Real smothered muskrat and onions

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Preparation Time:

10 Min

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Difficulty:

Easy

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Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1 Muskrat 1/2 c Flour
1 tb -Salt 3 tb Fat
1 qt -Water; Canadian qt=5 cups 3 lg Onions; sliced
1 1/2 ts -Salt 1 c Sour cream
1/4 ts Paprika

Skin and clean the muskrat, remove fat, scent glands and white tissue
inside each leg. Soak muskrat overnight in a weak brine solution of 1
Tbsp salt to 1 qt (Imperial qt = 5 cups) water. Drain, disjoint and
cut up. Put flour, salt and paprika in a paper bag. Add muskrat pieces
and shake until each piece is well coated. Melt fat in heavy fry pan,
add the muskrat pieces and saute slowly until browned. When meat is
browned, cover with onions, sprinkle with salt and pepper and pour
the cream over. Cover fry pan and simmer for 1 hour. SERVES: 4

SOURCE: _The Northern Cookbook_, Ministry of Supply and services,
Canada