Armadillo recipes?

[G.T. Smith]

I live in southern Missouri and for the last several years there has been a slowly, ever increasing population of armadillos around here. They are not as bad as Iggy's prairie dogs, but they are a pain in the butt when I am mowing. They root out a good sized hole to get to bugs and worms and leave me a nice rock to hit with my mower in exchange. I hate to just whack em and I have heard that they are good to eat, or at least some people do anyway. I have heard that they eat them in Texas and they are tasty if prepared properly. armadillos, not Texans. If you have a recipe I would like to get it before I lose it on them.
thank you, i think.
Peace,
gordon

 

[Faulkner]

Possum on the half shell . . . I think I'll pass.

 

[kritter]

I just hit google....theres a bunch of recipes for armadillo's on there. and the ever so popular question of WHY?
Google

 

[dant]

on the half shell, smoked, the boys at worked cooked up any and everything.......

 

[canoeguy]

We used to eat them when I was growing up in Florida, they were very plentiful, I got to where I could creep up on them and catch them by hand. Or, shoot them with a .22 pistol....

My mother would prepare them like you would rabbit, cut them up and stew them, roast them whole in the oven with potatoes and carrots, fry them, whatever. To me, they tasted like pork.

 

[butchd]

" and weren't there 10 lepers who were cleansed"? "Where are the other 9?" " Oh, they're eating Armadillos."

 

[straightshooter1]

Exactly, butchd.

I used to eat them years ago here in Florida, then the vets started warning about the leprosy the armadillos carry. I don't care (or know for sure) if it is transferrable to humans or not-ain't eating no more.

Bob

 

[canoeguy]

When was the last time you saw a leper? I've never seen one.....

Never saw an armadillo with leprosy, either.

I think the "armadillos carrying leprosy" is an old wives tale.

 

[VM]

When was the last time you saw a leper? I've never seen one.....

Never saw an armadillo with leprosy, either.

I think the "armadillos carrying leprosy" is an old wives tale.

I agree with the wive's tail and I'll stick to my Beef and Poultry!
We shoot Armadillos for recreation around here

 

[Bob R]

Treat your yard for grubs and the 'dillos will move over to your neighbors yard to root.

bob

 

[Old 44 Guy]

Send 'em to Cajun. You know those Cajun's will eat anything.

 

[Superflywimpy]

There are some animal that just by the way they ....

look should not be eaten. Take a good look at one and ask....should I be eating this. I would say no...I'll pass

 

[mgo]

If you have a recipe I would like to get it before I lose it on them.
thank you, i think.
Peace,
gordon

First, they must be tenderized. Best way to do that is hit them with your pickup truck at 70mph. Then, back up and repeat. The ones caught in the fan belt require less preparation.

Afterward, armadillo quiche, armadillo jello or armadillo and cheese omelets are always a treat, especially when you have guests from the city.

Bon appetite!

 

[Beaver]

"Armidillo with leprosy" tale comes from the scientific fact that Mycobacterium leprae does not grow on laboratory agar media. The only place scientists could get the bacteria to grow was the feet of armidillo. Turns out Armidillo have a low core temp, and live a long time, both conducive for Leprosy growth. It furthur turns out that scientists later discovered that some armidillo also carry Leprosy naturally. So...., handle your armidillo carefully, cook them completely, and wash your hands. Just like Mom used to say, "Handle your armidillo carefully."

 

[Out West]

Leprosy and Armadillos is no wives tale. No one I know in Texas has ever eaten one. Having seen them up close, there is no way I would ever eat one. They make good pistol targets - maybe the only reason they were placed on this earth.

Out
West

 

[canoeguy]

Well, fear of leprosy wouldn't keep me from enjoying some tasty armadillo meat.

But, since I now live in Virginia and there are no armadillos, I'll have to make do with possum and squirrel.....

 

[Cobroller]

I live in southern Missouri and for the last several years there has been a slowly, ever increasing population of armadillos around here. gordon

A springtime trip across U.S. 60 about 10 years ago saw more dead armadillos than all other road-kill combined. This was about a 300 mile trip. Since then they have only gotten thicker. We have tons of potential meals in southern Missouri.
They even come out on warm winter days. Most activity is at night, but spotlighting is against the rules so its hard to get a shot at them. Average year is usually about 5 killed.
I get a lot of damage to pastures and hay fields.
No recipes available at this location, however.

 

[gunlovingirl]

look should not be eaten. Take a good look at one and ask....should I be eating this. I would say no...I'll pass

Can I get an "Amen"? There are some species that are just not made for eatin. At least I hope I'm never that hungry! I remember the first (and last) time I had calamari. I gagged on the first bite. Just knowing what it looked like before it got to my plate was enough for me!

 

[G.T. Smith]

Wow, that does it for me. Ain't eatin' no armadillo meat. Leprosy don't sound too good to me. My dogs won't eat them, they just crush them and leave them lying around the yard. I hate it when my dogs have more common sense than I. But then so does just about everybody I think.
Peace,
gordon

 

[windjammer]

They were unheard of here in Mid-Tennessee untill about 3 years ago. Now I see alot of them that have been ran over.

I have never seen a live one. I wonder how far north they will go.