Cooking a few Bunnies

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Re: Cooking a few Bunnies

Post by bigfellascott » 21 Sep 2017, 7:02 am

Oldbloke wrote:Well the bunnies are coming back in Vic. I went out Sunday evening and come home with three head shot rabbits, two for the spoilt dog and a 3/4 grown one to try Scott's KFC rabbit.
Well the Mrs went and used all the mushies, in the spaghetti so my attempt tonight was missing them.

BUT, a big :thumbsup: To this recipe. Do yourself a favour and give it a go. I have been converted from not liking to lovin rabbit.

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Thanks for sharing Scott


Your welcome mate, glad it turned out ok for ya, hopefully w.e will start seeing a few bunnies around here soon too as we have a few ferrets that are in need of a run. :drinks:

Was the bunny nice and tender?
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Re: Cooking a few Bunnies

Post by bigfellascott » 21 Sep 2017, 7:15 am

Stix wrote:Good on ya Oldbloke...good to see you've been converted to the bunny eating life...!!!

As an experiment a little while back, i stupidly decided to bone one out... (not something ill rush to do again or suggest the hungry impatient type try--dam fiddly).

Anyway after a couple of whisky's trying to decide what to do with it now i didnt have bones to knaw on, i decided after the soaking, to marinate it in sweet soy sauce (kecup manis) for 24hrs, then threw in a sliced carrot, spring onion & a scattering of sesame seeds & the last few cherry tomatos to get rid of them...
Sealed her up & chucked it in the oven for a slow 3hr cook on low heat...
For a whisky induced moment of creativity that could have could have gone horribly wrong, it turned out pretty good.
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Bunny is a nice meat that if prepped properly is hard to mess up & always good to eat...!


Looks good to mate, I reckon it would go great in a stir fry (soak the rabbit and then roll it in some seasoned flour) give it a fry as per the normal stir fry method and then add the pre cooked stir fry veg, would come up alright I reckon. :D
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Re: Cooking a few Bunnies

Post by Stix » 21 Sep 2017, 9:33 am

bigfellascott wrote:
Stix wrote:Good on ya Oldbloke...good to see you've been converted to the bunny eating life...!!!

As an experiment a little while back, i stupidly decided to bone one out... (not something ill rush to do again or suggest the hungry impatient type try--dam fiddly).

Anyway after a couple of whisky's trying to decide what to do with it now i didnt have bones to knaw on, i decided after the soaking, to marinate it in sweet soy sauce (kecup manis) for 24hrs, then threw in a sliced carrot, spring onion & a scattering of sesame seeds & the last few cherry tomatos to get rid of them...
Sealed her up & chucked it in the oven for a slow 3hr cook on low heat...
For a whisky induced moment of creativity that could have could have gone horribly wrong, it turned out pretty good.
20151230_205943.jpg

Bunny is a nice meat that if prepped properly is hard to mess up & always good to eat...!


Looks good to mate, I reckon it would go great in a stir fry (soak the rabbit and then roll it in some seasoned flour) give it a fry as per the normal stir fry method and then add the pre cooked stir fry veg, would come up alright I reckon. :D


Definately...!
On a trip i did with my ol'man to a hunting mate of his in Vic., his mate striped out all the tender bits of a bunch of young ones, battered & deep fried them to "bunny nuggets".
He added them to a sweet-n-sour sauce his missus made from scratch with all fresh ingredients...
Seriously, it is the best chinese dish ive eaten in my life to date...!!!
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Re: Cooking a few Bunnies

Post by Stix » 21 Sep 2017, 9:57 am

Hey Bigfella, you got ferrets...im envious...!!!

The ol'man had them for prob 20+ years so i was lucky enough to grow up in a house where a common ssying was "gotta take the ferrets they need a run" every couple of weeks...

Its just the best fun...aint nothin switches the senses on like the good ol' "thud thud" under foot & wondering how long before a bunny launches itself out at mach umpteen...
Before you know it...boom! boom!...& he tumbles A over T to a skidding dead stop.
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Re: Cooking a few Bunnies

Post by bigfellascott » 21 Sep 2017, 1:07 pm

Stix wrote:Hey Bigfella, you got ferrets...im envious...!!!

