Fished and hunted to fill the family freezers. Grew and canned fruit and vegetables. Root cellars. Hunted what we called snowshoe hare. Good eating. Granny knew how to prepare game.
Oh yeah Dudley 😎 👍👍 I grew into a semi-hunter gathering lifestyle. I'd rather view and watch them, then hunt wild game but I have no choice it's a necessity to me. You learn to respect everything in the wilderness, also keeping in mind that home is 150 miles away no room for error.😁👍 what a fulfilling way to grow up and live.
On my way up to my trails through the woodlands I stop by a mountain lake to fish for lake trout for lunch 😋 after loading my spruce logs cant stop thinking of roasted fish before 80 mile my treks home.
Kent.. there's not much in this world that gives me joy anymore but watching your show and listening to your genuine kindness puts a smile on my face every single time. I know it may not seem like much but it really does make a difference to me and I'm sure a lot of other people... God bless you brother
love the video. I raise my own meat rabbits here in northern california. Definitely a dying practice and people think im crazy all the time but oh man is it worth it. Raising chickens and rabbits was how my grandfather and his family of 6 survived the depression growing up in hawaii. I'm proud to carry on the traditions of my ancestors and learn skills that are foreign and looked down upon by average city slickers
Lol City slicker here. I do my best to maintain a garden for my family and I. We used to have chickens but the city made give them away so I just gave them to my parents who now have over 20 chickens LOL
Hi Kent! Here in Spain we put a good pan fry on the liver and then we grind it in a mortar with garlic and a toast to make an amazing rabbit stew. But I mostly use rabbit in a tomato sauce, thick bay and wine sauce or simply in a typical sunday paella. Thanks for your videos and God bless you all on the other side of the pond.
Loved the video, I grew up eating a lot of small game. My mom would fry that rabbit then take and make a roux and stew it all down and serve over rice. Another version that’s always been my favorite is to sear the seasonings and rabbit in Dutch oven and have clear broth and white wine cover it and cook til tender and yep, serve over rice. It’s all good eating! Thanks so much for the video, I hope a lot of the subscribers will try these. Anyone in or near Rogers Ar, there’s a rabbit processor there and they sell cleaned, ready to cook rabbits there.For those that hunt, all the better.
Richard Thornhill ; I know what you mean. It's been about the same for me, 65 - 66 years. My dad used to raise Chickens and Rabbits, they were our main source of protein for quite a while. Mama usually just fried the meat and fixed mashed potatoes with some goood pan drippings gravy and a vegetable. Great times we had.
Gonna have to try the hasenpheffer. Back before my rabbit beagle retired to a tasting beagle, I always had plenty of wild rabbits and I raised rabbits for meat too. Always had to make it into a little more familiar so everyone would eat it. Rabbits substitute well in lots of recipes. The work well in fajitas, white chili, dumplings, stir fry, curries, as well as fried and stewed. Great to see more game recipes !!!
My husband literally hates liver. That said, however, he will eat (and enjoy) rabbit liver. We raised (Californian) rabbits for about 6 years and he got brave one day and decided to try the liver. He was pleasantly surprised as rabbit liver has an even milder flavor than chicken liver. It makes a terrific liver pate also.
I will refer you to the book Skis Against the Atom. Sounds weird but Norwegian Commandos who mostly live off the land in WWII said that eating the whole animal provided them with the nutrients they needed. The typical steak would not keep them alive. It took the entrails, brain, eyes, and all to do it...
Never heard anyone pronounce "Hasenpfeffer" so cool the way you did. It actually sounded nearly perfect. Strange note: "Hase" is hare and "pfeffer" actually means pepper, in this context however describes a stew or ragout made from game. Rabbit on the other hand is "Kaninchen", which is different animal. So technically you made a "Kaninchenpfeffer", not a Hasenpfeffer if you used rabbit and not wild hare. But that's just splitting rabbit hairs. Cook on, Cowboy, you got fans in Germany who take their hats off to thank you for your channel.
