Rabbit...Smoked, Grilled???

Que Man

Anyone ever smoke or grilled a rabbit on a BGE? Any recipe ideas? We were giving out samples of our BBQ sauce (www.BarnwoodBBQ.com)at a fantastic meat market here in Orlando this afternoon. When checking out the meat case I noticed they had rabbit. I never tried one before and thought I would give it a try. If anyone has prepared one before with good results please let me know.

Que

Richard Fl

Here is one!

Rabbit, Egged, Gdenby


INGREDIENTS:
Horseradish Barbecue Sauce
1 cup melted butter
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1/2 cup ketchup
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup prepared horseradish
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp hot sauce
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp black pepper




Directions:
1 I egged a couple of rabbits on the 4th.They turned out quite well. I'd cooked rabbit twice before, once in the oven, and once in a water smoker. Both times the meat was passable, but because it is extremely lean and is mostly sheathed in a fine membrane, the meat was rather dry and a little tough.
2 So this time I did everything I could to ensure a moist and tender result. I brined the whole rabbits for a day in a salt/ginger/lemon juice mixture. Then I marinated it in a "fine" apple flavored wine for six hours.
3 I started a load of Black Canyon lump, which comes from Paraguay. Its smoke is quite pleasant, and so I decided it would be the only source of smoke for the cook. After lighting it, I quickly rubbed the rabbits with EVOO, a few shakes of salt, and a generous dusting of fresh ground pepper. As soon as the starter cube fire went out, I put down the lower grill, an improvised aluminum foil drip pan, the upper grill, and the rabbits. I quickly closed the vents down, but the heat rose briefly to 230. After 10 minutes it dropped to 220, where I wanted it, and so I left them go for 2 hours.
4 After two hours, I checked the rabbits. With such a low and indirect fire, they were just barely warming up. I pushed the foil aside, turned the rabbits over, and smeared some butter on them. After a half an hour, I turned them again, added butter, and opened up the vents so that the dome came up to 290. I repeated the turning and buttering 3 more times at half hour intervals. On the last turn, one of the rabbits began to break apart, so I took them off 15 minutes later.
5 The result were good. The meat wasn't fall off the bone tender, but not at all chewy. There was a good deal of moisture in the meat, and the black pepper was quite sharp. I added a horseradish sauce on the side, which really finished off the flavor with a high note.
6 Served with honey-ginger glazed yams and fresh black cherries.
Horseradish Sauce
1 Place all ingredients in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and allow sauce to simmer for 10-15 minutes.
2 I should have also mention, that as I was turning the rabbits, I'd give a little tug with the tongs at the thin flesh at tho bottom of the ribs. As that began to tear loose, I knew I was getting close to done. Then, as I said, when one began to break up I knew I was almost there.


Recipe Type
Meat

Recipe Source
Author: gdenby

Source: BGE Forum, Gdenby, 2006/07/05

I don't know where I found the horseradish babeque sauce recipe, but I give all credit to whoever originally made it.

2006/11/21---First, I'll thank Richard for hunting up my report from the archives. I've done rabbit twice more, but don't have my notes at hand. However, there's 3 things I'd mention. The first 2 cooks I did, I did the rabbits whole, The third time, I quartered them. It made them a lot easier to handle, and they cooked more evenly. There was negligable fat in them, and they are so thin that I think anything above 250 grill would burn them. The last ones I did, which were the best, I did much like ribs, turning and mopping frequently, with some foil underneath to block direct heat. I was careful to pull them off just before 160, which is when they are safe cooked.Have fun. I can't say the rabbit I've had so far was great, but its never been a failure, and the saddle, however tiny, was always good.

BENTE

here you go:::
Rabbit, Egged, Gdenby #2

First, I'll thank Richard for hunting up my report from the archives. I've done rabbit twice more, but don't have my notes at hand. However, there's 3 things I'd mention. The first 2 cooks I did, I did the rabbits whole, The third time, I quartered them. It made them a lot easier to handle, and they cooked more evenly. There was negligable fat in them, and they are so thin that I think anything above 250 grill would burn them. The last ones I did, which were the best, I did much like ribs, turning and mopping frequently, with some foil underneath to block direct heat. I was careful to pull them off just before 160, which is when they are safe cooked.Have fun. I can't say the rabbit I've had so far was great, but its never been a failure, and the saddle, however tiny, was always good.

Recipe Type
Main Dish, Meat

Recipe Source
Source: BGE Forum, Gdenby, 11/21/06

BENTE

you beat me :(

Richard Fl

You must have stepped out for an adult beverage. You need to add the addendum! LOL
Just took some tomatoes, onions and jalapenos off the small to char the skin for a Cinco de Mayo party tomorrow with Pico de Gallo.

Salsa, Ricardo's Pico de Gallo, Richard Fl


Ingredients :
6-8 Whole Tomatoes
1 Medium Red Onion
1 Bunch Cilantro (fresh)
1 4 Ozs. Can Green Chiles, diced, Ortegas/El Paso or similar
1-2 Whole Jalapenos (fresh)
1 Whole Juice from 1 fresh Lime
1/4 Cup Wine Vinegar
1 Dash Cayenne Pepper
Fresh ground Pepper to taste
1/2 Oz Cuervo Gold Tequila, to taste (optional)
2-3 Tbs. Hot Italian Cherry Peppers, diced (optional)




Preparation :
1 Take tomatoes and cut in half against the stem. Remove the seeds and any juices and discard. Dice tomatoes in 1/4 inch pieces.
2 Sprinkle with a little salt and let set for 30 minutes to remove more juices (prior to doing this, if you desire, lightly roast the whole tomato to remove the skin-gas burner or grill is best, but keep some of the burnt skin for flavor and texture).
3 Finely dice red onion, jalapenos, and cilantro (leaves only).
4 Mix all ingredients (best the next day-will keep refrigerated for about a week)
5 This is the way we like it,but play around for your taste buds, there are choices for each palate.


Recipe Type
Salsa

Recipe Source
Author: Richard Howe

Source: BGE Florida Eggfest '08, Richard Fl, 2008/03/15

BENTE

i did!!! :side: