So had the first bbq of the season saturday. Dave said he was going shooting before coming over. I said if you get any rabbits, skin 'em, gut em and I'll throw one on the smoker.
He turns up with three
2 small and one big.
Given the sheer amount of food I already had for dinner (more of which, in it's own thread later) - I decided to throw one of the baby's in for a tester.
Fresh rabbit - literally dead about an hour - no rigor mortis yet !
Decided to cook it with herbed butter (italian herbs, pepper, garlic, salt)
I then wrapped it in some bacon, skewered in place and popped in the smoker.
Took about 2 hours, cooked to around 160.
Very tasty. The herbed butter had permeated it all.
Now I'm one of those people who scorns anyone who says things that aren't chicken taste like chicken.
Well I gotta eat some humble pie as this tasted almost exactly like chicken. Same texture as well cooked, moist chicken thigh too.
Thumbs all the way up !
Sorry about this pic - I'd pulled it to bits for people to sample before I thought about taking a final picture :-)
Now dave knows he can shoot the babies and eat them too (and from pest control point of view it's much better as they die before they can breed). I'm hoping to have a full on bunny smoke in the future with a smoker full of the little furry buggers :-)
And yes kids I do mean - Lets eat the easter Bunny !
He turns up with three
2 small and one big.
Given the sheer amount of food I already had for dinner (more of which, in it's own thread later) - I decided to throw one of the baby's in for a tester.
Fresh rabbit - literally dead about an hour - no rigor mortis yet !
Decided to cook it with herbed butter (italian herbs, pepper, garlic, salt)
I then wrapped it in some bacon, skewered in place and popped in the smoker.
Took about 2 hours, cooked to around 160.
Very tasty. The herbed butter had permeated it all.
Now I'm one of those people who scorns anyone who says things that aren't chicken taste like chicken.
Well I gotta eat some humble pie as this tasted almost exactly like chicken. Same texture as well cooked, moist chicken thigh too.
Thumbs all the way up !
Sorry about this pic - I'd pulled it to bits for people to sample before I thought about taking a final picture :-)
Now dave knows he can shoot the babies and eat them too (and from pest control point of view it's much better as they die before they can breed). I'm hoping to have a full on bunny smoke in the future with a smoker full of the little furry buggers :-)
And yes kids I do mean - Lets eat the easter Bunny !
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