Rim Fire Posted February 10, 2023 Report Share Posted February 10, 2023 A nice plate of rabbit a few casserols there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krico woodcock Posted February 10, 2023 Report Share Posted February 10, 2023 👌.. lovely.. rabbit brilliant healthy tasty meat. Very versatile. Rabbit goujons, rabbit and mushroom pie, list goes on.. your lucky you still have rabbit's around you. All the pockets of rabbit's I use to have are gone. Traditionally I would have hunted/shot them with my springers the month of February after the game shooting ended.. But I'm asked shooting rabbit's Sunday, it's in a different county, about a hour away but it'll be worth it, bit of hunting, few shots , and some rabbits for the pot😋 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted February 10, 2023 Report Share Posted February 10, 2023 lovely clean meat...curtsy of the countryside..............i used to eat a lot of rabbit.....then about 10 years ago i suddenly lost my taste for it..and havnt eaten it since.... still looks good......and it hasnt been chucked in the hedgerow to rot and go to waste..........so good on you mate.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbob Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 Still eat a fair bit of rabbits but in cooking in sauces from korma , tikka masala , rogan josh like chicken if marinated it takes in the flavour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperGoose75 Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 Nice clean looking plate of protein there! Good to see them being used for human consumption. I used to shoot the odd one whilst out roughshooting and always made use of them. Very much like chicken and I bet if cooked as a substitute for chicken in many dishes and served up to the unexpecting, then they probably would be none the wiser. The last Rabbit ''in fact I ate two'' was over in Spain and they were roasted. I think they must have been wild rabbits as they had not very much meat on them. A large tray of them and it was a case of help yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 1 hour ago, SuperGoose75 said: Nice clean looking plate of protein there! Good to see them being used for human consumption. I used to shoot the odd one whilst out roughshooting and always made use of them. Very much like chicken and I bet if cooked as a substitute for chicken in many dishes and served up to the unexpecting, then they probably would be none the wiser. The last Rabbit ''in fact I ate two'' was over in Spain and they were roasted. I think they must have been wild rabbits as they had not very much meat on them. A large tray of them and it was a case of help yourself. my mum always used to tell me that they used to serve up rabbit as chicken pie in the NAFFI during the war Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 Fantastic meat, used to make and sell a lot of rabbit pies a few years ago, found they went well with bacon, mushrooms and cider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gameking Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 Rabbit with whole grain mustard (French style) garlic potatoes and cauliflower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 there is no way i would eat rabbit now............but that plate is so beautifully presented...whatever it is ..it would taste good........ if im going to eat something it has got to look good ............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbob Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 I would eat a ferreted rabbit but given the choice i would head shot a 3/4 grown called a fryer up here i think thats one of the best tender meats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krico woodcock Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 38 minutes ago, Bigbob said: I would eat a ferreted rabbit but given the choice i would head shot a 3/4 grown called a fryer up here i think thats one of the best tender meats We called 3/4 grown rabbits grazers. Weren't available in any numbers till June/July. Head shot with. 22 , marinated in mayonnaise and dry spices and put on a hot charcoal BBQ. rabbit's this time of year stews, casseroles, or pressure cooked with smoked bacon off cuts, then onion, sweetcorn, mushrooms, along with Campbell's condensed mushroom soup and cream, with a puff pastry top, for best tasting pie ya ever ate. Or pressure cook meat, then flour, egg, seasoned breadcrumbs dropped into hot oil for finger licking goujons.. I have alot of respect for the humble rabbit.🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rim Fire Posted February 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 I shot these with a .22 RF I love rabbit cooked in a slow cooker with all the different veg then a couple of boiled spuds then added to the casserole. I used to take a roasted rabbit to work with some salt and 🍞 I am lucky with the fact that eat most of what I shoot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
243deer Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 Some great ideas for cooking rabbit. I still have them on one farm I shoot but we are careful not to shoot too many, just enough to keep the population density fairly stable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aled Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 Just wish there were a few more rabbits around here, i love rabbit casserole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rim Fire Posted February 12, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 9 hours ago, 243deer said: Some great ideas for cooking rabbit. I still have them on one farm I shoot but we are careful not to shoot too many, just enough to keep the population density fairly stable. Exactly this i could have taken up to a dozen but shot enough for what i needed the one Doe i shot was in young early February so hopefully a bumper crop for next season if Myxy don't get them 😒 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokingdragon Posted February 12, 2023 Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 I tried keeping rabbits for meat a few years ago, New Zealand cross type, massive things. It was alot of hassle as I tried to give them a good run and space. Then they started to breed and then fight, they are quite vicious with each other and then I found that they weren't as tasty as wild rabbit, so I ate what I had and didn't get any more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted February 12, 2023 Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 1 hour ago, smokingdragon said: I tried keeping rabbits for meat a few years ago, New Zealand cross type, massive things. It was alot of hassle as I tried to give them a good run and space. Then they started to breed and then fight, they are quite vicious with each other and then I found that they weren't as tasty as wild rabbit, so I ate what I had and didn't get any more. My father tried exactly that as a teenager in the late 1930’s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbob Posted February 12, 2023 Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 Not the best to look at but a milky doe trimmed up is also tender eating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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