As kid in australia I loved when winter came around and we got rabbit and bacon stew. We only ever had rabbit we had shot ourselves. Spent so much time skinning and butchering as a kid. Thanks for evoking fond memories
Likewise, except field dressing only took a minute or two, then put the warm carcass in a 13"X9" cake pan before looking for more cottontails. A rinse with the hose when we got home then presented mom with a clean carcass so she could do her magic.
Kent, your rendition of Hasenpfeffer makes me think of my Grammy. My granddad and I would bring her some rabbits, and she would make a dish similar to this for us. She would have browned it in bacon grease, and served it to us over some mashed potatoes. As always you make a tasty looking recipe for us, and I'm alway happy to see your puppies get a taste. Thanks again for another video, I can't wait for the next one!
yup, my dogs eat what I eat just not as much, I am sure to give them a proper dinner and breakfast with minerals omegas, vitamins so forth, int eh wild they eat what they catch and I'll give them a bit here and there but if they can run something down by all means eat
I love this. Texas has a surprising amount of German descendants and Mexico had an Austrian Emperor. They killed Maximilian but his Vienna lager gave us XX. I hope to enjoy Kent's cooking one day.
Yes Kent we learned a lot from Buggs Bunny cartoons. My Dad grew up during the depression he went out every day to shoot cottontail rabbits, that was their food for dinner each day. And how many episodes of Gunsmoke did we see Matt Dillion cooking a rabbit over the campfire. Thanks for a great video! Jim Bearden, Hayward, California
When I was fourteen my dad got me my first shotgun. A 12 gauge semi-auto with a shortened stock and a shortened barrel with an adjustable choke. I was barely able to carry the beast but I was as happy as a clam. When pheasant hunting I became a bit of a specialist in bagging rabbits. My parents didn't eat rabbit but my Old World grandparents did and were they ever happy when I brought my latest bunny victims to their house.
Hey there Kent and Shannon! I do love me some Cowboy cookin` and I watch you every day without missing an episode. Not only do you make cooking fun, you have the true, authentic experience of being a real cookie on the trail. You, my friend are an American treasure!!! God bless you, and Shannon and cant forget the puppies!
My grandfather here in Austria was breeding rabbits, I grew up on a rabbit diet! Super tender and lean meat. My grandmother baked them in the oven (with stuffing) or fried them in pork lard.
@@Heather-xm9ul they are making a huge come back all this year & end of last. Most homesteaders are doing some & can be gotten at many farm/homestead to consumer or farmers market. I spoke with a breader/seller & key was preparing rabbit bites to let customers try & recipe cards to go with purchases. 3 or the homestead podcasters I watch have them. 1 I used to watch made movable hutch/run like chicken tractors for moving across pastures.
I used to fry rabbit for my father when I was a young boy before he passed on. I haven't seen or fried rabbit since then. I really like the flavor of rabbit and now that I've seen your video I will make some very soon. Love all your videos thanks for posting and God bless y'all
When I was a kid we used to buy our rabbit from our mailman. My mother who grew up on a farm would fry the rabbit like chicken for Sunday. The rabbit tasted like chicken, enjoyed it. The mailman raised the rabbits. YUM.
A rabbit stew is really nice and rather hardy i know a few people dont like eating rabbit but there is a huge difference from your pet bunny Mr fluffy to a wild lean rabbit who a lot of the time are classed as pests
Kin you and Jan and the pups are truly national treasures being a south eastern country boy rabbit hunting is a way of life and your recipes sure do it in honor thank you sir.
Finally, someone who knows how to make hasenpfeffer! My wife had a friend who tried to tell her that in Germany they eat horse. My wife told her they did not, but she insisted. Yes they do its called hoss en pepper!
Mr Rollins, i lived with my grand parents in southwest Missouri. On sunday morning,and i mean every sunday morning my grammy would make fried rabbit and fried squirrl fried taters and onions smotherd in gravy! along with buttermilk biscuits! and a boatload of eggs over easy. Thats fine eating right there!
I love the video and the recipes. Rabbits probably one of my favorite things I stuff it full of onions and turnips and tie it up and then cover it with onions and put it's inside of a baking bag and bake it it's really good.
