Lately I have had the desire to try rabbit. There is something primal about it; it seems only recently (relatively speaking of course) that we have stopped eating it and instead taken the cute little fluffies into our homes as pets. Though, I do live in an area where people do at times eat rabbit, but it is an occasional thing. Few restaurants have rabbit on the menu.
A couple nights ago, hubby and I found ourselves at the grocery store trying to figure out what to eat. As we were looking through the freezer "cajun" section, I saw rabbit. I just had to have it and have it I did. I at first planned to smother it all as a good Cajun would, but as I looked for some guidelines online, I came across a recipe for French Rabbit Stew. I was lured by the glamour of the French and cast aside a Tony Chacheres gravy.
Sadly, hubby and I weren't too impressed; nothing about this stood out. I read that farmed rabbit is much more bland than wild so perhaps that accounts for the lackluster nature of the dish. Whatever the reason may be, I have decided not to post the actual recipe. I am undecided on whether I'll try rabbit again.
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Hmm...I've never had rabbit, but I'd really like to try. Where did you get yours?
I found it in a supermarket in the Cajun section; it was shoved in there between the shrimp, crawfish, and alligator. I'm thinking I would definitely like to try wild rabbit to see how it differs from farmed.
Dad says to try it in a sauce piquante next time... but wait until I'm at home!
http://www.nola.com/food/patout/recipe.ssf?rabbit_sauce_piquant.html
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