ckreef Posted July 20, 2015 Report Posted July 20, 2015 He finally got a Wabbit but it took him so long he lost a lot of street cred. To build up his cred he served it as street Tacos. Brined for a few hours. Out of the brine. Oiled down and seasoned. Lightly caramelized Vidalia onions and sweet peppers. Seared the Wabbit. Deglazed the pan with red wine. Then added everything back in. On the kamado at 270* for 4 hours. Here it is so tender it fell apart when I removed it from the pan. Dinner was served. Tortillas, Spanish rice, pulled Wabbit, wine reduction, dip filling, onions and peppers. This was a tribute cook to my Mom. She grew up in the depression. They were so poor my Grand Dad raised rabbits so they had meat on the table. I've never eaten rabbit before much less cooked one. Mrs skreef had eaten rabbit before and suggested a braise. I took that idea and ran with it for street tacos. This was a totally awesome cook. It may have been my first Wabbit but it won't be the last. I finally found a reasonably priced butcher that not only stocks the standard meats but also some different cuts. We'll be going there every week. 1
tony b Posted July 20, 2015 Report Posted July 20, 2015 "Shhhh! Be verwee, verwee quite. We're hunting Wabbit!" E. Fudd I grew up hunting rabbits (we raised beagles for hunting), so I've had it just about every which way you could think - fried, stewed with dumplings, pot pie; but never as pulled - in a taco or as a BBQ sandwich. Great idea, ckreef!
bryan Posted July 20, 2015 Report Posted July 20, 2015 Great cook. Takes me back a few years. My rabbitry had over a hundred producing does. Ceramic is as close as it gets to after dark outdoor cooking over an oak fire pit. Thanks for the memories. By the way reports say there is no better meat for the bod. Beautiful cook.
GoFrogs91 Posted July 20, 2015 Report Posted July 20, 2015 Love me some rabbit! Looks delicious reef.
CeramicChef Posted July 21, 2015 Report Posted July 21, 2015 Charles - I've cooked many a Wabbit in my day, but none as gorgeous as that one you did. Kudos and congrats!
tinyfish Posted July 21, 2015 Report Posted July 21, 2015 Now you have me looking at the rabbits in my backyard differently.
ckreef Posted July 22, 2015 Author Report Posted July 22, 2015 This has opened my eyes up to rabbit. Since I have a reasonably priced source I'm going to do a few more, different, Elmer Fudd cooks to see what I can do with it. Droolicious for sure.
