19, 2015, 10:08:22 AM: Some of the best game meat our family has had.