Squirrel Cook-Off
September 13, 2013 12:56 p.m.
The came, they cooked, fried and fricasseed game fresh from the tree into creative cuisine at the World Champion Squirrel Cook-Off held Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013, in downtown Bentonville. Thirty teams competed in the squirrel cook-off and whipped up recipes that included squirrel fajitas, Korean squirrel tacos and Dutch-oven squirrel with morel mushrooms. Cooks could prepare their squirrel dishes any way they wanted. Teams had 2 1/2 hours to cook their entries before a panel of 10 judges tasted their creations. Squirrel chefs Brandon Estes and Blayne Estes, brothers from Bentonville, won the cook-off with their dish, squirrel sausage. They won $500, which they donated to the Northwest Arkansas Children's Shelter, beneficiary of the cook-off. Staff photos by Flip Putthoff
