My brother just got back from a tugboat job in Newfoundland and he brought 10 lbs of seal meant with him. I haven't tried any, but he said it's disgusting and he plans to throw it away.
Do y'all have any recipes that would make it taste a little better than what he describes?

I hear it is excellent trapping bait. I've never laid eyes on it, though.

Our crewman gave us some one time. We put it in the smoker for a day then roasted it. Pretty good.

Boiled with pieces of fat, a little salt,pepper, and L&P sauce. With a side of rice and pilot bread. Its an aquired taste. Good dried too.

Thanks everyone! I'll give it a try later.

I went to a potluck at a friend's house last year. It was called the underutilized species potluck. A native friend brought some sweet and sour seal meat it was awesome. He even put it in the small Chinese food to-go containers. There was all kinds of interesting stuff but the sweet-and-sour seal won the first prize. I brought some beaver and wolf back strap stew.

What place did you get? And how many entries?

I call it "black meat" only tried it once, not at all impressed, let us know how it works out for you. Maybe I haven't had it cooked correcrly.

I got honorable mention for the beaver and wolf stew
The best seal ive had was some intestine over in Hoonah...they put it in king salmon (fish head) soup.

Better than marten though, right?

The seal probably is. I'd draw the line at wolf back straps

Would'nt SEAL be Surf and Turf all in one ?

I just talked to an old native friend of mine about eating seal. He said his mother used to dice up cooked seal meat and mix it with cooked rice, and stuff it into seal intestines, it was then boiled and eaten like sausage.
He sort of indicated he prefers Jimmy Dean though.

Well, Sunday my tug went out to assist my brother's tug bringing an oil barge out of the harbor. We dinged a ferry coming off the dock, and while the coastguard was on their way to investigate my brother's crew threw anything they thought might be illegal to possess overboard– including imported Canadian seal meat.
So there goes my chance! Thanks for the feedback anyway, I'll keep it in mind next time I get the opportunity.

Best bet, anything to do with seal if not in Newfy is gonna get you in Big trouble.

It's not bad boiled in stews but for a white boy's taste buds, trim off EVERY scrap of fat.

I like good seal oil, but I've never found seal meat I liked. I've eaten a lot of it to avoid being hungry or rude. But never had any I liked.

I could write a book on eating seal meat. I am 66 and been eating seal all my life and have eaten lots Inuk ways and Newfie ways. The most way we hunt seals is shooting or waiting at the air holes and get them with harpoons - either way they are well bled. No one nets seals anymore - that was when people had dogs to feed and skins were worth something. Now people just hunt a few every year to eat. Young seal is the best.

Start with the fat comment. Fresh seal or seal that has not been frozen too long the fat is OK and adds favour the same way pork fat adds favour to a pork roast. U don't have to eat the fat but it adds favour. If in the freezer too long then the fat gets what we call "smatchie" or "pujak" the same as freezing salmon or char too long unless u vacuum pack. Never tried vacuum packing seal. Only way I know how to keep it long and still be right good is bottled or canned. Prevents the fat from oxidizing as nil air in the bottle.

Seal is an acquired taste and most who do not grow up with it never acquire that taste. They politely try it and most don't come back for seconds.

Seals are like every other kind of animal. A lot depends on what u kill i.e. kind and age of seal and how it is treated after killed. Old dog seals/tigak that are breeding are really poor kind of like bulls that are rutting.

The Newfie way is to trim every bit of fat - waste of time with fresh seal but it is still done out of habit. That came from years ago and the seal meat getting a bit old and the rancid/smatchie/pujak of the fat is exactly that and u have to trim it.

Best way I like seal is boiled ribs off young ones. Big treat every spring here. Those would be the jar/ringed/nutsik seals that we hunt at the air holes in the ice. Young beaded/lazzie/utjuasuk seal really good too.

Could write a lot more but I think most would not be interested where it is not apart of most people's lives. Even across the north these days people go increasingly to store food.