200 lb Boar

[Dufus]

Got a med. size boar hog in ice box. Smells a little funny. Cooked some, tastes a little funny. What do I do with it?

 

[Cda55]

Wild pigs taste a little funny compared to a domestic. Have you had wild pig before or is this a first? How long has it been in the freezer? How was it wrapped?

 

[Dufus]

Had plenty of times, but usually sows and smaller boars, maybe 50 lbs.

Shot it last night, fridge since, maybe 8 hours.

 

[bighorn67]

Try soaking it in a very mild vinegar and water solution until the solution remains clear. That might take the funny taste out.

Dave

 

[Orso]

Sausage!! A lot of sausage. Toss in some spices and and some ground beef for fat. Lots and lots of sausage.

 

[Cda55]

I have heard of soaking it overnight in saltwater. It takes out some of the taste.
What kind of timeline and temp between the kill and getting it gutted and cooled? Like Orso said , it'll make some good sausage.

 

[Hogfever]

Concur with Cda33 & Orso, lots and lots of sausage

 

[SDHNTR]

Bighorn67 is right on. Soak it in a big cooler filled with ice water, juice from several lemons and a cup of vinegar. This will leach the nastiness out in short order. The key is to have the meat completely covered by the ice water. Change it out every 12 hours. Let it sit in the solution for 24-36 hrs and you will be in business. Then if you still don't like it, its sausage time.

 

[Dufus]

THANKS GUYS, got it soaking...............Dufus

 

[Rick]

I've used citrus juice before, and it has worked well. I haven't tried the vinegar, but I will the next time I bag a nasty old boar.

 

[shadow]

Try cooking it with regular coke poured over it and allow the coke to sit in the bottom of the pan. I did this with a ham from a 250 lb boar and it turned out fine.

 

[RIFLEMAN]

I was advised by a chef to soak hogmeat in orange juice and garlic juice. After doing so, it tasted wonderful.

 

[Dufus]

Soaked it in lime juice (that's all we had) and vinegar for two days. When I smell it, it smells like limes, untill you cook it. Then the funny smell comes back, but not as strong. Still tastes the same.

Thanks for the advice, and no offence, but out it goes.

 

[SDHNTR]

Wow, its worked for me several times. You must have shot a double-super-extra-stinky one.

 

[bubba]

seasoned/spicy sausauge