I grew up eating rabbit cooked several ways but I've never had hasenpfeffer. Just like you, the first time I heard of hasenpfeffer was on the Loony Toons. God bless you and all the crew
My Grandfather nearly made 102 years, and he's been gone twenty years or so. Too young for WW1, too old for WW2, he did Nasho, and found himself making parachutes in 1939. My Dad showed up in 1936. After the war Pop, his surviving brothers (a few died on the Burma Railway) Dad and his big brother used to go camping and murder the bunnies at several places outside of Melbourne. Pop was notorious for refusing to waste .22cal (his rifle was chambered for short, long, and LR) ammo on rabbits when Dad or Uncle Don could neck the thing with their Crackerjack air rifles. One time they came home late with a lot a rabbits tied to the rear bumper, already turning green. She stewed the lot and made them eat it all. She was a tough old Cornish woman, married to an Irishman. She died when I as two, and he loved her until the day he died.
Again thank you for videos Kent, always appreciate when you always give ol’ glory hers. I always salute her every morning and evening when colors play here in base. Keep the videos rolling good sir!
@@CowboyKentRollins yes sir! Always look forward to more videos. Also I’ve made a few things from your videos such as the actual GRILL CHEESE holy moly and Semper fi was it the best!
@@CowboyKentRollins Being a retired vet myself, I know exactly how he feels. The first time I saw your salute on your channel my eyes got a little wet cause I vividly remember when much of the public hated all military members and being cursed and spat at if you were in uniform. Lt USN (ret)
Gosh, I can remember my Daddy and three brothers going rabbit hunting and Momma would fry up the rabbits and smother them in gravy. Good eating. My husband loves rabbit as well. Making me hungry Mr. Kent!
Hi Kent and Shan. These recipes look yummy awesome. I have never had hasenpfeffer before, but it looks very good. I have had my share of fried rabbit, but it has been a while. Thank you for sharing. You, Shan, and the pups have a very blessed week. Stay safe and stay well. Love ya.
One of my fondest memories is when my grandmother came and stayed with my siblings and I while my parents were away. During this time she brought down a cooler full of rabbit my grandfather had aquired hunting. She made fried rabbit for us and it was delicious! Great video!
I fried rabbit for my family in the earlier days and would make rabbit gravy with mashed potatoes and the kids loved it! We made it a point to go hunting for rabbits and we enjoyed a good fry!
This brings back memories as a kid... In my family sometimes grandpa would fry up a rabbit (he raised them0 and then make a gravy from the fond and oil then eat that over rice.. YUM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you Kent for these recipes! I've never had Hasenpfeffer but will certainly try this recipe. And thank you for always remembering Us Veterans. It was our pleasure to serve this country and kep our people safe and sound. God Bless you Kent!
My grandfather raised rabbits. Pretty good fare. He was an old Cornish Englishman, and his rabbit hutch was meticulously clean as well as the breeding records he kept. The first time I made rabbit for the family my wife and kids turned their noses up. Until they took the first bite. After that first taste, they inhaled the rest of the dish. I baked it in a covered turkey roaster with potatoes and carrots. Turned out succulent, tender, tasty and perfect. Don't let the idea fill your mouth with cotton; try some.
We raised rabbits and ate a lot of them. If you like chicken liver, you will love rabbit liver. There is a small bladder on them that needs to be pinched off and it has to come off intact. If it bursts, toss it. Otherwise, cook like chicken liver and enjoy.
I love rabbit. I made my wife rabbit spaghetti she said it was the best spaghetti she has had. I have to thank you u have taught me many things. Be blessed. Your videos are awesome
First time I had rabbit I was living in Colorado.. I bought at a kingsoopers grocery store. I marinated in buttermilk with a little cognac that I reduced to a syrup with some of your spices. I slow smoked them in a cast iron skillet in the Q until they were browned and fork tender...makin' me drool just thinking about it!
