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kindkit ([personal profile] kindkit) wrote2013-12-12 06:11 pm
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little bunny, big money

My plan to boil a bunny on Christmas (okay, okay, to braise a rabbit for Christmas dinner) has been thwarted. There is apparently only one shop in town that sells rabbit, and it charges $11 a pound. That's about $30 or even more for a single rabbit. I couldn't afford that even if I was willing to pay as much for a damn rabbit as I would for a decent piece of beef.

So now I need to rethink Christmas dinner. I still want something simple, easy to cook, and not too expensive, but also special. Anybody got any ideas? I'm still very much leaning towards a stew or soup, because even though, say, a roast is simple, it requires lots of other dishes to go with it, whereas a hearty soup or stew is a meal in itself.
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[personal profile] karmageddon 2013-12-13 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
Craiglist? Bunny hobby site? I think people who own rabbits would have one around.
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[personal profile] lilacsigil 2013-12-13 03:20 am (UTC)(link)
I've heard it's hard to get lamb in the US - is that true in your area? Goat is supposed to be great in slow-cooking stews.
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[personal profile] oursin 2013-12-13 08:43 am (UTC)(link)
What???!!! I think one might pay about that in poncey UK butchers for a whole bunny that had led a free and natural life in the wild, and farmed would be cheaper.

Lamb is certainly a good suggestion - though I find with different butchery habits and different cut preferences it's hard to make recs for cuts. For a nice stew or braise I would go for neck of lamb or lamb shank, and cook very slowly.
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[personal profile] mllesatine 2013-12-14 08:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Our dinner on Christmas eve will consist of potato salad (with mayo) and Gaulschken (a dish made of minced meat and raw rice that, formed into balls will be slowly simmered in sauerkraut). It's apparently tradition in our house to check as many German stereotypes as possible on one plate.

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[personal profile] skywaterblue 2013-12-14 09:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Duck, but I worry that'll be too pricey based on the rabbit quote. Most American chain stores only carry it in whole duck form, but a good Whole Foods or local gourmet equivalent/good butcher should be able to get you breasts/legs to keep the cost down.

You also want to try here: http://www.localharvest.org/store/meats.jsp?srt=2&q=rabbit

The little game hens are cheap and fun, presentation wise. And unlike duck, they basically roast up like little chickens.

There's also squab, but might be harder to find (unless you have a local halal butcher.)
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