smoking Wheres all the Rabbit Lovers

[Sizzle Lips]

One of my favorite things ...Rabbit on the BGE......Bought a nice fresh rabbit and washed it up and patted it dry.I marinated it for 10 hours in a Presidents Choice citrus marinade...this works fantastic on rabbit.
 

 

 

 

 
I fired up the BGE with some lump charcoal and 4 blocks of cherry for a little added smoke flavor....I had the plate setter in the egg so I could cook with an indirect heat.
Rabbit being so lean I like to brush it with a little evoo halfway through the cook for some added moisture and it browns up the skin a little.
I cooked it for an hour at 375-400 degrees....internal temp of 170 is where I like it.
I served it with some fresh green salad and rice balls.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

[dragonsfire]

Havent had rabbit since the 80's in a Greek restaurant.

 

[MeatHead1313]

Man that looks awesome! I love rabbit, but rarely have it as it's too damn expensive down here to justify buying it.

 

[Sizzle Lips]

Man that looks awesome! I love rabbit, but rarely have it as it's too damn expensive down here to justify buying it.

 

I know what you mean about the price....Years ago you could buy fresh rabbit for $8-10 apiece....now its $22.

 

[Thegreenchilemonster]

That looks delicious! I used to eat a lot of cottontail rabbit when I lived in New Mexico. There is basically an unlimited supply in the desert. You can only hunt them to eat during certain times of the year due to the risk of bubonic carrying fleas on their fur, though.

 

[dragonsfire]

Like many things that become a fad, Rabbits normally cheap since their abundant, $5-10 now its like venison lol.
Best to be friends with some farmer

 

[hot stuff]

I've done several rabbit dishes on the Throwdowns. I raise my own.

 

[Sizzle Lips]

I am not a big fan of wild rabbit...I pretty much stick with nice corn fed raised rabbits......At one time every Italian that I worked with would raise them in their backyards......city put a stop to all the backyard farmers.....My sister lives north of the city and has chickens....trying to talk her into rabbits but she wants no part of that.

 

[moruga welder]

oh yeah , i use to raise them and sell the meat , $ 2 ,  Rabbit stew mmmmmmm

 

[Ashen]

That looks fantastic. I need some rabbit now. My siblings and I ate a lot of "four legged chicken" growing up. I have early memories of learning to skin rabbits at one of those backyard "farms".

 

[FreeportBum]

Looks great ^^ I love Rabbit, my Grandmother use to make a rabbit stew once a week when I was younger. It's gotten really hard to find and expensive here. I can get like 4-5 fresh lobsters for the price of a rabbit. Cheers 

 

[CAPCOM]

Wabbit wover heew!
 

 

[moruga welder]

Looks great ^^ I love Rabbit, my Grandmother use to make a rabbit stew once a week when I was younger. It's gotten really hard to find and expensive here. I can get like 4-5 fresh lobsters for the price of a rabbit. Cheers 

rabbit for lobster , cool !   yeah their a little pricy , its the feed thats doing it    

 

[CAPCOM]

rabbit for lobster , cool !   yeah their a little pricy , its the feed thats doing it    

 

I knew I was in the wrong business.

 

[austin87]

That looks awesome. I've never cooked rabbit but do enjoy eating it.

 

[moruga welder]

 
I knew I was in the wrong business.

same here !  

 

[FarmerDavid]

We raise rabbits and for just there feed pellets will cost u 30$ a year not counting hay and fresh veggies.
The goal is 5lbs in 3 months.

 

[SavinaRed]

What kind of rabbit did you make-jack, cotton etc ??
 
BTW it looks like the BOMB !

 

[Sizzle Lips]

What kind of rabbit did you make-jack, cotton etc ??
 
BTW it looks like the BOMB !

 

Im guessing its just a plain old domestic farm raised rabbit I bought at the supermarket....they are tasty.

 

[FarmerDavid]

Most of the time u will find California and new zland rabbits. They grow fast and pack on weight fast.