The ol'man had them for prob 20+ years so i was lucky enough to grow up in a house where a common ssying was "gotta take the ferrets they need a run" every couple of weeks...

Its just the best fun...aint nothin switches the senses on like the good ol' "thud thud" under foot & wondering how long before a bunny launches itself out at mach umpteen...
Before you know it...boom! boom!...& he tumbles A over T to a skidding dead stop.
You beawdy...!
Good in ya mate...i said, im envious, now im in awe...!
Go get em...!


No mate they are my mates, we just take em out when we want a feed, they go alright too, not sure it's worth all the hassle to be honest owning them that is, but they do get the bunnies so I guess they are worth it (I normally just head shoot em if I want some to eat) but it's good to have the option there if someones a bit worried about shooting :thumbsup:
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Re: Cooking a few Bunnies

Post by Oldbloke » 21 Sep 2017, 7:40 pm

bigfellascott wrote:
Oldbloke wrote:Well the bunnies are coming back in Vic. I went out Sunday evening and come home with three head shot rabbits, two for the spoilt dog and a 3/4 grown one to try Scott's KFC rabbit.
Well the Mrs went and used all the mushies, in the spaghetti so my attempt tonight was missing them.

BUT, a big :thumbsup: To this recipe. Do yourself a favour and give it a go. I have been converted from not liking to lovin rabbit.

Tandacco can be purchased at IGA

Thanks for sharing Scott


Your welcome mate, glad it turned out ok for ya, hopefully w.e will start seeing a few bunnies around here soon too as we have a few ferrets that are in need of a run. :drinks:

Was the bunny nice and tender?


Yep, Fairly tender. Will be doing it again. Virtually no gamey flavor. :P
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Re: Cooking a few Bunnies

Post by bigfellascott » 21 Sep 2017, 9:58 pm

Oldbloke wrote:
bigfellascott wrote:
Oldbloke wrote:Well the bunnies are coming back in Vic. I went out Sunday evening and come home with three head shot rabbits, two for the spoilt dog and a 3/4 grown one to try Scott's KFC rabbit.
Well the Mrs went and used all the mushies, in the spaghetti so my attempt tonight was missing them.

BUT, a big :thumbsup: To this recipe. Do yourself a favour and give it a go. I have been converted from not liking to lovin rabbit.

Tandacco can be purchased at IGA

Thanks for sharing Scott


Your welcome mate, glad it turned out ok for ya, hopefully w.e will start seeing a few bunnies around here soon too as we have a few ferrets that are in need of a run. :drinks:

Was the bunny nice and tender?


Yep, Fairly tender. Will be doing it again. Virtually no gamey flavor. :P


Yeah the gamey flavour comes from the blood I think, once you soak em in vinegar and salt that draws it out of the meat and just leaves you with virtually a chicken flavour which is fine by my as I don't like real gamey meat. The Milk is supposed to help tenderise the meat from my understanding.

Anyway glad you liked it mate, I'm going to do a few Bunny curries when I get some more, they should come up a treat I reckon. :drinks:
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Re: Cooking a few Bunnies

Post by Stix » 22 Sep 2017, 8:54 am

bigfellascott wrote:
Oldbloke wrote:
bigfellascott wrote:
Oldbloke wrote:Well the bunnies are coming back in Vic. I went out Sunday evening and come home with three head shot rabbits, two for the spoilt dog and a 3/4 grown one to try Scott's KFC rabbit.
Well the Mrs went and used all the mushies, in the spaghetti so my attempt tonight was missing them.

BUT, a big :thumbsup: To this recipe. Do yourself a favour and give it a go. I have been converted from not liking to lovin rabbit.

Tandacco can be purchased at IGA

Thanks for sharing Scott


Your welcome mate, glad it turned out ok for ya, hopefully w.e will start seeing a few bunnies around here soon too as we have a few ferrets that are in need of a run. :drinks:

Was the bunny nice and tender?


