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Kepis

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Jul 17, 2005
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Here's one for you all, my sister got a rabbit from the local butchers a couple of days ago, (i did offer her a couple of the ones i got last night, but she turned them down :( ), anyway tonight she made a nice rabbit casserole, only thing is, it tastes awful, (and yes she is a good cook before anyone says otherwise) the rabbit tastes and smells of fish - any ideas what could cause this?, im assuming it might have been a doe and a tad milky, but not having seen it prior to cooking i dont know:confused: , i also have a nagging thought that it could be the time of year, i seem to remember an old country gent i used to know, telling me years ago that rabbit is at it's best between September & November?.

She did say that when she was preparing the rabbit, she didn't smell anything that indicated it was off nor did she see anything on the meat that indicated it was off / had an infection etc.

Appreciate your comments/suggestions, and yep it had crossed my mind that she was trying to kill me off.

cheers
 

spamel

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Did she joint the rabbit? If she cooked it whole, she may have got a stray "Rabbit Raisin" stuck in the body cavity! Dunno why it would have tasted of fish though, unless it is some genetic experiment!
 

Kepis

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Nope it was all jointed and clean before she popped it in the pot apparently
 

Scally

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there is a very small gland down by the tail and if this overlooked can taint the meat big time i tend to over cut around this area too make sure its gone hope this helps
 

Kepis

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That would explain it, forgot about that there gland, i'll ask her if the butcher took them out for her, if not i'll prepare the thing next time round

Cheers guys
 

xavierdoc

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there is a very small gland down by the tail and if this overlooked can taint the meat big time i tend to over cut around this area too make sure its gone hope this helps

Seconded- Usually a pair of glands: beige/light-brown coloured and raisin-sized. They smell strong and give the meat a very gamey, pungent taste (which my wife can't stand, but I find ok!) When you paunch the bunny you can usually take them out with the rectum if you have split the "H-bone".

Maver, I hope this doesn't put you or your sister off yummy-bunny. A quiet word with the butcher will probably be beneficial for all concerned.
 

wingstoo

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May 12, 2005
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Further to the request made earlier, here are the pics that show which scent glands on a rabbit to remove.
Note the grey yellow blobs either side of the tail bone, these are the scent glands that need to be removed in order that during cooking the musky scents are not released into your food.
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Note the glands either side of the tailbone are removed. Your (wild) rabbit will taste MUCH nicer :!:
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All the best.

Had the same discussion on my boards a while ago, the above was posted there.

LS
 

JonnyP

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Nice one guys... We have shot a load of bunnys here recently and rabbit stew is on the menu for tonight.. This thread has helped a lot...
 

Kepis

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Seconded- Usually a pair of glands: beige/light-brown coloured and raisin-sized. They smell strong and give the meat a very gamey, pungent taste (which my wife can't stand, but I find ok!) When you paunch the bunny you can usually take them out with the rectum if you have split the "H-bone".

Maver, I hope this doesn't put you or your sister off yummy-bunny. A quiet word with the butcher will probably be beneficial for all concerned.

Nah it wont put me or my sister off rabbit, dunno why she went to the butcher anyway cos i was out shooting later in week and she could have had a load for free, in fact im just off out to bag a few more this evening:D
 

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