Being an older Irishman hillbilly from rural Kentucky, I can say rabbits are good eatin', Kent does a great job here, I'm 58 & hunting since I was 9, I can skin & gut rabbit in 2 minutes, for folks that are hunters, watch you tube & see how, also a squirrel in about the sme time
Mr. Kent . Love your videos ! Rabbit is one of our favorite meals . Here is south Louisiana we love to pot roast a big old swamp rabbit make a good gravy and serve it over rice with a big pot of white beans
Hi Kent! I have to say that you are the best and so down to earth!! Keep up the great cooking! I really look forward to watching your videos. Thanks again Kent for all that you do. Take care!
You're bringing back memories. I raised rabbits as a 4H project as a kid. I haven't had rabbit in a long time, but now I want to see if I can get my hands on some.
I grow up eating rabbit a squirrel when every I would go to my mothers side of the the family. Every time we had Brunswick stew it was made of chicken and squirrel. Probably one of the best chili Verde I have ever made was with rabbit. Love your channel.
My wife was excited to see your newest video, she reminded me that it was Wednesday afternoon and the new video was up, so we started watching, once she saw it was rabbit she left the room, so did my daughter and one of my workers, I was left with only my apprentice, Lydia, we both laughed and watched it together, you see we have pet rabbits, so some of the audience in my house couldn't handle it, but Lydia and I were excited to see you make Hasenpfeffer, we still laugh about how Kent Rollins cleared the room making his recipe! Great job Kent, I don't think I will ever get make it, but I sure looked good.
I can't wait to try this! I love rabbit on the Pit Barrell cooker rubbed with some Kent Rollins Original Seasoning. Now I need to try both new recipes! Love it!
I only know of one person who cooked rabbit when I was kid, my Aunt Quida, and to me it looked like a weird fried chicken. I don't remember what it tasted like since that was over 45 years ago, but I remember there weren't any leftovers after dinner, supper, or whatever time of day it was when she cooked it. 🐇 As for the organ meat, I don't touch it, I've never been that hungry. I've tried liver once and hated it. I don't care how good it is for you, it's not going to prevent the inevitable, so I'll eat what's tasty instead. 😋
my buddy's mom who grew up during the depression , she would use shak-n-bake on rabbit, squirrel,ground hog,ect. a pressure cooker will make good wild game
I like to cook my rabbit down in the pressure cooker, pull the meat off the bone, then make a soup with whatever else you want in it. I usually just add onion, carrots, celery, and whatever seasonings I feel like. I've also added black beans, rice, and taco seasoning and it was good
One of my first jobs as a cook was at Bojangles Cajun Chicken. I fried all the chicken and ever'thing was double dipped and the recipe required some cayenne pepper in the dry mix. Double dippin' is the way to go. I bet the Kent Rollins original seasoning would have done wonders.
Sorry I almost missed this one. The first one is more for me, the second one is maybe for the love bunny. I've watched a lot of rabbit cooking, yours wins the show!!!!! I've watched 50 or more videos on this subject, yours was most sensible. John T.
When deep frying meat, instead of double-dipping, I prefer to season the meat, dust with corn starch, then dip & coat with flour. I don't like to use anything but salt in the flour, spices tend to lose flavor in the heat and you have to use a lot of spice ($$) to get distinct flavor. But if the seasoning is on the meat to start with, you get it in every bite.
Between catching rabbits for the table as a kid in NJ and my Uncle Sam serving it in the chowhall on thursdays on Okinawa i've come to enjoy it very much. Great video as always.
Well hopefully nothing interrupts my weekend because now I'm going to get me some cottontails. Brings me back to a kid. My grandpa always called it "flied wabbit". Great video
May not be as easy as it used to be. The recent arrival in the US of Rabbit Viral Hemorrhagic Disease Virus really took chunks out of wild populations, especially in the SW.
I must admit that was impressive. Also I wanted to thank y'all so much for you"autobiography of being a cookie on the trails. You and Shannon are awesome. I enjoyed that so very much. Good Bless you Both and your family. I now have a cast iron skillet. Of course my fiance bought me the heaviest one they make I think. But never the less I'm getting it seasoned properly thank to y'all. God Bless Y'all n keep making videos. I love em and learn a lot.
