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uncle jesse · 01-21-2021, 04:41 PM

Son shot these young shoats and would like to cook/grill them

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Any suggestions?

kcmarullo · 01-21-2021, 04:43 PM

Jambala !!!

sasqy · 01-21-2021, 04:48 PM

Tacos pastor !

Lynn21 · 01-21-2021, 04:50 PM

B sure and Cook em a long time- trichinosis is real bad.

Raleigh · 01-21-2021, 04:51 PM

Cooked whole on the pit would be my suggestion. Those look tasty !!!

uncle jesse · 01-21-2021, 05:02 PM

His initial plan was to grill whole

Gotta make sure they don't dry out.

Any ideas regarding brine/marinading and/or specific seasonings?

Matthew · 01-21-2021, 05:04 PM

I cooked some, about that same size, a few years back. I've never tasted a cat ****, but I'm pretty sure that's what they tasted like. Terrible..

Ruger92 · 01-21-2021, 05:25 PM

I fried one whole in a turkey fryer about a month ago as an experiment. It was tender and moist but it tasted horrible.

kcnatural · 01-21-2021, 05:34 PM

The bad taste is probably from mom's diet.

lovetohunt · 01-21-2021, 05:46 PM

Nice cornish game pig.

Raleigh · 01-21-2021, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by uncle jesse

His initial plan was to grill whole

Gotta make sure they don't dry out.

Any ideas regarding brine/marinading and/or specific seasonings?

Brining is an excellent idea. I do not have a specific recipe but generally 100 qt cooler filled by 1/3 with water, box of Kosher salt, big jug of orange juice and pineapple juice and that is about it. That is if your cooking all of them. You can reduce in proportion to the number of piglets you are cooking at one time.

I would bring overnight so dump a couple bags of ice. Wash the piglets and then coat with your favorite seasonings. I like Salt Lick Dry Garlic rub and towards the end of cooking time rub with some brown sugar and drizzle some honey on them.

Good luck

uncle jesse · 01-21-2021, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Raleigh

Brining is an excellent idea. I do not have a specific recipe but generally 100 qt cooler filled by 1/3 with water, box of Kosher salt, big jug of orange juice and pineapple juice and that is about it. That is if your cooking all of them. You can reduce in proportion to the number of piglets you are cooking at one time.

I would bring overnight so dump a couple bags of ice. Wash the piglets and then coat with your favorite seasonings. I like Salt Lick Dry Garlic rub and towards the end of cooking time rub with some brown sugar and drizzle some honey on them.

Good luck

Thanks Raleigh!

He's only doing half for his college buddies. I was thinking apple juice in the brine but pineapple juice sounds good too

Geezy Rider · 01-21-2021, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by uncle jesse

His initial plan was to grill whole

Gotta make sure they don't dry out.

Any ideas regarding brine/marinading and/or specific seasonings?

Wrap in bacon and smoke em whole.

Mikege1174 · 01-21-2021, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Matthew

I cooked some, about that same size, a few years back. I've never tasted a cat ****, but I'm pretty sure that's what they tasted like. Terrible..

I had the same experience. Tasted like a big boar smells like.

Hoyt Man · 01-21-2021, 10:42 PM

Inject and deep fry.

uncle jesse · 01-22-2021, 03:24 PM

He decided to let them swim in a brine last night at the bottom of the fridge.

Water, salt and apple juice

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With plans to cook them for lunch today

bullhead44 · 01-22-2021, 03:33 PM

bury em over hot coals. You can look up how to do it. My dad and grand dad used to do it a lot.

A buddy of mine hit several a little bigger than that when we were in college. We buried them and let them cook over night. We all got a little drunk and nobody got up. His dogs dug em up and ate all of them.

uncle jesse · 01-22-2021, 03:33 PM

Got out of class and pulled them out of the brine.

Patted them dry and applied a BBQ rub.

Poured some fresh apple juice and butter in a clean pan and added the piglets.

Sealed with foil and placed on the grill to steam/cook them.

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uncle jesse · 01-22-2021, 03:37 PM

After an hour in the pan, he pulled them out, added a touch more rub and placed them directly on the grill to get a crust

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Smart · 01-22-2021, 03:38 PM

**** that looks good.

Might be the first time Ive heard somebody say a young wild pig tastes bad.

Raleigh · 01-22-2021, 03:40 PM

Man that looks good.

uncle jesse · 01-22-2021, 03:44 PM

College friends came over for lunch

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Brought out the finest college china

kurt68 · 01-22-2021, 03:47 PM

They look so cute sleeping like that in a row.

They look delicious!

HoustonHunter94 · 01-22-2021, 03:47 PM

Looks good to me.

Texas452 · 01-22-2021, 03:50 PM

Flour and fry

Dale Moser · 01-22-2021, 03:51 PM

That's just cold puttin the corn right next to'em like that...

Czechoholic · 01-22-2021, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Dale Moser

That's just cold puttin the corn right next to'em like that...

Just can't keep the pigs away from the corn!

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rladner · 01-22-2021, 04:15 PM

In to find out how the college kids liked it. The cat comments have me very curious

uncle jesse · 01-22-2021, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by rladner

In to find out how the college kids liked it. The cat comments have me very curious

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He said they all loved and cleaned their plates.

They loved the slight sweetness from the apple juice. He said the meat was also very juicy.

And they didn't need BBQ sauce to cover any bad flavors.

Now they want to get back out to shoot more and do it again

Smart · 01-22-2021, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Dale Moser

That's just cold puttin the corn right next to'em like that...

