What’s Up Doc?
It is a popular line from Warner Brother’s torch-bearer – Bugs Bunny. But I am not here to blog about the cartoon character itself. I am here to write about what’s up for dinner. I have already laid down the clue. We didn’t have Bugs Bunny but we had Peter Rabbit in our dinner plate one night.
Dad gave us at least 3 whole pieces and it has been sitting in our fridge for quite sometime. I have been hesitant to cook it since for me, it is a pet and not meant to be eaten. But I ran out of meat variety and needed to prep this unless I will have more smoked sausages or bratwursts again.
Still filled with scruple whether what I was doing was the right thing to do, after I defrosted it for at least 2 days, I opened the package and found the lifeless thing covered with blood. Well, it has already been skinned and beheaded but you can still identify what king of living thing it is with its position. I couldn’t do it, I almost vomited and TS took over. He had rabbit dishes many times before and he didn’t feel aweful doing it to the poor little thing.
We cooked the rabbit the same way as we cook “Lechon Manok”. We stuffed the animal with spices which includes lemon grass, scallions and garlic. We rubbed its body with salt, garlic, onion powder and pepper. And we tossed it in the oven for at least 350ºF for at least an hour. Then it turned out just as how we expected it to be. TS chopped it into pieces and I can smell the goodness which made me starve and forget about PETA. Now, dinner is served!
Roasted Rabbit
how did it taste like mita? i never had a rabbit before and i want to try..but i dont know pud if i will be able to stomach it.i have tried trutle and frogs…
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Jacy Reply:
November 3rd, 2008 at 5:48 pm
it actually tastes good momi lods. it’s better if you put tenderizer so the meat will not be tough. ours was kinda but it wasn’t really that hard.
it somehow tasted like chicken but it has a distinct aroma. i haven’t tried turtle or frog. and since you’ve tried these, i’m sure you can manage to enjoy rabbit for dinner.
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mita unsa man pud nang picture imu g butang uy cute man pud kaayo na nga bunny..of course maghilak gyud siguro ko mag imagine ug ingon ana ka cute to ang bunny,huhuhuhuhuhuhu.///
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Jacy Reply:
November 3rd, 2008 at 5:49 pm
mao lagi uy. cute sa kaayo. murag pet ni Kaitlyn or ni Kayla. bitaw, i chose the picture because that’s how i imagined the rabbit when it was still alive.
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Neva hada wabbit!
crunch crunch crunch … What’s up, Jacy??
You know, I have tried so many things, but rabbit is not one of them. I remember being out once at a seafood place, and thought … “I am going to try something really different. I ordered crawfish. I do not like crawfish!!!
Rabbit is like chicken???
ha haaaa!!!!!!!!
Hope you have a super week. Hiohhhh from SpeedtCat
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Jacy Reply:
November 4th, 2008 at 11:32 am
it tasted almost like chicken but i must admit it was tougher. we could’ve added a tenderizer beforehand.
hope you had a good week too Eric!
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I’ve never really tried rabbit meat… All I thought it was not eatable at all. hmmm… it must be yum-yum
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Jacy Reply:
November 4th, 2008 at 11:33 am
it was good actually. we had lots of leftoever from cooking the entire thing. i got tired of eating it. next time, i’m gonna cook it piece by piece.
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As I was reading your post, I thought you were not going to eat it (you almost vomited).
But you did. And I guess you liked it.
I don’t think I can eat a rabbit.
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Jacy Reply:
November 4th, 2008 at 11:35 am
i think you can eat it especially if you don’t know it’s a rabbit. *winks*
i think i forgot about how pathetic the thing is when i started to smell it from the oven. not to mention I missed Lechon Manok from the Philippines.
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Oh dear! the bunny is soooo adorable…I’m adventurous when it comes to food just don’t show me how they looked like before they were cooked. Eet smakkelijk!
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Jacy Reply:
November 4th, 2008 at 11:36 am
i had my first try with rabbit in the Netherlands. so i won’t be surprised if you can find it there in Belgium, Chey.
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Oh my!!!can’t imagine eating rabbit,i tried to eat deer meat and I threw it up,i am being haunted by their appearance,,,i tried frogs in Laguna and some snake and it was tolerable=)
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Jacy Reply:
November 4th, 2008 at 11:38 am
you mean you didn’t like Venison? i love it! especially if it’s just smoked deli style. i thought i will be haunted by the appearance too but it was very good with all the spices we put in it.
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Hazel Reply:
November 4th, 2008 at 6:10 pm
I have eaten grasshoppers and frog from my grandmother’s province when I was a kid. But that was it, I never had more since them
My cousin ate rat from the rice field and he said it tastes good.
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Jacy Reply:
November 4th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
i watch Bizaare Foods and i would be willing to try grasshoppers and such. i’m really curious. i bet they are good especially they are cooked “adobo” style.
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There is no way I could eat Rabbit. I had them as pets growing up.
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Jacy Reply:
November 4th, 2008 at 6:11 pm
for someone who grew up with pet rabbits, i don’t think iit’ll be possible to eat a rabbit.
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oh no….we had alot of Venison last year and we just threw it away,i can’t take it because behind my mind it is a deer…..i feel wawa for them,don’t you know they shed tears when they are hurt?
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Jacy Reply:
November 4th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
most wild animals doesn’t usually die in comfort, Wen. most usually die a violent and agonizing death. if they are not shot, they are usually run killed by a car, predator, exposure or starvation. so hunting which results to having it in our dinner table is no worse than the other ways wildlife perish.
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wena Reply:
November 4th, 2008 at 6:41 pm
I know,they died in a terrible way…but still i won’t teat them yadz,malooi jud ko…
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Jacy Reply:
November 4th, 2008 at 6:49 pm
tawn pud nimo yads. animal lover jud diay ka. i respect your decision. i must admit luoy man pud sila ba if you really think about it. but i’d rather not think.
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oh my Zeus! I really wanted to try one but I felt pity with rabbit because it is suppose to be a pet not a meal.
Winn have tried it before, he hunts rabbits, squirrels and deer before. He even tried eating groundhog, hehehe
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Jacy Reply:
November 4th, 2008 at 6:21 pm
Winn is adventurous indeed! at first naluoy ko dear but when i smell it being tasty, i forgot about it uy.
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hahaha, I have eaten deer already, it wasnt that bad. But I will never eat snakes as I hate them hehehe… I watch Bizarre foods yads, that upaw have been all over the world na jud hehehe
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Jacy Reply:
November 5th, 2008 at 1:32 am
Andrew is so cool but I like Anthony Bourdain more coz he’s got the sex appeal. *winks* hehehe!
i’m not sure if i’d like to try snakes too.
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hehehe how does it taste gurl? I am curious did not even eat balot or durian here lol
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Jacy Reply:
November 5th, 2008 at 1:33 am
it actually tastes pretty good. if would be an unfair comparison if you compare it with balut and durian. for one, i already don’t like those two.
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