Rabbit recipes

BexTech

Cullumpster wrote: »

My local butcher sells loads of stuff like Rabbit and goat, i think the rabbits are about £2 skinned but still whole :eek:

I have talked my OH into trying rabbit and myself too i've never tried it, what would be the best way and do i have to cut i up myself or do you think ythe butcher would do it for me ?

The thought of chopping up Thumper isn't plesent :eek:

My local butchers usually ask if I wanted it cut up for me.

I cut it up myself, but if you don't fancy that, just ask the butcher if they don't offer when you buy it.

Goat is very nice too.

thriftlady_2

As Bextech says the butcher will do it for you if you ask. Btw £2's a really good price, I pay £4 for my bunnies.

I usually make a stew as you would with chicken joints. Cider goes well with rabbit.

LandyAndy

Our local butcher usually has rabbit. Its one of the best meats you can get for Casseroles. As with other people I find one rabbit is a bit stingy for four people but two will leave you with plenty left over. Its nice to know that so many MSE'rs enjoy rabbit.

What other game do you enjoy? I regularly buy pheasant and pigeon and occasionally hare. Our butcher often does pheasants legs at five for a pound. If you pick the big ones two pounds worth is plenty for four people.

Ted_Hutchinson

thriftlady wrote: »

As Bextech says the butcher will do it for you if you ask. Btw £2's a really good price, I pay £4 for my bunnies.

I usually make a stew as you would with chicken joints. Cider goes well with rabbit.

Rabbit trap It's perfectly simple to make a trap like this. Well I made mine a while ago without any problems. Needs to be about 24"x7"x7"
I use carrots as bait but my neighbour is using apples.

It doesn't take long to skin and clean a rabbit. I did five on Sunday and put them in the freezer. You really are doing your gardening neighbours a favour keeping the rabbit population down.

meanmarie

I love rabbit, ate it frequently as a child, as my father often shot one. I only know of one butcher where I can now get them....about 15 miles away and I have no idea what the current cost is. Must investigate other possibilities....

Marie

LandyAndy

I usually pay between £2.00 and £2.50 each. Don't know if it's any different in Ireland

If its any help to anyone you used (two years ago when I last lived there) to be able to get really good rabbits and other game from Warrington market.

thriftlady_2

LandyAndy wrote: »

What other game do you enjoy? I regularly buy pheasant and pigeon and occasionally hare. Our butcher often does pheasants legs at five for a pound. If you pick the big ones two pounds worth is plenty for four people.

Every Autumn I vow to buy more game especially pheasant. I would love to have a go at a hare. I think my butcher is a bit pricy though. He's excellent but he knows it :rolleyes: Pigeon ought to be really cheap when you consider how many there are around (like rabbits), but I don't think I've seen it particularly cheap -can't remember exactly what it was but not a bargain by any means.

Anyone know where to get cheap, oven-ready game (don't mind chopping up and removing organs but not guts or skin/feathers thanks ) in the Worcester area ?

BexTech

thriftlady wrote: »

Every Autumn I vow to buy more game especially pheasant. I would love to have a go at a hare. I think my butcher is a bit pricy though. He's excellent but he knows it :rolleyes: Pigeon ought to be really cheap when you consider how many there are around (like rabbits), but I don't think I've seen it particularly cheap -can't remember exactly what it was but not a bargain by any means.

Anyone know where to get cheap, oven-ready game (don't mind chopping up and removing organs but not guts or skin/feathers thanks ) in the Worcester area ?

You could jump on the Train pop into Birmingham, go to the Food Market, Tues - Friday is usually best, Monday as the outdoor market is closed there are less traders open in the food market, Saturday usually they put the prices up a little.

There is a stall there that has game. Good fish market there too.

LandyAndy

thriftlady wrote: »

I would love to have a go at a hare. I think my butcher is a bit pricy though. He's excellent but he knows it :rolleyes: Pigeon ought to be really cheap when you consider how many there are around (like rabbits), but I don't think I've seen it particularly cheap -can't remember exactly what it was but not a bargain by any means.

I pay about £1.20 each for pigeons and serve one per person, usually casseroled.

Hares are a lot bigger than you think and a good sized one will feed six people. The last one I had cost me about £6.50 from Salisbury market.

Suppliers sometimes need a day or two's notice if you want hare as the hunters need to take a rifle with them and not just the usual shotguns which, although good enough to kill rabbits and pigeons, aren't powerful enough to be sure of killing a hare.

MrsTinks

I get pheasant, pidgeon and rabbit from a local farmer when they've thinned the local population or had a shoot. They are exactly as they were when shot so feathers and fur intact and any prepping I have to do myself. Only thing I'd say is DON'T pluck anything on a windy day! :rotfl:
Rabbits are a doddle to deal with they really are, pidgeon - I'm afraid I'm very wasteful when it comes to Pidgeon. I only use the breast meat and throw the rest. Too fiddly. I freeze the breasts if I don't have enough for a dish and save them until I can cook something worthwhile although Hugh Fernley-Whittingstall has some very nice recipies for pidgeon like salad with pidgeon breasts marinaded and grilled mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm