Well whoever bites those mountain oysters off will certainly meet the eye Uli :-)
uli,
Nov 8, 6:28am
Hehe ... :) Who's eye?
marree,
Nov 8, 6:32am
eek!! - didn't know that! (I'll try to pretend I didn't read this - just in case one day I get to try again!)
uli,
Nov 8, 6:36am
Believe me - they are really nice smoked :) And they are (nearly exactly) the same as smoked fish roe ... (only that roe is the eggs - and mountain oysters are the sperm ... or similar ...)
rainrain1,
Nov 8, 6:41am
Yours?
pinedon,
Nov 11, 7:08am
lol.... tell you a story of a guy that did get an eye full lmao. Its the laugh for this years docking season anyway. He went down for the bite and what do you thing poked him in the eye??? So now, he gets called cock-eyed. He felt so stink he didnt even tell his wife. I did though. lol.
rainrain1,
Nov 11, 11:16pm
Bet she doesn't kiss him
pinedon,
Nov 12, 6:08am
umm dont know lol. :-)
rainrain1,
Nov 12, 6:18am
maybe the mrs doesn't know he bite them offlol
marree,
Nov 4, 10:02pm
Reminds me of my nana cooking up rabbit (and all the other wild game animals - duck, pheasant etc!).I don't recall her making rabbit, but do remember the stew, which I loved.Pity she's not around anymore & I guess restaurants don't have it on the menu!
elliehen,
Nov 4, 10:29pm
Our cat has brought inside baby bunnies four days in a row and I've chased them out!Cat usually eats just the heads and leaves the bodies for me to find under sofas etc.
I've just checked a very old Aunt Daisy cookbook and there are rabbit recipes for: Rabbit & Beef Pudding, Rabbit Casserole, Rabbit Custard Pie, Rabbit Hawaiian, Rabbit & Mushroom Pudding and Rabbit Pilau.If any of those appeal, I'd be happy to post :)
marree,
Nov 4, 10:34pm
elliehen - would definitely appeal - yummy - I just need a rabbit!
uli,
Nov 5, 1:04am
Hmmm - I never "boil" meat - except old soup hens . why not fry some onions and some bacon and then layer the jointed rabbit in, add some herbs (thyme, rosemary, garlic etc) and some red wine and slowly simmer or braise.
rainrain1,
Nov 5, 2:28am
Boiled meat can be delish, but I say. oma rapeti, oma rapeti, oma oma oma :-)
valentino,
Nov 5, 2:33am
Marinated Roasted or Grilled Rabbit is lovely as well.
Just as though one is doing chicken.
Oh, have friends in Bulgaria who breeds rabbits for eating, are kept in multi-storied hutches and love roasting them.
Personally not enough nourishment in a rabbit as there are in chickens etc. quite nice though.
pinedon,
Nov 6, 8:32am
Thanks for all the ideas on cooking rabbit :). Well, he made a stew and i must say, it smelt really lovely.Notice I said 'smelt' lol.I think I still have a bit of city girl left in me lol.It went so quickly when it was put on the table!Other wild foods that were cooked by the guys was crumbled Duck, Goat kababs,venision, mountain oysters,smoked eel, eel pate,Whitebate fritters etc. The only thing I did try was the duck.It was beautiful!
rainrain1,
Nov 6, 9:21am
I have never tried a mountain oyster.but I married one .
uli,
Nov 6, 9:11pm
Ahhh mountain oysters - in Turkey you can buy them smoked at the butchers - just like you can roe here - not much difference really.
And believe it or not - just now a rabbit has appeared at the kitchen sink, the fur is being pulled off now - so soon it goes into the fridge for a couple of days then into a nice casserole - slow cooked most likely :)
Note to self: check red wine levels .
pinedon,
Nov 7, 8:07am
lol. I have had many a chance to try a mountain oyster, but can't bring myself to eat them knowing what they are and where they come from. :-)
marree,
Nov 7, 8:53am
Uli - 'mountain oysters' - I was trying to explain to someone the other day (they were too young to understand).We used to have Homestead Chicken outlet up the road (they sold mountain oysters - but called them 'sweet breads' or something!)Very tasty - crumbed & deep fried. When I found out what they were (sheep's balls) I was rather horrified. but didn't stop me.Sadly the place closed down / sold out.
elliehen,
Nov 7, 9:10am
marree, did you know that not too many decades ago, one accepted practice among sheep farmers in New Zealand was to remove the 'oysters' by biting them off the lambs!
pinedon,
Nov 7, 9:28am
It still happens today.I was told it was the most sterile way to get the balls. It is less painful than using the rings.You wont catch me doing it lol.I'd rather put the rings on.
rainrain1,
Nov 7, 5:49pm
Sweetbreads are glands from the neck of milk lambs.mountain oysters are it's little prize jewells from down under.
rainrain1,
Nov 7, 7:15pm
Ewww poo you're kidding,I knew they used to do it years ago, but today!Maaaaaaaaaaate tie those people up! :-)
uli,
Nov 8, 6:28am
Hehe . :) Who's eye!
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