In taste and smell, the meat of this mammalian animal from the order of rodents is associated with chicken, it is similar in color to beef, and in taste, calorie content and content of fat, proteins, vitamins and minerals it is in no way inferior to the same beef and rabbit meat. We are talking about nutria, or rather, about the beneficial properties of its meat carcass.
Instructions
Step 1
By the way, the carcass of nutria is a part of the animal's body, from which the head, tail, internal organs (except for the kidneys, heart, liver) and limbs to the joints (carpal and hock) have been removed. And so that the meat does not acquire an unpleasant aftertaste, the glands that are located under the skin in the region of the 4th cervical and 6th thoracic vertebrae are also removed.
Step 2
To properly clean the nutria, make an incision in the abdominal cavity of the animal "freed" from the skin (near the pelvic bone), and then, pulling the wall of the peritoneum, cut it along the white line of the sternum. Then carefully remove the gallbladder and bladder. Further, having cut the frontal fusion, separate the rectum from the muscles and remove first the stomach and intestines, and then the liver, heart, lungs, trachea and esophagus. Leave the kidney fat and kidneys in place.
Step 3
The next step is to use a sharp knife to cut off the animal's head between the occipital bone and the first cervical vertebra, separate the legs, the remnants of wool and blood clots from the future carcass. In this case, the muscles of the head and internal organs (lungs, heart, liver, spleen, intestines) and those that are suitable for food should be examined, rinsed and left to dry. Rinse the carcass itself inside and out under running water, and then, in order to preserve the taste and presentation of the meat, refrigerate and stand at room temperature (16-18 ° C) for 8-12 hours.
Step 4
It is worth noting that with an animal weighing 6-8 kilograms, an average of 2.5 to 3.5 kg of meat is obtained. And one hundred grams of nutria meat (with bones) contains 140 kilocalories, more than 18 grams of protein, 4.5 grams of raw ash and 6 grams of fat. By the way, adults have the ability to accumulate a considerable amount of subcutaneous and internal fat - up to 18% of their weight.
Step 5
And it remains to add that experts advise to consume nutria meat as often as possible for people suffering from sclerosis, diabetes mellitus, diseases of the digestive system, liver and kidneys. It is also a valuable food product for nursing mothers, children and adolescents.
