txfour
(Bird Dog)
04/23/08 11:21 AM
Rabbit

I have heard the tale of when to eat and when not to eat a rabbit. Something about the months ending in R. Can someone tell me if this is true or not?

I have only had rabbit once and it was delicious and it wasn't even really cooked the best. Just over an open camp fire.

I want to try another using some of the recipes I have found on here and see what the taste like. Just don't want to get sick.


cbump
(THF Trophy Hunter)
04/23/08 02:19 PM
Re: Rabbit

Check some of the answers people are giving on your other thread. Personally, I am not eating anything that I had to cut a parasite out of the meat...

atascosa_red
(Pro Tracker)
05/03/08 01:52 PM
Re: Rabbit

Some say that rabbits get grub worms during the spring and summer months and you should not eat them. Others will tell you that the grub worms do not hurt anything....just cut it off. I am in agreement that I personally would not eat a rabbit with grub worms but, to each his own. I like mine chicken fried but I usually eat them only in fall and winter.

Team Hillbilly
(Extreme Tracker)
05/11/08 06:53 PM
Re: Rabbit

Hummmm I eat them year around, at least a couple times a week, well when I can get them anyhow

cbump
(THF Trophy Hunter)
05/12/08 09:08 AM
Re: Rabbit

well, your name says it all....jk

Team Hillbilly
(Extreme Tracker)
05/12/08 10:00 AM
Re: Rabbit

Yup that's true, But rabbit is good eating, and good for you too.

cajundave
(Veteran Tracker)
05/14/08 10:30 PM
Re: Rabbit

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Yup that's true, But rabbit is good eating, and good for you too.




Absolutely, It's extremely lean without fat. If you ate too much rabbit, according to "SurvivorMan," your body will get too much protein and not enough fat. My body on the other hand has plenty of fat to live off of.


Team Hillbilly
(Extreme Tracker)
05/16/08 09:34 PM
Re: Rabbit

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Yup that's true, But rabbit is good eating, and good for you too.




Absolutely, It's extremely lean without fat. If you ate too much rabbit, according to "SurvivorMan," your body will get too much protein and not enough fat. My body on the other hand has plenty of fat to live off of.




Trust me I don't have a problem there, I've got my fair share. Rabbit the only meat that is almost cholesterol free as well, 99.98% protein.


caprocker
(Pro Tracker)
05/17/08 10:56 PM
Re: Rabbit

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Yup that's true, But rabbit is good eating, and good for you too.




Absolutely, It's extremely lean without fat. If you ate too much rabbit, according to "SurvivorMan," your body will get too much protein and not enough fat. My body on the other hand has plenty of fat to live off of.




Trust me I don't have a problem there, I've got my fair share. Rabbit the only meat that is almost cholesterol free as well, 99.98% protein.



until u cover it with flour and fry it in bacon grease and crisco the way i like it


Team Hillbilly
(Extreme Tracker)
05/18/08 11:36 AM
Re: Rabbit

Yup, but it's a good selling point anyways, if you boil it about an hour, the cover with BBQ sauce, and grill it the next day, it's not going to be to bad. I fry it, bake it, boil it,smoke it, just plain grill it and roast it.

crazyal
(Bird Dog)
06/09/08 10:41 AM
Re: Rabbit

What happened to all of the pages of recipes? There was a whole thread of ways to fix rabbit and a good looking one was how to fry it and make some gravy to smother it in. I have some in the freezer that I need to cook up. So a good recipe would be nice.

RICK O'SHAY
(Pro Tracker)
06/09/08 11:18 AM
Re: Rabbit

I ONLY EAT COTTON TAIL AND LIKE TO MAKE RABBIT AND DUMPLINS.

BOIL RABBIT IN WATER WITH SALT & PEPPER UNTIL IT COMES OFF THE BONE EASILY.
REMOVE BONES BRING BACK TO A LOW BOIL AND ADD ABOUT 4 CANS OF BISCUITS TORN INTO 1/4


beerdonga
(Green Horn)
06/09/08 09:38 PM
Re: Rabbit

Rabbit and rice, just like chicken and rice but better.

kbobbjr
(Pro Tracker)
06/10/08 09:38 AM
Re: Rabbit

This might be the thread you are referring to: Rabbit recipes

kyotee1
(Pro Tracker)
06/11/08 01:31 PM
Re: Rabbit

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This might be the thread you are referring to: Rabbit recipes




Thanks a bunch...I was going to look for the one I listed if that was the one crazyal was looking for...the rabbit and dumplings are good also, I just do it a little different and add chopped celery, onion and carrots to mine...honey-hush, dang, I'm myself hungry!!


crazyal
(Bird Dog)
06/12/08 05:43 AM
Re: Rabbit

Thanks kbob I didn't see it in the archives when I looked. Can't wait to try it.