What a jolly presentation and a most amazing adventure in rabbit cuisine. Thank you sooo much. This something I would love to try outside in a Dutch Oven. Take care brother and God Bless. 🧡
Hazenpeper is a traditional Dutch and German stew. The dish is prepared by marinating hare legs in red wine. Then this hare meat is stewed in a casserole, together with bacon, onion, garlic and possibly carrot and tomato puree.
Never had rabbit Kent think you just turned me onto a new project love your channel my hats off to you Shannon and the tasters. You really do have a great channel and me and everyone do appreciate your videos. 😁
I like rabbit, especially fried...tastes like chicken (almost). However, it's tough. Glad you talked about tenderizing. I've heard freezing it also helps tenderize it (?).
I made my boys BBQ bunny sandwiches and they loved it! My 7 yr old said “Can I have another rabbit sandwich?” 😄 I’ll have to fry some up for them next. Yum!
We always chicken fried our rabbit then made flour gravy in the skillet. When the gravy was done we inserted the rabbit in the skillet of gravy and let it rest for a few before serving with fried or mashed taters and biscuits. The way you've done it is looking good. I'll have to give it a try.
You guys are a treasure! 😁🤗😁🤗😁🤗. Love your work. I use to pan fry rabbit and let it simmer . Of course gravy from the drippings and biscuits. Breakfast with fried eggs. 😋😋 God bless all here.
Thanks for the rendition of Shotgun Boogie, ain't heard that one in a while. Hey, you did great with the two versions of fixing rabbit. Both looked divine. Ate a lot of the waskelly waskels while growing up and quite a few on down the road but this makes me want to go get some and fix them. Thanks for the great video Kent and Shannon and all the guard dogs. Stay safe , Fred.
Kent you're awesome you just make my day!! You're the real deal when it comes to cowboy life truly awsome!! Thanks for keeping.our memories alive!! God bless you sir!!!#2🙏🙏
Fished and hunted to fill the family freezers. Grew and canned fruit and vegetables. Root cellars. Hunted what we called snowshoe hare. Good eating. Granny knew how to prepare game.
Best pantry of all
That sounds like me too
Oh yeah Dudley 😎 👍👍
I grew into a semi-hunter gathering lifestyle. I'd rather view and watch them, then hunt wild game but I have no choice it's a necessity to me. You learn to respect everything in the wilderness, also keeping in mind that home is 150 miles away no room for error.😁👍 what a fulfilling way to grow up and live.
On my way up to my trails through the woodlands I stop by a mountain lake to fish for lake trout for lunch 😋 after loading my spruce logs cant stop thinking of roasted fish before 80 mile my treks home.
My granny always had lots of home canned goods in her cellar. Fresh chickens, ducks, geese, hogs and beef. We just don't see that much anymore.
Kent.. there's not much in this world that gives me joy anymore but watching your show and listening to your genuine kindness puts a smile on my face every single time. I know it may not seem like much but it really does make a difference to me and I'm sure a lot of other people... God bless you brother
Thanks John and God bless you
hope your doing alright man
Cowboy Kent is that man inside that everyone wants to be. For sure
love the video. I raise my own meat rabbits here in northern california. Definitely a dying practice and people think im crazy all the time but oh man is it worth it. Raising chickens and rabbits was how my grandfather and his family of 6 survived the depression growing up in hawaii. I'm proud to carry on the traditions of my ancestors and learn skills that are foreign and looked down upon by average city slickers
Cool, and hi neighbor, although I'm more 'central north' than north anymore.
Me too. I'm south of Sacramento.
@@hermithag San Jose!
I’m starting rabbit and chicken farming for the first time this year! City slicker living in a small town now, always wanted to try homestead living.
Lol City slicker here. I do my best to maintain a garden for my family and I. We used to have chickens but the city made give them away so I just gave them to my parents who now have over 20 chickens LOL
I like seeing ole Kent dancing around, glad to see him healthy.
Thanks for watching
Hi Kent! Here in Spain we put a good pan fry on the liver and then we grind it in a mortar with garlic and a toast to make an amazing rabbit stew.
But I mostly use rabbit in a tomato sauce, thick bay and wine sauce or simply in a typical sunday paella.
Thanks for your videos and God bless you all on the other side of the pond.
