what to do with Rabbits

please remember to remove the two beige coloured scent glands I think they are on the inside of each haunch near where the back passage would be.

once yer bunnie skinned have a close look you will see either side on the inside haunch edge the little beige coloured bits....almost like a mole or skin tag...just nip em off with knife

I often use an old fish box filled with carcasss and cold water ...sometimes salted often not and soak overnight in my coke chiller.....
I have seen and tried also instead of salt, cutting a couple of lemons in half and squeezing the juice into the water then throwing the halves in too and soaking in lemon water in chiller...


no smell no taint and good meat...

another one to soak in is natural plain yoghurt ..... it tenderises meat apparently..... I throw in a teaspoon of supermarket curry powder and juice of lemon and mix well then cover bowl in cling film and soak overnight...
next day put oven on as hot as will go and preheat then shake of excess yoghurt and place rabbit chunks on a bking tray for 10 mins in the top of preheated oven or until edges start to lightly char......just like chicken tikka

paul
 
When soaking in brine, how much salt verse water do people use? Or is it just a case on covering with water and throwing in a couple of teaspoons of salt? I hear some people add vinegar, although I like the sound on using lemon.
 
soak in salt water,then 20-25 mins in a pressure cooker .meat is tender ,but not too soft.use in my favourite pie ,rabbit meat de-bones easily, 2 tins of cambells condensed soup, 1lb sliced cooked pork sausage ,sliced fresh tomato about 3med ones ,cover top only in pastry of your choice..
 
hi all,
I shoot a few rabbits myself, but have never eaten them.
any easy tasty recipes

Start just eating the back-straps (loins) - they are easily taken off the bones and are tender and require short cooking, just fry in a bit of butter for a few min. until browned. You'll need 1 rabbit = 2 back straps per person.
The quality of all the other cuts can be a bit variable and some (older, bucks) require quite a bit of cooking and can taste unpleasantly strong and be very tough, therefore putting people off.
Just using the backstraps is a good introduction to rabbit cooking/eating
 
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