Roasted 'possum and sweet potatoes

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 Opossum (2 -2 1/2 lbs.) Salt pepper sage Apple and raisin stuffing (use commercial stuffing mix with 1 c. apples and 1/2 c. raisins added)
¼ To 1/3 c. flour
3 4 sweet potatoes
2 tablespoons Brown sugar
2 cups Stock Butter (if opossum is lean)

Directions

Rub inside of dressed opossum with seasonings; fill with stuffing.

Truss, season, and place on greased rack in shallow pan. If lean, brush with a little butter and cover with cloth dipped in melted butter, or cover loosely with aluminum foil. Roast, uncovered, in 325 degree oven for 1½ to 2 hours, allowing 30-35 minutes per pound. Remove cloth the last half-hour and place parboiled sweet potatoes (peeled and halved) around opossum. Baste all several times with drippings in pan, dusting meat with flour and potatoes with brown sugar after each basting. The original recipe, which appears in Small Game for Dinner by Iowa State College, suggests placing potatoes around opossum on heated platter. Garnish and serve with buttered peas and turnip cubes, French fried green pepper rings, orange and onion salad, steamed brown bread, and cranberry relish.

Submitted By BARRY WEINSTEIN On 02-22-95

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