Swamp Rabbit and Wild Oyster Mushroom Sauce Piquant

[chilerelleno]

Simply fantastic, a bountiful hunt/harvest and great meal.
Multiple Likes given.

 

[indaswamp]

Thanks Chile! We had a ball! First rule at the hunting camp-have fun!

 

[chilerelleno]

First rule at the hunting camp-have fun!

This!
This is the first year in many that I went deerless despite several trips.
But every trip was full of rest, relaxation and fun.
And to top it all of I got to watch my youngest take his first deer, that was a truly special event.

 

[indaswamp]

<thumbs up>!!!
This recipe works very well with venison too...highly recommended.

We had a great season. Brother killed 2, cousin killed 3, I killed 2. Deer processing day is tuesday.

 

[tritowner]

That really looks good! Plus the bonus is the fun you had catching the ingredients! Nice!

 

[one eyed jack]

It looks like a great day to me,from beginning to stew.

I can almost taste the stew. Shotgun hunt, or rifle? Walking or machines? Never been in the swamps but would love to go on a hunt like this.

 

[indaswamp]

shotgun, walking....

 

[indaswamp]

That really looks good!

It looks like a great day to me,from beginning to stew.

Thanks fellas! I love it! Spicy, but not burn your mouth on fire hot. Packed with flavor and when those rabbit pieces start to fall apart, oh man!!!

 

[one eyed jack]

shotgun, walking....

That was my guess.

Thanks for the comeback.

 

[ab canuck]

Wow.... That looks and sounds great.... Sounded like a great time as well, Good for you. Thx for sharing recipe as well, would be good to try.
Congrats on the carousel as well. Definitely worth points....

 

[indaswamp]

Thanks abc...

 

[daveomak]

THANK YOU !!! I know where I failed.. About 45 years ago I shot a "swamp rabbit"... or what my buddies called it.. Anyway, I always ate what I shot.. Cleaned and fried.. braised in beer with onions and garlic.. made a roux gravy and plated it up... I chewed and chewed and chewed... I never could get the meat to break down so I could swallow it.. Heck, the hunk of meat just grew the more I chewed... So I baked a potato and put the gravy on the spud... had to garbage the meat... The gravy was the best I had ever tasted... Now I know where I went wrong... The things one learns on this forum is amazing... Dave...

 

[indaswamp]

No problem Dave...
Both the wine and the carbonic acid from the sprite help to tenderize the rabbit. Simmer it for 2 1/2~3 hours until leg bone turns in socket and even tough old rabbits will get tender to the point of meat falling off the bone. I have rarely ever had to cook it over 4 hours.
Ironically, these are called swamp rabbits but they are not rabbits at all, they are hares which are tougher than rabbits. The southern cousin to the snowshoe hare...
You can make this dish with snowshoes and it will be very good.

 

[crazymoon]

IDS,That looks like some true comfort food right there . Great post/recipe and pics ! like

 

[Bearcarver]

That looks fantastic, IDS !!!---Like.:)
Haven't had Rabbit in years!!
Mom used to make Rabbit Pie. Yours looks Better!!

Bear

 

[indaswamp]

IDS,That looks like some true comfort food right there . Great post/recipe and pics ! like

Thanks!

That looks fantastic, IDS !!!---Like.:)
Haven't had Rabbit in years!!
Mom used to make Rabbit Pie. Yours looks Better!!

Bear

Thanks Bear, what a compliment!

 

[indaswamp]

The lemon zest is an Italian touch on the dish, similar to how an Osso Bucco is made. Really kicks up the depth of flavor...every once in a while you get a burst of lemon oil while eating the gravy and it really wakes up the taste buds!! Hands down my favorite way to eat swamp rabbit....
https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/osso-buco-recipe-2013380

 

[indaswamp]

Looks great! Congratulations on the carousel.
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You can substitute baby portabella, wine cap, or shitaki mushrooms for the oyster mushrooms....

 

[redheelerdog]

Nice work on the rabbit hunt, those rabbits are huge! Looks like some great fun.

Way to go getting the nephew out there, he looks like he is having a ball with the boys! All the ingredients in that pot look delicious, nice work!

 

[indaswamp]

Thanks Heeler...
A full grown adult swamp rabbit is 4.5~6 pounds. Lots of meat on one for sure.