Yep, Fairly tender. Will be doing it again. Virtually no gamey flavor. :P


Yeah the gamey flavour comes from the blood I think, once you soak em in vinegar and salt that draws it out of the meat and just leaves you with virtually a chicken flavour which is fine by my as I don't like real gamey meat. The Milk is supposed to help tenderise the meat from my understanding.

Anyway glad you liked it mate, I'm going to do a few Bunny curries when I get some more, they should come up a treat I reckon. :drinks:


Cut the glands out of the back legs does wonders for that "gamey flavour"...i think thats where the strong pungent flavour comes from...

As an experiment, lately ive not added the salt too the soak, based on the fact that salt draws moisture out.
Cant say its made any noticable difference to be honest...any blood still seems to disperse.

As for blood clots within the body, i know im stating the obvious here, but ive found they are minimised if it gets a good gravity fed bleed...ie; hold a head shot bunny upisde down for a minute or 2 immediately after de-braining it with yr projectile before throwing it the ute, & the soak water seems to be considerably less pink & cleaner meat...

Ive tried to find out why we add the salt to the soak, & havent found a definative answer...
I can only assume it aids in breaking down the clots...
If anyone can tell me why its important to add the salt &/or vinegar id love to know why.
Ive always done it because thats what i was shown from a kid.

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Re: Cooking a few Bunnies

Post by bigfellascott » 22 Sep 2017, 11:21 am

Stix wrote:
bigfellascott wrote:
Oldbloke wrote:
bigfellascott wrote:
Oldbloke wrote:Well the bunnies are coming back in Vic. I went out Sunday evening and come home with three head shot rabbits, two for the spoilt dog and a 3/4 grown one to try Scott's KFC rabbit.
Well the Mrs went and used all the mushies, in the spaghetti so my attempt tonight was missing them.

BUT, a big :thumbsup: To this recipe. Do yourself a favour and give it a go. I have been converted from not liking to lovin rabbit.

Tandacco can be purchased at IGA

Thanks for sharing Scott


Your welcome mate, glad it turned out ok for ya, hopefully w.e will start seeing a few bunnies around here soon too as we have a few ferrets that are in need of a run. :drinks:

Was the bunny nice and tender?


Yep, Fairly tender. Will be doing it again. Virtually no gamey flavor. :P


Yeah the gamey flavour comes from the blood I think, once you soak em in vinegar and salt that draws it out of the meat and just leaves you with virtually a chicken flavour which is fine by my as I don't like real gamey meat. The Milk is supposed to help tenderise the meat from my understanding.

Anyway glad you liked it mate, I'm going to do a few Bunny curries when I get some more, they should come up a treat I reckon. :drinks:


Cut the glands out of the back legs does wonders for that "gamey flavour"...i think thats where the strong pungent flavour comes from...

As an experiment, lately ive not added the salt too the soak, based on the fact that salt draws moisture out.
Cant say its made any noticable difference to be honest...any blood still seems to disperse.

As for blood clots within the body, i know im stating the obvious here, but ive found they are minimised if it gets a good gravity fed bleed...ie; hold a head shot bunny upisde down for a minute or 2 immediately after de-braining it with yr projectile before throwing it the ute, & the soak water seems to be considerably less pink & cleaner meat...

Ive tried to find out why we add the salt to the soak, & havent found a definative answer...
I can only assume it aids in breaking down the clots...
If anyone can tell me why its important to add the salt &/or vinegar id love to know why.
Ive always done it because thats what i was shown from a kid.

Cheers


My understanding is the salt draws out the blood which aids in a better taste and I think the vinegar does the same type thing and also tenderises too as does the milk (it's supposed to break down the muscles I think it is with it's enzymes or some such thing, either way all I know is it seems to work well, no gamey flavour so to speak of and the meat is very tender as a rule, very much like chicken. :thumbsup:

As a kid I remember being told to soak blackfish in milk to get the weedy taste out of it so I'd say the milk helps with the flavour side of things too. :unknown: all I know for certain is what I've been doing to the rabbits has been working so I'll continue to do so (never really liked rabbit before doing it this way) now I will happily eat it at every opportunity. :thumbsup:
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