...well played.

critter69 · 01-22-2021, 11:53 PM

Just cook like you would any other rabbit. El Pastor would actually be how I would have done them. Looks like, you liked them.

Quackerbox · 01-23-2021, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Smart

**** that looks good.

Might be the first time Ive heard somebody say a young wild pig tastes bad.

Right.

I've always found the young ones much better.

I did 2 that size on one arrow last year

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wdtorque · 01-23-2021, 09:36 AM

Nicely done. I like the small ones too. #40 on down. One important point is to process and ice promptly from my research

. And it seems to hold true

. Some folks won’t leave bacon out 10 minutes but will leave a hog laying for hours?

. “You want this pig?” When did you shoot it? “Bout 3:00, was waiting on a buck”. Pass, but thanks .

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01-21-2021, 04:41 PM	#1
uncle jesse Four Point Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Fayette Co Hunt In: Fayette & Blanco Counties	Looking for recipe/cooking suggestions Son shot these young shoats and would like to cook/grill them Any suggestions?

01-22-2021, 03:24 PM	#16
uncle jesse Four Point Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Fayette Co Hunt In: Fayette & Blanco Counties	He decided to let them swim in a brine last night at the bottom of the fridge. Water, salt and apple juice With plans to cook them for lunch today

01-22-2021, 03:44 PM	#22
uncle jesse Four Point Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Fayette Co Hunt In: Fayette & Blanco Counties	College friends came over for lunch Brought out the finest college china

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01-21-2021, 04:43 PM	#2
kcmarullo Ten Point Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Danbury Tx Hunt In: South Tx, Oklahoma	Jambala !!!

01-21-2021, 04:48 PM	#3
sasqy Ten Point Join Date: May 2015 Location: Salt Creek Hunt In: my sasquatch suit	Tacos pastor !

01-21-2021, 04:50 PM	#4
Lynn21 Ten Point Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Mesquite,texas Hunt In: Childress, Tx	B sure and Cook em a long time- trichinosis is real bad.

01-21-2021, 04:51 PM	#5
Raleigh Ten Point Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Pearland TX	Cooked whole on the pit would be my suggestion. Those look tasty !!!

01-21-2021, 05:02 PM	#6
uncle jesse Four Point Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Fayette Co Hunt In: Fayette & Blanco Counties	His initial plan was to grill whole Gotta make sure they don't dry out. Any ideas regarding brine/marinading and/or specific seasonings?

01-21-2021, 05:04 PM	#7
Matthew Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Friendswood	I cooked some, about that same size, a few years back. I've never tasted a cat ****, but I'm pretty sure that's what they tasted like. Terrible..

01-21-2021, 05:25 PM	#8
Ruger92 Nubbin' Buck Join Date: Dec 2019	I fried one whole in a turkey fryer about a month ago as an experiment. It was tender and moist but it tasted horrible.

01-21-2021, 05:34 PM	#9
kcnatural Eight Point Join Date: May 2015 Location: Goldthwaite Hunt In: Mills CO.	The bad taste is probably from mom's diet.

01-21-2021, 05:46 PM	#10
lovetohunt Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Arlington, Tx Hunt In: Young County	Nice cornish game pig.

01-21-2021, 10:42 PM	#15
Hoyt Man Ten Point Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Rock Island TX Hunt In: Colorado County	Inject and deep fry.

01-22-2021, 03:33 PM	#17
bullhead44 Ten Point Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: collinsville tx	bury em over hot coals. You can look up how to do it. My dad and grand dad used to do it a lot. A buddy of mine hit several a little bigger than that when we were in college. We buried them and let them cook over night. We all got a little drunk and nobody got up. His dogs dug em up and ate all of them.

01-22-2021, 03:37 PM	#19
uncle jesse Four Point Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Fayette Co Hunt In: Fayette & Blanco Counties	After an hour in the pan, he pulled them out, added a touch more rub and placed them directly on the grill to get a crust

01-22-2021, 03:38 PM	#20
Smart Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Denton, TX Hunt In: Tom Green County	**** that looks good. Might be the first time Ive heard somebody say a young wild pig tastes bad.

01-22-2021, 03:40 PM	#21
Raleigh Ten Point Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Pearland TX	Man that looks good.

01-22-2021, 03:47 PM	#23
kurt68 Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Hunt In: Waller Co. and Rocksprings and "H"	They look so cute sleeping like that in a row. They look delicious!

01-22-2021, 03:47 PM	#24
HoustonHunter94 Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Antonio	Looks good to me.

01-22-2021, 03:50 PM	#25
Texas452 Six Point Join Date: Oct 2020 Hunt In: Burleson Coleman Leon counties	Flour and fry

01-22-2021, 03:51 PM	#26
Dale Moser Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Wise Cty Hunt In: Young Cty	That's just cold puttin the corn right next to'em like that...

01-22-2021, 04:15 PM	#28
rladner Pope & Young Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Coppell Hunt In: San Saba	In to find out how the college kids liked it. The cat comments have me very curious

01-22-2021, 11:53 PM	#31
critter69 Pope & Young Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Colorado Hunt In: CO and Texas when I can	Just cook like you would any other rabbit. El Pastor would actually be how I would have done them. Looks like, you liked them.

01-23-2021, 09:36 AM	#33
wdtorque Ten Point Join Date: Nov 2013	Nicely done. I like the small ones too. #40 on down. One important point is to process and ice promptly from my research . And it seems to hold true . Some folks won’t leave bacon out 10 minutes but will leave a hog laying for hours? . “You want this pig?” When did you shoot it? “Bout 3:00, was waiting on a buck”. Pass, but thanks . Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk