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May 20

Wait, is it actually legal to eat kitties??

I’ve gotten a few questions from readers, asking in some form or another, is it actually legal to eat kitties?

The short answer, if you are in the US, is “probably!”

If your cat is anything like the cats I know, they are possessive, greedy, and wasteful. In one case, fellow cat connoisseur Gary Korkuc gave exactly that same reason when police in Western New York pulled him over for running a stop sign.

Police found a live kitty in the trunk of his car, marinating in cooking oil, chili peppers, crushed red peppers, and salt.  I wonder what delicious meal he was planning on having that night!  

States such as Missouri have very few restrictions on when, why, and how an owner can kill his pet. In these areas, you may go hog wild in preparing a meal out of Mittens.

Unfortunately, the state of New York prohibits “any person to slaughter or butcher domesticated dog (canis familiaris) or domesticated cat (felis catus or domesticus) to create food, meat or meat products for human or animal consumption. However, you will notice that only the slaughter or butchery itself is prohibited. So if you can find kitty (or dog) flesh at your local Asian market, you will probably be in the clear.

In California, the law is a little bit more strict. California bars possession of the carcass of cats and dogs. Similarly, Virginia bars the unnecessary killing of an animal. However, if you can find a way to keep the kitty alive while harvesting its meat, it seems as if you’ll have the law on your side. Note that bile bears in China serve a similar role – bile is harvested through permanent holes made in caged bears’ abdomens and gall bladders. If you can find a way to keep your furry feline friend alive while harvesting its meat, it’ll be a neat way to circumvent this law! If you’ve found a way to do this (all my own experiments have failed), or even to grow kitty meat in vitro, leave a note in the comments! I’m interested in hearing from you!

Anyway, all this is information that I’ve gleaned from the internet. I am not a lawyer and this website does not dispense legal advice and is not engaged in the practice of law. Happy eating!

 

May 13

Kajun Kitty Alfredo

Kajun Kitty Alfredo
Serves 4
This was definitely a hit in my house. It was a last minute dinner at my house with friends. It was easy to make and absolutely delicious. I'm so happy that I found it. Can't wait to make it again.
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Prep Time
30 min
Cook Time
20 min
Total Time
50 min
Prep Time
30 min
Cook Time
20 min
Total Time
50 min
Ingredients
  1. 4 (5-ounce) skinned and deboned grey tabby
  2. 1 cup blackening spice (recommended: Paul Prudhomme's Chicken - you can use this for kitties too!)
  3. 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  4. 3 tablespoons minced garlic
  5. 1 cup roughly chopped marinated sun-dried tomatoes
  6. 1/4 cup white wine
  7. 3 cups heavy cream
  8. 3/4 cup grated Parmesan
  9. 1 teaspoon sea salt
  10. 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  11. 1 pound cooked fettuccine
  12. 1/2 cup sliced scallions
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Dredge the kitty meat in the blackening spice and place in a cast iron skillet over very high heat. Blacken both sides of the kitty and place in the oven for 10 minutes, or until internal temperature of kitty reaches 165 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer. Slice in strips on the bias and set aside.
  3. In a saute pan over medium heat, add 2 tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil. Add garlic and lightly caramelize. Then add the sun-dried tomatoes and the kitty slices. Deglaze the pan with the white wine. Add the heavy cream, increase the heat to a simmer, and reduce the cream sauce by half.
  4. When the cream sauce is to desired consistency, stir in 1/2 cup Parmesan, salt, pepper, and pasta.
  5. Nest the pasta on large rimmed plates, pour sauce over pasta, and garnish with scallions and the remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan.
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May 6

Three-Cup Kitty

Three-Cup Kitty
Serves 4
"This is a traditional Taiwanese dish that we always order in our favorite Chinese restaurant. I begged the chef for this recipe and he very reluctantly gave it to me! I just made it for dinner tonight and couldn't wait to post this to share it with all of you!"
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Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
45 min
Total Time
1 hr
Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
45 min
Total Time
1 hr
Ingredients
  1. 1/3 cup sesame oil
  2. 20 garlic cloves, minced ( yes, twenty!)
  3. 10 slices thin fresh ginger
  4. 2 serrano peppers, thinly sliced with seeds
  5. 2 lbs Domestic Shorthair (DSH) or 2 lbs Domestic Longhair (DLH), cut up into bite-size pieces
  6. 1/3 cup soy sauce
  7. 1/3 cup rice wine
  8. 3 tablespoons sugar
  9. 2 cups Thai basil
  10. 1 cup of 1-inch sections scallion
Instructions
  1. 1. Heat up the sesame oil in a wok or a large skillet on high heat.
  2. 2. Add garlic, ginger and serrano peppers, stir fry until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
  3. 3. Add the cat pieces and cook until it's white in color, about 5 minutes.
  4. 4. Stir together the soy sauce, rice wine and sugar in a bowl, pour over cat.
  5. 5. Bring to a boil, then turn down the heat to low.
  6. 6. Let cook, uncovered, until sauce thickens, about 30 minutes.
  7. 7. Turn heat back up to high and add basil and scallions, cook for another 2 minutes.
  8. 8. Serve over steamed rice.
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