Possum Casserole Food

BAKED POSSUM

Steps:

• Mix the beer, whiskey, salt, Tabasco sauce, and Worcestershire sauce together. Place possum in a large roasting pan. Sprinkle the celery, onions, and the garlic all over the possum. Pour the liquid mixture over the possum as well. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place the sweet potatoes around the possum. Bake covered for 1 1/2 hours. Baste once or twice with the marinade from the pan as the possum cooks.

POSSUM CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Skin and bone the possum (use only the best meat for the casserole, ie: the strip loins and hind quarters, cubed).
• Reserve the carcass and trimmings for stock.
• In a heavy pan, heat the clarified butter and oil.
• Sauté onion and garlic.
• When onion is clear, remove to casserole.
• Dust the cubed possum with flour and brown in batches.
• Add to casserole.
• Melt a little more clarified butter and sauté bacon and mushrooms.
• Remove to casserole De-glaze pan as necessary with red wine- add this to casserole together with herbs, ground pepper, tomato purée, beer and marsala.
• Stir, cover and cook in slow oven for 2-3 hours, adding more possum stock if necessary.

SOUTHERN POSSUM PIE

Steps:

• Beat the softened cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Spread the mixture into the bottom of the prepared graham cracker crust. Sprinkle the chopped pecans over the mixture.
• Stir together the chocolate and vanilla pudding mixes. Pour in the milk and vanilla extract; beat on low speed for 2 minutes. Spoon into the pie pan. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Top with the prepared whipped cream and pecan halves.

POSSUM PIE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Spoon into crust. Sprinkle with chopped pecans. , In a bowl, whisk the milk, vanilla and pudding mixes for 2 minutes. Let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set. Spoon over the pecans. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours. Top with whipped cream and pecan halves.

POSSUM AND SWEET TATER BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375.
• Skin and shuck all innards and wash yer possum.
• Put possum in a big sauce pot and cover with water.
• Add yer salt and yer pepper.
• Cover pot and cook until possum is tender.
• Place possum in center of large baking pan and place yer sweet taters around it.
• Sprinkle with yer white and brown sugars and oleo over taters.
• Pour 2 cups of yer juice from cooked possum over everything.
• Place in a hot oven and bake until taters are fork tender light brown, and juices from possum has cooked away.

LEMON POSSET

Steps:

• In a saucepan, stir together 3 cups of cream and sugar. Bring to a boil, and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the lemon juice. Pour into serving glasses, and refrigerate until set, about 5 hours. Pour a little more cream over the tops just before serving.

POSSUM PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, whip egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold in crackers, vanilla, sugar and nuts.
• Spread evenly into 9 inch pie pan. Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 20 minutes. Cool completely.
• Spread whipped topping over pie, then sprinkle with coconut.