Team Hillbilly
(Extreme Tracker)
06/12/08 06:14 AM
Re: Rabbit

Yup, Good eat'n I fried rabbit last night, with cheesy rice,hummmm good. Guess I'll do it again tonight. I still got 13 more to put into the freezer today.

campcook
(Pro Tracker)
06/12/08 06:49 PM
Re: Rabbit

We are getting a good supply of rabbit from the garden... go over to my page on our web site www.shoestringsafaris.com. You can cook meat based on the color - chicken, turkey, cottontail rabbit, bobcat, javelina, snake are all white meat and can be cooked the same, you might want to parboil it for 45 minutes or so first. Hog, any of the deer, elk, moose, jackrabbit are all dark meat and can be cooked similarly. My dad called jackrabbit "the poor-man's venison".

Just remember, all meat harvested from nature (even hog, which is feral but has no where near the fat content that domestic pig has) is very low in fat. So it must be cooked with fat or other moisture.

If you need to you are welcome to contact me directly.

Lora


kyotee1
(Pro Tracker)
06/13/08 09:59 AM
Re: Rabbit

TH - when I come up that way, hold back 6-8 fryers for me! Dang, I reckon I need to stop by my domestic rabbit show folks for some fryers within the next couple weeks.

You're making me hungry for Fried rabbit w/hot mustard sauce.


Team Hillbilly
(Extreme Tracker)
06/14/08 06:16 PM
Re: Rabbit

Hummm I'll bag you a bunch in the freezer. I've processed about 180 this year so far, & and sold about another 100 for pets. Market has been good this year for rabbits, I've got a couple buyers down on the coast wanting a couple hundred as soon as I can..... One year you can't give them away, the next you can't rise enough

HupDog Daddy
(Bird Dog)
06/14/08 11:56 PM
Re: Rabbit

It has been a looong time since I have eaten any rabbit. but I'll share my favorite recipe.
When I did this I was using an old smokey with charcoal and pecan chunks. This one had a pan in the bottom to hold liquids. Take cleaned fresh rabbit (4) and add 1 can favorite beer to pan with a good rolling fire. put rabbits on and cover for 20 min. Turn and baste with Picante sauce. do same on other side.
I had a couple of buddies eat this who had never eaten rabbit before say it was the best meat they had ever eaten. I tend to agree.


PrimitiveHunter
(Veteran Tracker)
06/23/08 05:19 PM
Re: Rabbit

Another option is buy farm raised rabbit. They don't get the parasites (at least mine never did) but I didn't breed them during the summer because the heat stresses the does so much. Also, tame rabbits are much more tender. I always butchered mine when they weighed 4 lbs. That was about 6 weeks old. That's a perfect size for frying TAME rabbit.

What they say about rabbits is true. I started out with 1 buck and 4 does. Before I knew what was happening, I had about 150 fryers.


Team Hillbilly
(Extreme Tracker)
06/23/08 06:14 PM
Re: Rabbit

Quote:

Another option is buy farm raised rabbit. They don't get the parasites (at least mine never did) but I didn't breed them during the summer because the heat stresses the does so much. Also, tame rabbits are much more tender. I always butchered mine when they weighed 4 lbs. That was about 6 weeks old. That's a perfect size for frying TAME rabbit.

What they say about rabbits is true. I started out with 1 buck and 4 does. Before I knew what was happening, I had about 150 fryers.




Yes Sir your right on the money there, I started with 6 does and 1 buck, I now have 15 does and 2 bucks, I'm looking to increase to 25 does and 3 bucks this winter. I don't breed them during the heat either, but I do get 5 litters a year from each doe. I don't butcher until 70 days, and ours dress 3.5 to 4 pounds. GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD eating.


So here's another Rabbit recipe for you.

Crisy Oven - Fried Rabbit

Feeds 4

Set Oven on 375*

1 fryer rabbit (3 to 4 pounds dressed) & cut up
1 egg, well beaten
2 cups potato chips (finely crushed)
1/4 cup butter or margarine

Dip rabbit pieces in beaten egg, then coat with potato chips.

Melt butter in a shallow baking pan

Arrange rabbit pieces in the pan, and bake in preheated 375*F oven for 30 minutes.

Turn the pieces and bake for another 30 minutes, or until well done. Test with a fork.



kyotee1
(Pro Tracker)
06/24/08 09:49 AM
Re: Rabbit

TH - you SURE are making me crave some rabbit SOON!!


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