Need recipe for REALLY FAT rabbit

[GBov]

I just "did" a 6 year old doe who had lived all her life with a tip top full feeder.

OMG!!! I didn't know one could actually get back fat onto a rabbit! :shock:

Anyone have a recipe that calls for really fat rabbits?

 

[Zass]

I grind em...without most of the fat.

 

[Bad Habit]

Remove fat and feed to dogs, prepare as normal. This is an especially effective method when the dog is right under foot trying to steal heads from the waste bucket.

 

[Schipperkesue]

I remove the fat and render it, feed the cracklings to the dogs and I am saving the tallow to make a batch of soap. I grind the rest.

 

[MamaSheepdog]

Remove fat and feed to dogs, prepare as normal. This is an especially effective method when the dog is right under foot trying to steal heads from the waste bucket.

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I remove the fat and render it, feed the cracklings to the dogs and I am saving the tallow to make a batch of soap.

Oooh! Cool! We need a tutorial on that!

Can you make a thread about it when you have enough rendered fat for your soap?

 

[GBov]

:lol: My dog would thank you for the "give it to the dog" option. :lol:

 

[Bad Habit]

I honestly didn't realize there was an option beyond "feed to dog" and "throw out because I don't want to be cleaning up partially digested rabbit fat when the dog barfs from overeating".

 

[Prisma]

I remove the fat and render it, feed the cracklings to the dogs and I am saving the tallow to make a batch of soap.

Yes please a tutorial With list of all that's needed to do and steps please! That would be so cool, I don't get a lot of fat but it would be better than letting it get chucked to wast or feed the rat population that's surfaced and stealing from the dog :angry:

 

[MamaSheepdog]

Attention, all!

I split this thread in two, and have created a new topic called "Soap Making" so the info is easier to access via the search engine.

soap-making-t23424.html

 

[GBov]

In the end I just baked it as my shoulder hurt too much to even think of anything else to do with it.

Turns out we all LOVE really fat rabbit!

It was meltingly tender and very very good indeed.

Now we are wondering how to get more rabbits that fat? :lol:

 

[michaels4gardens]

wonderful

 

[Miss M]

I'm glad it worked out!

 

[MamaSheepdog]

Turns out we all LOVE really fat rabbit!

It was meltingly tender and very very good indeed.

Huh... really?

Does that mean that "rabbit fat tastes icky (unless you are French)" is a myth? :hmm:

 

[GBov]

Turns out we all LOVE really fat rabbit!

It was meltingly tender and very very good indeed.

Huh... really?

Does that mean that "rabbit fat tastes icky (unless you are French)" is a myth? :hmm:

So far I have only ever had ONE rabbit with fat that wasnt nice and even that one was just a bit strong tasting rather than nasty. Usually my mum gets the fat as she is our fat lover but this doe had enough for every one. :lol:

Front legs of rabbit, to me, are the best tasting and least dry but saddle meat is very dry but this old girl, it was ALL moist and rich. Pork meets rabbit kinda thing.

I wonder if wild rabbit fat is not nice? :bunnyhop:

 

[michaels4gardens]

I have never experienced a bad tasting rabbit [fat and all, -we love the fat ] unless it was not fed well, --ie: the fat from rabbits fed too much used vegetable oil [from a deep fryer] was very soft [almost runny] and had an off flavor. But other then that-- it has all been wonderful.

 

[CochinBrahmaLover]

Turns out we all LOVE really fat rabbit!

It was meltingly tender and very very good indeed.

Huh... really?

Does that mean that "rabbit fat tastes icky (unless you are French)" is a myth? :hmm:

So far I have only ever had ONE rabbit with fat that wasnt nice and even that one was just a bit strong tasting rather than nasty. Usually my mum gets the fat as she is our fat lover but this doe had enough for every one. :lol:

Front legs of rabbit, to me, are the best tasting and least dry but saddle meat is very dry but this old girl, it was ALL moist and rich. Pork meets rabbit kinda thing.

I wonder if wild rabbit fat is not nice? :bunnyhop:

I don't think wild rabbits get fat,,lol. Never noticed much on the ones we got.

 

[Zass]

On this page, a cook describes using the fat for restaurant meals:

http://blog.formaggiokitchen.com/2012/0 ... its-parts/

The bony forelegs are perfect for slowly stewing in fat and stock is excellent for making rabbit rillettes, while the leaner loin and meaty hind legs are simple to bone and grind for pâté. We make a light but flavorful stock from the bones and use the livers to flavor and bind the pâté. The soft white fat that wraps the rabbits’ kidneys and any additional fat is a welcome addition to either recipe.