So the verdict on rabbit meat is... ITS DELICIOUS! Its not true that it tastes like chicken, it tastes like turkey! If you can get past the strange bone structure, you could deceive anyone that it is in fact turkey. Its very tender and moist, and after roasting 4 hours at 350oF (in my roaster - not the oven), it fell off the bone. There isn't any skin on the rabbit, obviously, but the fat on it is nice like chicken fat and adds flavor. Its not horrible fat like deer fat. The rabbit that I roasted was 2.5lb and it comfortably fed 4. There was lots of leftover, so I do believe it will be rabbit fried rice tonight. All I did with the rabbit was salted and peppered it, threw on some garlic, and roasted onions, potatoes and carrots with the rabbit. The meat when cooked is white and there is some dark meat as well, same colour as turkey. Instead of breast meat, there are long pieces of meat from the back. The "drumsticks" are significantly larger than a birds, if you consider how a bunny sits on its haunches. And the "wings" are smaller than chickens. When I took out the rabbit from the package, it honestly looked like an overgrown squirrel. I hope we didn't get duped, in which case, squirrel is delicious haha. If you can find locally grown meat rabbits to buy, its worth it, theyre great, but expect to pay enough for them. They are a specialty item after all.
See the picture below and just try to tell me that you don't want to try it!
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