Thanks so much and we appreciate you watching
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I'm 64 and haven't had any rabbit since I was a kid,,, sure brings back some fond memories! Thanks for sharing :):)
Glad you enjoyed it
Fried Rabbit with Milk Gravy is deeeeelicious!!!
Loved the video, I grew up eating a lot of small game. My mom would fry that rabbit then take and make a roux and stew it all down and serve over rice. Another version that’s always been my favorite is to sear the seasonings and rabbit in Dutch oven and have clear broth and white wine cover it and cook til tender and yep, serve over rice. It’s all good eating! Thanks so much for the video, I hope a lot of the subscribers will try these. Anyone in or near Rogers Ar, there’s a rabbit processor there and they sell cleaned, ready to cook rabbits there.For those that hunt, all the better.
Been awhile since Mom fixed fried rabbit ... over 60 years ago.. Forgot what I have been missing. Thanks Kent. :)
Richard Thornhill ; I know what you mean. It's been about the same for me, 65 - 66 years. My dad used to raise Chickens and Rabbits, they were our main source of protein for quite a while. Mama usually just fried the meat and fixed mashed potatoes with some goood pan drippings gravy and a vegetable.
Great times we had.
Good times and good food shared with family
Gonna have to try the hasenpheffer.
Back before my rabbit beagle retired to a tasting beagle, I always had plenty of wild rabbits and I raised rabbits for meat too. Always had to make it into a little more familiar so everyone would eat it. Rabbits substitute well in lots of recipes. The work well in fajitas, white chili, dumplings, stir fry, curries, as well as fried and stewed.
Great to see more game recipes !!!
The sound quality of this episode was extra good. You could hear everything so clearly and I was watching it on my phone.
Thanks so much Shannon does a great job
Agreed whatever y'all did with the audio this time was on point
@@edwardk12687 the wind gods might have been friendly to them that day
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Wind gods?🤔
@@Stevenowski most days it's windy when there out.
My husband literally hates liver. That said, however, he will eat (and enjoy) rabbit liver. We raised (Californian) rabbits for about 6 years and he got brave one day and decided to try the liver. He was pleasantly surprised as rabbit liver has an even milder flavor than chicken liver. It makes a terrific liver pate also.
I will refer you to the book Skis Against the Atom. Sounds weird but Norwegian Commandos who mostly live off the land in WWII said that eating the whole animal provided them with the nutrients they needed. The typical steak would not keep them alive. It took the entrails, brain, eyes, and all to do it...
Never heard anyone pronounce "Hasenpfeffer" so cool the way you did. It actually sounded nearly perfect. Strange note: "Hase" is hare and "pfeffer" actually means pepper, in this context however describes a stew or ragout made from game. Rabbit on the other hand is "Kaninchen", which is different animal. So technically you made a "Kaninchenpfeffer", not a Hasenpfeffer if you used rabbit and not wild hare. But that's just splitting rabbit hairs. Cook on, Cowboy, you got fans in Germany who take their hats off to thank you for your channel.
Only down here will you hear that pro-noun-ce-a-shun! LOL!
@Lars we thank you my friend for watching be sure and tell the rest of your neighbors thanks as well
@@CowboyKentRollins God bless you.
@@matztertaler2777 Ich glaube nicht, dass Kent Rollins dich versteht. In Oklahoma spricht man eher Englisch.
My introduction to "Hasenpheffer" was also Looney Tunes.
As kid in australia I loved when winter came around and we got rabbit and bacon stew. We only ever had rabbit we had shot ourselves. Spent so much time skinning and butchering as a kid. Thanks for evoking fond memories
Likewise, except field dressing only took a minute or two, then put the warm carcass in a 13"X9" cake pan before looking for more cottontails. A rinse with the hose when we got home then presented mom with a clean carcass so she could do her magic.
Kent, your rendition of Hasenpfeffer makes me think of my Grammy. My granddad and I would bring her some rabbits, and she would make a dish similar to this for us. She would have browned it in bacon grease, and served it to us over some mashed potatoes. As always you make a tasty looking recipe for us, and I'm alway happy to see your puppies get a taste. Thanks again for another video, I can't wait for the next one!
