Smothered Muskrat and Onions

Recipe Cuisine: Canadian
Recipe Category: Canadian
Recipe Serves: 4

Recipes Ingredients:

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

Recipe Instructions:

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 & 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