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Re: Waskaly Wabbits was:Brea
By: Dave Drum to Ben Collver on Mon Jul 07 2025 05:41:32
DD> Never thought of salmon as "game". That`s sorta fishy as a category.
Webster says:
Animals pursued and taken by sportsmen; wild meats designed for, or
served at, table.
DD> You`re an urban lad, then?
An urban lad with rural family and agricultural ancestors.
DD> Growing up in small town America and spending summers with my grand-
DD> father on/around the family farm taught me a lot about the food system
DD> and how to milk it for unexpected delights.
I bet those were rich experiences. My grandfather worked on a pig farm
and he said you could tell that the pigs were thinking. That they had
personalities and different colored eyes, and that their eyes were
expressive. He hated to eat pork after that.
I imagine that spending time on a farm might make a person less squeamish
about some things, and more squeamish about others.
On a walk recently i found three mature black cherry trees in a row. It
was a hot summer day and the cherries were quite warm. It was like eating
baked cherries right off the tree. I gorged myself. The cherries had
worms in them. I didn`t pay attention to that so long as the skins were
clean and unbroken. I figure it meant that the trees had not been sprayed
with pesticides, and i might be getting a little vitamin B12 in my dessert.
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Title: Cat Braise
Categories: Cat, Game
Yield: 1 Batch
1 Cat; cut in serving-sized
- pieces
Flour; for dusting
1/4 c Extra virgin olive oil
6 Artichokes
sl Slab bacon; thick; diced
1 sm Sweet onion; diced
4 cl Garlic; minced
1 Carrot; diced
1 Lemon
3 sm Tomatoes; peeled, seeded,
- and diced
1/2 c Dry white wine
2 c Homemade chicken broth; 4 c
4 Flat parsley stems
6 Leafy thyme branches
1 Bay leaf
Salt and pepper
1/4 c Flat-leaf parsley; chopped
- (optional)
Get a large cutting board and lay out your cat. Lop off the head, the
tail, and the feet with a sharp butcher`s knife. These parts of the
cat contain little usable meat, so give them to the dog.
Make a longitudinal incision on the cat`s abdomen. Reach your hand
into the body cavity, and remove all of the internal organs. Discard
them--especially the liver. It may look tasty, but the liver of a
felis domesticus is frequently too toxic for human consumption.
Time to skin. As the saying goes, there`s more than one way to do it,
but the basic advice is to use a sharp knife to trim off the skin,
and pull it back, snipping away at the muscle tissue. Alternatively,
grab some loose skin near the head stump and, using a pair of pliers,
peel it back off the carcass like a banana or like how you`d skin an
eel, rolling it off the body.
Wash the meat of stray gristle and hairs.
Pour yourself a drink.
Dust cat pieces in flour with salt and pepper.
Tie up parsley, thyme, and bay leaf with kitchen twine
Snap the leaves off the artichokes until only the tender inner leaves
remain. Snap off the stem. Trim the remaining green bits from the
bottom of the artichoke, and cut off the inner leaves in a bunch at
the point where they are very tender. Pare the tough green outer
layer off the remaining stem, pairing the stem into a point. Now cut
the artichoke bottom into quarters and remove the choke with a sharp
knife from each quarter. Rinse to remove any traces of foin and drop
them into a bowl of water acidulated with the juice of half a lemon.
Heat 2 tb olive oil in a large heavy casserole or Dutch oven. Dredge
the cat pieces in seasoned flour, shaking off excess. Brown over
medium heat, turning regularly, until golden on all sides. Remove cat
pieces to a plate and dump any oil remaining in the pan. Add 1 tb oil
and the bacon dice. Saute until cooked but not crisp. Add the
remaining 1 tb oil and the onion and carrot. Saute for 5 minutes,
then add the artichoke quarters and the garlic, stir one minute, and
add the tomatoes and the white wine. Turn up the heat and reduce
until syrupy, stirring constantly, for about 5 minutes. Lay the
parsely, thyme and bayleaf garnish on top of the vegetables. Arrange
the cat pieces on top, together with any juice accumulated in the
plate.
Pour in enough broth to come halfway up the sides of the cat pieces.
Cover and bring to a simmer. Continue to simmer over very low heat
about 1 hour or cook in the oven at 350?F (170?C) for the same
amount of time. The cat should be just tender and part readily from
the bone. Don`t overcook or it will become dry. Check the liquid
level frequently and add more broth if necessary. Turn the cat
pieces once.
When done, remove the cat pieces to a warm platter and arrange the
vegetables, removed with a slotted spoon, around them. Cover and keep
warm. Strain the remaining pan juices into a smaller saucepan and
reduce over high heat, skimming frequently, until reduced by 1/3rd.
Pour over the platter and serve immediately. Sprinkle with finely
chopped flat-leaf parsley if you like.
Serve with the best bottle of Sauvignon Blanc that you can source.
Recipe by Jason Goroncy
Recipe FROM:
<
https://jasongoroncy.com/2010/12/10/main-course-felis-domesticus/>
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