Baked Possum

Recipe By:
Celine
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  • Yield 2 Servings
  • Level Medium

This is an authentic New Zealand dish of possum baked with sweet potatoes.
 

Ingredients

  • 1 large possum, skinned, dressed, and washed
  • 1 quart beer
  • 4 tablespoons tabasco sauce
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons salt
  • 2 onions, chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
  • 4 sweet potatoes
  • 2 ribs celery, chopped
  • 1 ounce whiskey
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Directions

  1. 1. Mix the beer, whiskey, salt, Tabasco sauce, and Worcestershire sauce together.
  2. 2. Place possum in a large roasting pan. Sprinkle the celery, onions, and the garlic all over the possum.
  3. 3. Pour the liquid mixture over the possum as well. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
  4. 4. Preheat oven to 350 degree F. Place the sweet potatoes around the possum. Bake covered for 1 1/2 hours. Baste once or twice with the marinade from the pan as the possum cooks.