Cooper wrote:Looks goods. I'll have to try the vinegar and milk trick.
on_one_wheel wrote:That looks pretty tasty!
Bigjobss wrote:Good work mate, more people should be eating bunnies like you.
tom604 wrote:bugger,, i went bunny shooting last night and normally i keep them for dog food but this time i just chucked them looks like i will have to go again just to try your recipe
Elmer wrote:..that brings back memories of how my Granny used to cook them...soak in vinegar , then overnight in milk etc etc, she made a killer rabbit curry, lived on rabbit during the depression and being a country girl she sure knew how to cook them.
I remember back in the eighties having up to 3 helpings of bunny , I only wish I was old enough to get the recipe from her...apart from the soaking etc, dont forget to remove the two small anal glands an cut off the tail section about half an inch into the hams, this removes a lot of the gamey flavor.
Oldbloke wrote:Sooo, how much salt, vinegar, water do you recommend?
Oldbloke wrote:Sounds like about 1 or 2 liters of water.
"a cup of vinegar" I get but and a good amount of salt? Teaspoon? Table spoon, Cup?? Come on is it a secret recipe?
Oldbloke wrote:Thanks, good to see you raised the "cone of silence"
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 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
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.
Bunny is a nice meat that if prepped properly is hard to mess up & always good to eat...!
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.
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.
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...!
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 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.
Was the bunny nice and tender?
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 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.
Was the bunny nice and tender?
Yep, Fairly tender. Will be doing it again. Virtually no gamey flavor.
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 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.
Was the bunny nice and tender?
Yep, Fairly tender. Will be doing it again. Virtually no gamey flavor.
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.
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 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.
Was the bunny nice and tender?
Yep, Fairly tender. Will be doing it again. Virtually no gamey flavor.
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.
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