Comments on: Fruity Rabbit Tagine

by: Dorsetlad

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 13:56:49 +0000

That critter exists! That’s a Flemish Giant, although there may be a slight distortion by being held close to the camera. Females regularly get to three feet in length. Used to be a popular fur breed although now the preserve of shows due to a slow growing time. Good flavoursome eating when the buck is used on a Californian or New Zealand White doe.

by: ros

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:27:23 +0000

I’ve made rabbit and chorizo paella too, Alex, and I loved it. I used to hate sulatanas when I was younger but I’m ok with them now. Goon loves them.

Thanks for the link, Lauren, I totally thought that rabbit was photoshopped. How long must it take for rabbits to grow that big?! Best of luck with the bread! You’re braver than me!

I understand the bones thing, Richard, it’s the reason why I don’t bother with quail very often. I guess they’re too fiddly to justify the price, even though they taste good. I think rabbit is worth it though- especially the big meaty legs.

You’re right Jeanne- I reckon if the rabbit and I got in a fight, that rabbit would win easily. So much for being top of the food chain!. I have had hare but it was quite tough and very tricky to cook, even as a slow cook dish. Credit to the chefs who managed to serve it up rare.

Welcome to the site, Geoff. The rabbits I get for £4 are more or less oven ready- they just require removal of the kidneys, liver and heart. I suspected that lots of rabbits are binned. I am even aware of a vegetarian family that have to shoot and discard rabbits on their estate because the buggers were eating their vegetables! I’ll bear your suggestion in mind if I ever get out of the big city.

You’re right, Trig, putting up the finished dish alone would have saved me an earful, but I am a bit of a wind up merchant at heart.

by: Trig

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 11:28:51 +0000

That’s exactly why, when Eat The Seasons gave me rabbit for last week’s entry in my “What’s in season” sidebar widget, I chose prepared meat for the photo rather than a fluffy bunny. You should have seen it coming, Ros! Lol.

by: Geoff

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:25:39 +0000

Well I’m glad to see people are getting rabbit back on the menu! It’s a little worrying to hear they cost £4 each down your way though, I hope thats oven ready!

I know it’s not possable in places like Islington, but for anyone a little further out of the city, making friends with a shooter or farmer could reap many rewards. Unfortunatly people throw away hundereds of rabbits at a time just because they need to be controlled and no-one wants them. A couple of pints could get you a lot of meals!

by: Jeanne

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:23:50 +0000

That rabbit’s friends call him BA - for Bad-ass!! I would give him a wide berth

When I was younger I refused to eat rabbit, precisely because of the “aww, poor fluffy bunny” theory. But thank heavens I lost those inhibitions and will now happily eat rabbit. I have a great recipe for rabbit stew with prunes, & cider, although I also substitute pork loin sometimes. The gamiest thing I ever tasted was barely cooked wild hare, which I had in Spain a couple of years ago - wonder how the two tastes would compare side by side?

by: Richard

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:34:15 +0000

I too love rabbit, wild rabbit in particular. Just back from a week in northern France, where every butcher and market has plenty (the markets quite alarmingly had ‘pet’ rabbits for sale just a few feet from the dead ones!) Sadly Mrs L isn’t a big fan - not so much the cutesy thing I think as the bones (she has a view that animals should be bred without them…)

by: Lauren

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:08:46 +0000

Ros, that rabbit totally did exist… he now is providing sustenance to Kim Jong-Il. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,264263,00.html http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21048397-2703,00.html

I’m elarning to bake bread this summer, wish me luck I’m trying croissants today :S

by: Alex

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:51:49 +0000

I love rabbits … both to eat and as small furry cute pets (though not one and the same creature, obviously). Not such a fan of sultanas though … so I might be giving this a miss.

However, I made a paella with rabbit last year and it was fantastic!