Speaking of rabbits

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AlisonM

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My rabbit casserole. City folks might use chicken, pork or gammon instead.

Ingredients

1 rabbit cut into chunks, leave the bones in, or
8 chicken thighs, skinned but not boned, or
1 kilo pork/gammon ham chopped into big chunks
2 large carrots roughly chopped
About the same amount of neep (that's turnip in English), ditto
1 large onion ditto
1 large leek ditto
1 cooking apple. Yep, you guessed it, ditto
1 teacup cider or apple juice if you must
3 teacups chicken or vegetable stock
2 tblspns oatmeal flour (I'll explain how to make this in a mo)
1 tblspn mustard powder
2 tblspns olive/vegetable oil
S&P to taste

Pre-heat your oven to gas mark 6/180?F

If you have a coffee mill or spice grinder, put the oatmeal in it and grind to a fine powder, i.e., oatmeal flour (I tried this with a chicken casserole the other day and it work quite well for me and doesn't seem to bother my BGs). You can use plain flour if you want.

Put the flour and mustard powder in a large food bag and add the meat. Have a good boogie about the kitchen till the meat is well coated. Heat the oil in a large frying pan and carefully brown the meat then set it aside while you prepare the rest. Add the onion and soften it then use the cider to deglaze the pan, add S&P now. In a large casserole (with lid) place a layer of veg, then a layer of meat till you run out and pour over the juices from the pan and the stock. Place the casserole in the oven without lid for about 15/20 minutes. Lastly, turn the oven down to Gas mark 3/140?F and put the lid on then go away and knit a jumper or paint the shed. Come back in a couple of hours and it should be ready.
 
I spotted fresh rabbit in my city centre butcher's shop yesterday. Might have to go back!
 
looks lovely xx but little note neeps are swedes in english 😉x
 
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Sorry, but I don't like rabbits.
 
My brother catches his own so i am going to go on the scrounge now:D
 
Sorry, but I don't like rabbits.

I hate the little furry devils too, they do so much damage. Revenge is a dish best served casseroled. :D
 
LeeLee and Alison - we need a 'LIKE' button ! :D
 
Did you not like Jessica rabbit from who framed roger rabbit
 
Did you not like Jessica rabbit from who framed roger rabbit

She's not my type Donald, I think Harvey would be more in my line.
 
Do people not like them because they have "BIG EARS" :confused:😉

Speaking seriously for a minute. They're a major pest up here, there are laws (not being enforced) saying that farmers, Network rail and anyone with public land must keep the numbers down. But for years now no-one's been doing it and their natural predators can't keep up. Like many other animals they've also become citified. The local high school here is overrun with them and, since it's only a hundred yards from my door, the little monsters are ripping up my garden. Even the cats can't cope with the plague and the cats round here are vicious. They are ready to start breeding at about four months, have three or four kits each time. They can have up to eight litters a year and can live for 12 years. That's a possible 384 rabbits per female! 😱 There has been a suggestion that Myxomatosis should be reintroduced in an effort to reduce the population. Not a good idea.

I short, no I don't like rabbits. So I conduct my own small bit of revenge and eat the little pests whenever my uncle (the poacher) leaves us some.

Besides, they taste good.
 
Speaking seriously for a minute. They're a major pest up here, there are laws (not being enforced) saying that farmers, Network rail and anyone with public land must keep the numbers down. But for years now no-one's been doing it and their natural predators can't keep up. Like many other animals they've also become citified. The local high school here is overrun with them and, since it's only a hundred yards from my door, the little monsters are ripping up my garden. Even the cats can't cope with the plague and the cats round here are vicious. They are ready to start breeding at about four months, have three or four kits each time. They can have up to eight litters a year and can live for 12 years. That's a possible 384 rabbits per female! 😱 There has been a suggestion that Myxomatosis should be reintroduced in an effort to reduce the population. Not a good idea.

I short, no I don't like rabbits. So I conduct my own small bit of revenge and eat the little pests whenever my uncle (the poacher) leaves us some.

Besides, they taste good.


I dont understand the problem, there are air gunners screaming for permission to shoot the pests. I used to at a local farm, many went in the pot, mixxi has killed them all. When my shoulder is better, I'll come down and "wid those pesky wabbits"

Nothing better than wild rabbit if you want a very very low fat lean bit of meat
 
Pity someone you know hasn't got a lurcher and a lamp, Alison!
 
Still can't shoot em unless you have permission from the landowner. And if you're a good shot (as both my husbands are) it's really easy to get that permission. But sometimes not easy to actually find the owner of the field of whatever has the flock of woodies on it ........

I was joking about something normally known as poaching !

Not a good idea to do that, not if you want to keep your shotgun certificate
or indeed your black powder permit !
 
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