Elephant stew

[Bob S]

Elephant Stew

ingrediants
1 Elephant
Salt and Pepper to taste
2 Rabbits (optional)

1/4 ton of Potatoes
1//4 ton of Carrots
1/8 ton of Onions


Cut the elephant and vegtables into bite size pieces. Add enough Brown gravey to cover all. Cook over hot fire for about 3 weeks.
This serves about 3,000 people. If extra people come, add the 2 Rabbits.

[Nictoshek]

Here's something more manageable....courtesy of Sarah Palin:



My Favorite Family Recipe

You know, I'm not a traditional homemaker. I've been lucky enough to find a man (hi Todd!!) that's willing to spend extra time with the kids while I've been on the PTA and mayor and governor. But that doesn't mean I'm not a good wife! And a good wife knows how to cook! After all, what fun is killing a moose if you don't eat it afterwards? Ok just kidding, of course killing a moose would be fun no matter what you did with it after! Man, I really love hunting. Anyhow, back to what I was saying. Everybody knows that Cindy's a great cook (and NOT a recipe thief! Liberels will make up any excuse to trash us republicans. The McCain's have media people over ALL THE TIME! Who's to say that one of those food network jerks didn't steal that Passion Fruit Moose recipe from Cindy? Also, passion fruit seems like a weird thing to mix with moose. I've never had it, but it seems all Hawaiian or something. It might go better with pork. Maybe if we make a brand new country with them someday, I'll try it out.) I'm a great cook too! I thought I'd share my favorite recipe with you guys. It really warms you up, which is important in Alaska! And, it's a good way to use frozen meat, because it cooks for so long the freshness isn't really an issue, and neither is cut. You can do it on the stovetop, but I usually just chuck it all into the slow cooker in the morning. That way you get home and inner's already ready! So here's my personal take on moose stew!

Sarah Mighty Moose Stew


1 1/3 pounds top or bottom round of moose
1 1/3 pounds chuck or shoulder of moose
1 1/3 pound moose cheeks
1 moose foot, soaked and boned
1 piece pork rind
1/2 pound slab bacon
1/4 pound fatback
1/2 bunch parsley
4 carrots
3 onions
3 cloves garlic
1 celery heart
3 tomatoes
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 bouquet garni (thyme, bay leaf, parsley, savory)
Zest of 1 orange
1 tablespoon peppercorns
1 pinch allspice
Flour/Salt/Pepper
1 celery rib (For the Marinade)
1 onion
2 carrots
3 shallots
3 cloves garlic
1/2 bunch parsley
1 sprig savory
2 bay leaves
Zest of 1 orange
3 cups red wine, preferably Gigondas
6 tablespoons cognac
3 tablespoons olive oil

Ragoût is a method of cooking à l'étouffée, meaning slow cooking in a daubière, a pot with a cover designed to hold hot water. Traditionally placed in a hearth, the daubière heats from above and below in the oven.

Marinade:

The day before, cut the moose meat into large cubes and prepare the vegetables for the marinade. Trim and chop the celery, peel and chop the onion, carrots, and shallots. Peel the garlic. Place the moose meat in a large bowl with the chopped vegetables and whole garlic cloves. Add the parsley, savory, bay leaves, orange zest, wine, cognac, and oil. Let marinate, refrigerated, for 12 hours.

Cooking:

The next day, blanch the moose foot and the pork rind. Chop the slab bacon and fatback into 1 by 1/4-inch pieces, removing any rind. Chop the parsley finely and roll the fatback in it. Prepare the vegetables by peeling and finely chopping the carrots and onions. Peel and crush the garlic. Chop the celery heart. Peel, seed and quarter the tomatoes. Remove the moose meat from the marinade with a slotted spoon and drain it on paper towels. Strain the marinade through a fine sieve. Preheat the oven to 250° F. Heat the oil in a large skillet and sauté the moose meat over high heat until lightly browned. Season with salt and pepper.

Place the pork rind in the bottom of a large Dutch oven or earthenware casserole. Spread about 1/3 of the moose meat over the rind. Add about 1/3 of the chopped vegetables, and sprinkle with some of the bacon, fatback, and diced moose foot. Continue to layer the ingredients in this manner until all are used. Add the bouquet garni; orange zest, peppercorns (tied in a square of cheesecloth) and the allspice. Add the strained marinade. Prepare a moist dough of flour and water, form it into a long cord and place it around the rim of the pan. Moisten the edge of the pan, cover with warm water and press it down firmly on the dough to form a seal. Place in the preheated oven and bake for 5 hours. Remove from the oven, break the flour crust and remove the cover. Turn the oven off, and return the daube to the oven to rest, uncovered, in the residual heat for 30 minutes longer. Serve with fresh pasta.

[Bob S]

That looks lip-smacking good. The only problem is that there are no Moose this far South. I was wondering; can you swap Black-Bear or Racoon for the Moose and for the people further South than me can they use Ally-Gator instead?
If substitutes for Moose meat can be made, this looks like a good recipe to keep.

[justjohn]

Jun 23, 2010 11:57:07 GMT -7 Bob S said:

Elephant Stew

ingrediants
1 Elephant
Salt and Pepper to taste
2 Rabbits (optional)

1/4 ton of Potatoes
1//4 ton of Carrots
1/8 ton of Onions


Cut the elephant and vegtables into bite size pieces. Add enough Brown gravey to cover all. Cook over hot fire for about 3 weeks.
This serves about 3,000 people. If extra people come, add the 2 Rabbits.

Be careful about adding the two rabbits as most people don't like to find a hare in their stew !!!!

[Bob S]

Jun 26, 2010 4:46:28 GMT -7 @justjohn said:

Jun 23, 2010 11:57:07 GMT -7 Bob S said:

Elephant Stew

ingrediants
1 Elephant
Salt and Pepper to taste
2 Rabbits (optional)

1/4 ton of Potatoes
1//4 ton of Carrots
1/8 ton of Onions


Cut the elephant and vegtables into bite size pieces. Add enough Brown gravey to cover all. Cook over hot fire for about 3 weeks.
This serves about 3,000 people. If extra people come, add the 2 Rabbits.

Be careful about adding the two rabbits as most people don't like to find a hare in their stew !!!!

Aha! I see that you have seen the joke too.

[indianamike]

Bob,

I saw the joke, not a very good one, but yes, it is a joke.

Mike