I will do about three of em, quartering them up. I also enjoy roasting the garlic first and with the tree rat.
I let it cook longer in the tomatoes, they can be tough at times.
let me know if you give it a try
Tree rat cacciatore
3 squirrels 1/4'd
3 table spoons fresh Thyme
1 teaspoon fresh Rosemary
1/4 cup flour
2 tablespoon extra virgin oil
1/2 cup chopped sweet onion
2/3 cup chopped mushroom
3 cups canned tomatoes
1 bay leaf
16 salt cured black olives
Pasta..your choice.
Coat the meat with salt pepper and half the Thyme then dust with flour
Brown meat med to high heat both sides and set aside
Reduce heat to med cook garlic onion mushrooms
Then add remaining Thyme and Rosemary.
Add the meat, cover with tomatoes, bay leaf, and reduce to med. cover and cook for 35 min
Uncover, add olives, bring heat back to high.
reduce liquid slightly and recheck seasoning.
Serve to hungry hunters over the choice of pasta...