Beaver meat is not as popular as other game, however, it is a tasty and healthy product. Meat of two to three year old animals is used in cooking. When cutting, the main thing is not to touch the gland, which emits an unrecoverable odor, the so-called beaver stream.
It is necessary
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- 400 g of beaver meat (ribs);
- 1 lemon;
- 1 head of onion;
- 2 carrots;
- 1 apple;
- 3 tbsp butter;
- 1 head of garlic;
- 5-7 sprigs of thyme;
- 100 ml sour cream;
- salt
- ground black pepper.
Instructions
Step 1
Butcher the beaver carcass, scrape the films off the meat and rinse thoroughly. Dry and cut the carcass into small pieces of 4 centimeters in length, chop the ribs in half and cut into pieces of several ribs. Peel the garlic, finely chop half of the cloves with a knife, the second you will need later.
Step 2
Wash the lemon, cut it in half, squeeze the juice out of each half, you should get about 1 cup. Take a deep enamel or glass bowl, put the meat there, add the garlic, pour in the lemon juice and mix thoroughly to distribute the garlic and juice evenly.
Step 3
Season with salt, sprinkle with freshly ground black pepper (or other spices to taste) and stir again. Cover the bowl with cling film or a lid and refrigerate for 5-6 hours.
Step 4
Wash and peel the carrots, cut into large wheels 2-3 centimeters long, wash the onions and cut into quarters and each quarter into two halves. Heat 3 tablespoons of butter in a skillet and fry the onion pieces on all sides until golden brown, place in a separate bowl and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.
Step 5
Take a large cast-iron cauldron or skillet with high sides and pour a layer of vegetable oil about 0.5-1 centimeters on the bottom, heat it over the fire and quickly fry pieces of beaver meat on all sides until it is covered with a golden crust. If all the meat does not fit into the cauldron at the same time in one layer, then fry it in portions.
Step 6
Add chopped carrots to the meat, mix and fry with carrots for 10 minutes, add onions, stir and simmer for another 15 minutes. Wash and peel the apple, chop the rest of the garlic and chop the apple coarsely.
Step 7
Add 1-1.5 cups of boiling water to the cauldron and stir, simmer for another 10 minutes. Peel the stems of the thyme, chop into 0.5-1 cm long pieces. Add apples, garlic, thyme, stir and simmer for another 5 minutes, add 100 milliliters of sour cream, reduce heat to low and simmer for another 20 minutes. Serve with chips.
