Because I need some good rats and mice recipes, my 23 cats brought me
a lot of meat last night...

Thai Curry Rat
6 rats cleaned and cut up
3 tbsp soy sauce
marinate rat in soy sauce for about 1 hour
sautee rat in hot oil till cooked
For the curry
2 tbsp fresh galangal root minced
3 tbsp fresh lemon grass minced
3 cloves garlic minced
3-4 tbsp fish sauce
fresh thai chilis...to taste and minced
1 1/2 cups coconut milk (unsweetened)
small bunch of thai basil leaves coarsely chopped
2 tbsp cooking oil
for the curry , saute galangal , lemongrass and garlic in oil, add the pre
cooked rat or other meat and sautee for 1 or 2 minutes , add fish sauce and
coconut milk and simmer till tender. at the last minute add the Thai basil
leaves.
"Harlan Osier" > wrote in message
om...
> Because I need some good rats and mice recipes, my 23 cats brought me
> a lot of meat last night...
>

Orchidguy wrote:

> Thai Curry Rat
> 6 rats cleaned and cut up
> 3 tbsp soy sauce
> marinate rat in soy sauce for about 1 hour
> sautee rat in hot oil till cooked
> For the curry
> 2 tbsp fresh galangal root minced
> 3 tbsp fresh lemon grass minced
> 3 cloves garlic minced
> 3-4 tbsp fish sauce
> fresh thai chilis...to taste and minced
> 1 1/2 cups coconut milk (unsweetened)
> small bunch of thai basil leaves coarsely chopped
> 2 tbsp cooking oil
> for the curry , saute galangal , lemongrass and garlic in oil, add the pre
> cooked rat or other meat and sautee for 1 or 2 minutes , add fish sauce and
> coconut milk and simmer till tender. at the last minute add the Thai basil
> leaves.

Any adjustments for using a New York rat?

--
Dan

"Dan Logcher" > wrote in message
...
> Orchidguy wrote:
>
> > Thai Curry Rat
> > 6 rats cleaned and cut up
> > 3 tbsp soy sauce
> > marinate rat in soy sauce for about 1 hour
> > sautee rat in hot oil till cooked
> > For the curry
> > 2 tbsp fresh galangal root minced
> > 3 tbsp fresh lemon grass minced
> > 3 cloves garlic minced
> > 3-4 tbsp fish sauce
> > fresh thai chilis...to taste and minced
> > 1 1/2 cups coconut milk (unsweetened)
> > small bunch of thai basil leaves coarsely chopped
> > 2 tbsp cooking oil
> > for the curry , saute galangal , lemongrass and garlic in oil, add the
pre
> > cooked rat or other meat and sautee for 1 or 2 minutes , add fish sauce
and
> > coconut milk and simmer till tender. at the last minute add the Thai
basil
> > leaves.
>
> Any adjustments for using a New York rat?
>
> --
> Dan
>

New York State Dept of Conservation recommends a limit of one rat per week,
and one per month for pregnant and nursing women.

Orchidguy wrote:

> Thai Curry Rat
> 6 rats cleaned and cut up
> 3 tbsp soy sauce
> marinate rat in soy sauce for about 1 hour
> sautee rat in hot oil till cooked
> For the curry
> 2 tbsp fresh galangal root minced
> 3 tbsp fresh lemon grass minced
> 3 cloves garlic minced
> 3-4 tbsp fish sauce
> fresh thai chilis...to taste and minced
> 1 1/2 cups coconut milk (unsweetened)
> small bunch of thai basil leaves coarsely chopped
> 2 tbsp cooking oil
> for the curry , saute galangal , lemongrass and garlic in oil, add the pre
> cooked rat or other meat and sautee for 1 or 2 minutes , add fish sauce and
> coconut milk and simmer till tender. at the last minute add the Thai basil
> leaves.

Any adjustments for using a New York rat?

--
Dan

Thai Curry Rat
6 rats cleaned and cut up
3 tbsp soy sauce
marinate rat in soy sauce for about 1 hour
sautee rat in hot oil till cooked
For the curry
2 tbsp fresh galangal root minced
3 tbsp fresh lemon grass minced
3 cloves garlic minced
3-4 tbsp fish sauce
fresh thai chilis...to taste and minced
1 1/2 cups coconut milk (unsweetened)
small bunch of thai basil leaves coarsely chopped
2 tbsp cooking oil
for the curry , saute galangal , lemongrass and garlic in oil, add the pre
cooked rat or other meat and sautee for 1 or 2 minutes , add fish sauce and
coconut milk and simmer till tender. at the last minute add the Thai basil
leaves.
"Harlan Osier" > wrote in message
om...
> Because I need some good rats and mice recipes, my 23 cats brought me
> a lot of meat last night...
>

I am Currently Living in Southern China.

And yes, they do eat Cats and other animals we consider pets or vermin.

Each Culture has it's own cooking tastes.

I prefer beef and pork myself.

To each his own I suppose.


Tom Dyer
Zhaoqing Ghongdong Province.
Southern China PRC

wrote:

> I am Currently Living in Southern China.
>
> And yes, they do eat Cats and other animals we consider pets or vermin.
>
> Each Culture has it's own cooking tastes.
>
> I prefer beef and pork myself.
>
> To each his own I suppose.

Hey, I'll try anything once. I've eaten squirrel (Chinese style).

--
Dan

"Dan Logcher" > wrote in message
...
> wrote:
>
> > I am Currently Living in Southern China.
> >
> > And yes, they do eat Cats and other animals we consider pets or
vermin.
> >
> > Each Culture has it's own cooking tastes.
> >
> > I prefer beef and pork myself.
> >
> > To each his own I suppose.
>
> Hey, I'll try anything once. I've eaten squirrel (Chinese style).
>
> --
It's all right Dan. The previous edition of the standard American
cookbook, "The Joy of Cooking", had directions and I think it's a
fairly standard component of Brunswick Stew!

Jim.

"Dan Logcher" > wrote in message
...
> wrote:
>
> > I am Currently Living in Southern China.
> >
> > And yes, they do eat Cats and other animals we consider pets or
vermin.
> >
> > Each Culture has it's own cooking tastes.
> >
> > I prefer beef and pork myself.
> >
> > To each his own I suppose.
>
> Hey, I'll try anything once. I've eaten squirrel (Chinese style).
>
> --
It's all right Dan. The previous edition of the standard American
cookbook, "The Joy of Cooking", had directions and I think it's a
fairly standard component of Brunswick Stew!

Jim.

I am Currently Living in Southern China.

And yes, they do eat Cats and other animals we consider pets or vermin.

Each Culture has it's own cooking tastes.

I prefer beef and pork myself.

To each his own I suppose.


Tom Dyer
Zhaoqing Ghongdong Province.
Southern China PRC