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“So you actually eat hare?”
“you bloody bet I do!”
A chat my farmer/wine maker friend and I had a few months ago. In fact when I talk about what game I eat, I often get odd looks. Even when I talk about the generally more accepted beasts like rabbit and duck. From my experience it seems that to consume hare is taboo, especially among the rural folk. Its like they have some sort of mystical respect for the beast. For me, they represent a healthy form of ‘red meat’. They’re a great deal larger in size to rabbit and the meat is also completely different in taste.
In America I believe there called a ‘Jack Rabbit’ which is also a descendant of European Hare that was introduced ‘hare’ in Australia. So if you have access to hunt them I recommend it. It’s a great eating meat, and lean too. And in Australia it’s an environmental pest, so benefits all round.
The meat goes well with the usual suspects flavor wise. In this tagine version I cooked it in beef stock, Fino Sherry and red wine. Flavor-wise was a simple garlic, chorizo, bacon and rosemary with a a bunch of stewing veg. It was delectable! A real logcabiner meal. I’m sure Joakim would have been impressed.
Demolished.
oh gaw! i want to come overseas and hunt and gather and EAT with your family. you guys are living the good life and i love it
Thanks Gypsy! You’re welcome any time your over in Australia!
It was very flavoursome!
I’m available anytime for taste testings ;-D
You should take some home next time!!
Absolutely love your blog. Congrats on the book deal. I’ll be standing in line to get it…..
I’m thinking, what if you did a complete pic line up from shooting of the hare, cleaning, etc, cooking. The part in between the hunt and the field is of some interest, don’t you think.
Love to do some hunting, fishing and eating with you and yours should I ever find myself “down under”.
Thanks Rick, actually what you mentioned is something thats going in the book!
It’s just the kind of info I would have liked to read about when I started out!
I’ve had rabbit, but not hare. That looks like such a hearty meal – would love to try it someday!
I think this looks soooooo delicious – I’d eat it (without the cous cous tho :)). I made a goat curry once which was just amazing, it melted in your mouth, yet I told a friend and she was like goat! But the poor little goats! Technically, I think that can be applied to poor cows, poor kangaroos, poor fishies, poor chickens, poor ducks… the list goes on and on and on. These animals were (and clearly still are) hunted as a source of food. Especially here in Australia where this animal is a pest, I don’t see why people get so upset! I’d feel worse about eating battery hens’ eggs!
And, I must have missed the book deal announcement but wow – I can’t wait to see it! Although, to be perfectly honest, I’ll be getting the boy to skin the caught hare… hehehe…
Good morning, What a lovely blog, I have been following it for some time! I see all you great feasts, and I have been meaning to ask, have you ever tried a Jibb’s dinner? You don’t have to hunt for it, but its a very traditional dinner that is amazing! and one pot will feed a huge family for sure! Here is one recipe, but many exsist! http://www.food.com/recipe/jiggs-dinner-15129
Quite a meal, for sure!
Thanks for doing what you do!
I loved the winterpics, they’re great! Man, I grew up on a farm and our neighbours were fanatic hunters. So I ate a lot of freshly shot wild animals when I was young, especially pheasants. The good ol’ times!
Best regards!
Where was your farm? Pheasants! wow I’m so jealous mate!!
Yeah, pheasants were (and still are I guess) pretty common around here. The farm was located in the southern part of The Netherlands, it was my father’s but he sold it about a decade ago. The nice thing however was that my father grew raspberries. So besides the wild animals, we had fresh raspberries. I can’t imagine a better place for me to grow up.
I will absolutely be putting this to the test. Need to get me some hares this winter. Jackrabbit is good but the Cottontail is a treat. Just have to steer clear of those Jackalopes… fearsome buggers!
Damn right! You’re reading me like a book. Hare is delicious, it has more wild game taste in it and your dish looks perfect. Hunting hare with fast pursuing barking dogs “Stövare” which are similar to english foxhounds and american plots is an old rural tradition over here in Scandinavia.