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Skriven 2012-09-14 07:07:27 av Dave Drum (1:18/200.0)
  Kommentar till text 29122 av JIM WELLER (1:123/140)
Ärende: Lake Michigan
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 DD> There are some who want to close off even the tenuous connection
 DD> between Lake Michigan and the Gulf of Mexico because of the invasive
 DD> Asian Carp. Lots of gassing and crabbing about it - on both sides. As
 DD> always, the money will win out.

 JW> Yep, it will. The shipping industry will prevail. Remember the
 JW> lampreys going through the St. Lawrence seaway to the great lakes?

 DD> No one wants to listen to my "voice of reason" which suggests finding
 DD> gourmet recipes and other uses for those voracious critters and they
 DD> will soon be over-fished.

 JW> For some reason Louisiana nutria aren't very popular either.

They gonna be, Boudreau. They gonna be.

The Chinese seem to want to import nutria from the swamps. And there are a
bunch of good recipes using the little swamp rats. They're well on their way to
the endangered species list. Now if we could get that going for the Asian Carp.

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China wants Louisiana nutria
By Tyana Williams

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Baton Rouge Mayor Kip Holden and a mayor from China
are close to inking a deal as sister cities. The mayor from China believes some
good products are wasted in Louisiana, particularly the nutria.

Nutria have long caused problems for Louisiana's coastal wetlands, but Mayor
Duan Bohan of Heze, China believes he has the solution. Speaking through an
interpreter, Mayor Bohan said the nutria would be welcome in his country.

"The nutria, which is a pest here. But yet, we're finding markets in China,"
said Mayor Holden. "You dirty rat would be a clean rat over in China."

There is nowhere in China to process a Nutria. So a food processing plant here
would need to separate the fur from the meat before it's exported to China.
With 9.2 million people to serve, Mayor Bohan says the nutria would be
nourishment.

Tuesday's meeting between the mayors was not by mistake. Six months ago, Mayor
Holden spent some time in Beijing, looking for ways to increase economic
development. He says these days, expanding our economy means thinking globally.
"See what it takes to get companies to locate here and see what it takes to get
companies here to go there." Holden says even the state is looking into
relationships with China by having an office there.

Channel 9 - WAFB - Baton Rouge, LA

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      Title: 'Crock-Pot' Nutria
 Categories: Game, Vegetables, Stews, Wine
      Yield: 4 Servings
     
      2    Hind saddle portions of
           - nutria meat
      1 sm Onion; sliced thin
      1 lg Tomato; in big wedges
      2 lg Potatoes; sliced thin
      2 lg Carrots; sliced thin
      8    Brussels sprouts; trimmed
    1/2 c  White wine
      1 c  Water
      2 ts Chopped garlic
           Salt & pepper
      1 c  Demi-glace; (opt)

  Layer onion, tomato, potatoes, carrots and Brussels
  sprouts in crockpot. Season nutria with salt, pepper and
  garlic, and place nutria over vegetables. Add wine and
  water, set crockpot on low and let cook until meat is
  tender (approximately 1-1/2 hours). Garnish with
  vegetables and demi-glace.

  Makes four servings.

  Source: http://www.nutria.com/site14.php

  From: http://www.statesmanjournal.com

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      Title: Nutria Chilli
 Categories: Cajun, Game, Chilli, Chilies
      Yield: 4 Servings

      3 tb Oil
      2 lb Ground nutria meat
      1 tb + 1 ts salt
      1 ts Cayenne
      1 tb + 1 ts chilli spice mix
      1 c  Diced onion
      1 c  Diced green bell pepper
      1 c  Diced red bell pepper
      1 c  Tomato paste
      4 c  Beef stock (or broth)
     16 oz Can red kidney beans; (opt)

  In a heavy 5 quart pot on high heat, add oil and heat
  until very hot. Add nutria meat, and cook and stir 10
  minutes. Add salt, red pepper, chili powder, onion and
  both bell peppers. Cook and stir 15 minutes. Add tomato
  paste and 4 cups stock. Cook 30 minutes; reduce heat to
  medium. Add red kidney beans; cook an additional 10
  minutes. Serve hot!

  Recipe by: Chef Enola Prudhomme

  From: http://www.statesmanjournal.com

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