Cooking Wild Game - opossum

Method

• Clean, wash and cut meat in serving size pieces.
• Place meat in heavy saucepan, covering with cold water and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Soak for 30 minutes.
• After soaking, place saucepan and its contents on medium-high heat and boil for 30 minutes.
• After boiling, drain liquid from meat.
• Return to burner and cover the meat with water again, adding 1 to 2 bay leaves and 2 tablespoons of lard or a small piece of salt pork.
• Cook until tender.
• Remove meat from cooker and place in baking dish.
• Sprinkle with salt and black pepper and bake at 400° until brown.