Bear: Black Bear Recipes
Source of Recipe
www,bowhunting.net
BOBO ON COOKING BEAR
Bear should be prepared properly or your first meal will undoubtedly be your last. These recipes are proven and come from a friend who is an old timer. For eating purposes we choose a fall kill rather than a spring as the spring bear is quite often parasitic from it's long winter nap. When roasting you should always cook on rack about 2 inches above bottom of pan as bear is quite greasy. Always place about one inch of water in bottom of pan. A most important feature is the marinade, so here goes.
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Black Bear Marinade
1 cup dry red wine (cheapest)
1/2 cup olive oil
1 onion chopped
6 cloves garlic crushed
1 sliced carrot
1 tbs.. dried tarragon, may want to half this as tarragon is strong salt and pepper adjust to your own taste
Place meat in roaster, roast or steaks, in marinade
and cover and refrigerate overnight turning often prior bedtime.
Remove from marinade approx., 2 hrs. prior cooking to allow meat to come to room temp. Strain marinade and reserve liquid for gravy.
Pre-Heat oven to 350 Deg. turning the roast and or steaks halfway through cooking time, about 3 hours. for 4 1/2 lb. roast.
GRAVY; with broth in pan bring to medium boil on stove top and add marinade liquid, to thicken I use 1/2 cup flour mixed with 1 1/2 cups of water seasoned with celery salt, shake or stir well and gradually pour into pan keeping stirring constant.
Carve roast (boneless) into 1/4 inch slices and place on platter pouring gravy over meat, will serve 8, I think.
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GAELIC STYLE-BLACK BEAR
Do not forget marinade, and discard after refrigeration period with this recipe.
You want a 6 lb. roast (boneless, as all bear meat should be).
Rub mixture of dry mustard and butter and flour over entire roast.
Place roast on rack in pan and roast 30 mins. at 425 Deg.
Then reduce heat to 325, and roast about 3 to 31/2 Hrs.
DO NOT BASTE.
Now for the Gaelic Part, my favorite.
SCOTCH WHISKEY GRAVY
Req'd 3 tbs. butter
1 bunch green onion 1/4 cup flour blended with 1 cup of water, pinch of celery salt 3 tsp soya sauce 1 lb. sliced mushrooms 1 quart of JOHNNY WALKER RED LABEL SCOTCH WHISKEY
Bring pan juices to medium boil on stove top, adding butter, green onions and soy sauce, whisking in flour mixture gradually until thickens thereby adding 1/3 cup of heavy cream and according to old timer 3 tbs. of scotch but nae i sae Ha! be a man, BOBO SAYS ADD A CUP, AND KEEP REMAINING SCOTCH CLOSE TO HAND. Guesstimate on measurements as at camp we cook by trial and error and I have tried with my knowledge of kitchen duties over a 20 year period.
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BLACK BEAR STEW
4 to 5 lbs. bear meat cut in 1 inch cubes
1/4 cup flour
1 tbs. italian seasoning
4 tbs. butter
2 tbs. vegetable or corn oil
1 large onion diced
1 8 oz. tin beef broth
4 bay leaves (do not eat)
2 lb. small. potatoes
1 lb. fresh mushrooms if button size do not slice
5 carrots sliced
1 turnip cubed (important ingred..)
5 parsnip sliced (optional)
Here's how Bobo does it Preheat oven to 325 Deg.. put flour with seasonings in plastic bag and shake until bear meat coated, combine oil and butter in skillet and brown meat and drain off grease from meat. In a large dutch oven add 2 or 3 qts. of water and all ingredients. Cook approx. 2 to 3 hrs. adding water if necessary checking every 30 mins.,
serve with fresh rolls or italian bread.
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