We thank you for watching
Tennessee Ernie Ford sang shotgun boogie
yup, my dogs eat what I eat just not as much, I am sure to give them a proper dinner and breakfast with minerals omegas, vitamins so forth, int eh wild they eat what they catch and I'll give them a bit here and there but if they can run something down by all means eat
I love this. Texas has a surprising amount of German descendants and Mexico had an Austrian Emperor. They killed Maximilian but his Vienna lager gave us XX. I hope to enjoy Kent's cooking one day.
Takes me back to when I was very young. My dad used to fry up rabbit the same way he pan-fried chicken. It was delicious.
We grew up in Pike County Kentucky. And my memories of me and my Grandpaw rabbit hinting makes me wish I had some good rabbit
Yes Kent we learned a lot from Buggs Bunny cartoons. My Dad grew up during the depression he went out every day to shoot cottontail rabbits, that was their food for dinner each day. And how many episodes of Gunsmoke did we see Matt Dillion cooking a rabbit over the campfire. Thanks for a great video! Jim Bearden, Hayward, California
Thanks Jim we ate a lot of rabbit here as well
@@CowboyKentRollins I cheered at the screen when you said that, because that's the first time I heard the word too. Poor ol' Yosimite Sam.
A limb spit over the campfire is much lighter than the skillet (cast iron) of the times back then.
Actually, wasn't it Deputy Festus Hagan more often seen cooking rabbit?
There is nothing tastier than a beautifully cooked bunny rabbit! A great change of pace here.
Just another reason Cowboy Kent is the best!
Hunted them hard as a boy and I agree...wish I could get some at a reasonable price already butchered.
When I was fourteen my dad got me my first shotgun. A 12 gauge semi-auto with a shortened stock and a shortened barrel with an adjustable choke. I was barely able to carry the beast but I was as happy as a clam. When pheasant hunting I became a bit of a specialist in bagging rabbits. My parents didn't eat rabbit but my Old World grandparents did and were they ever happy when I brought my latest bunny victims to their house.
LOL good one,we ate enough of it and squirrel and we loved it! 👍🇱🇷
Mmmmm 😊
Hey there Kent and Shannon! I do love me some Cowboy cookin` and I watch you every day without missing an episode. Not only do you make cooking fun, you have the true, authentic experience of being a real cookie on the trail. You, my friend are an American treasure!!! God bless you, and Shannon and cant forget the puppies!
My grandfather here in Austria was breeding rabbits, I grew up on a rabbit diet! Super tender and lean meat. My grandmother baked them in the oven (with stuffing) or fried them in pork lard.
Sounds good
I raise rabbits in the States. It's a real shame that it's fallen out of popularity. I get that they're super cute, but they're such good eating!
@@Heather-xm9ul they are making a huge come back all this year & end of last. Most homesteaders are doing some & can be gotten at many farm/homestead to consumer or farmers market. I spoke with a breader/seller & key was preparing rabbit bites to let customers try & recipe cards to go with purchases. 3 or the homestead podcasters I watch have them. 1 I used to watch made movable hutch/run like chicken tractors for moving across pastures.
@@Heather-xm9ul we raised rabbits when I was growing up. Im looking at raising my own now.
What's the difference in a rabbit and a dog?
My god, I just can't believe you people would eat a rabbit. I'm horrified.
I like the old houndog , patiently waiting for his share.
My hound has the same table manners.
It's the only time, she well behaved.
I used to fry rabbit for my father when I was a young boy before he passed on. I haven't seen or fried rabbit since then. I really like the flavor of rabbit and now that I've seen your video I will make some very soon. Love all your videos thanks for posting and God bless y'all
We eat rabbit n' dumplin's in Appalachia... Great for a cold rainy winter day. Fried is awesome! Can't wait to try the Hasenpfeffer!!!
When I was a kid we used to buy our rabbit from our mailman. My mother who grew up on a farm would fry the rabbit like chicken for Sunday. The rabbit tasted like chicken, enjoyed it. The mailman raised the rabbits. YUM.
FRIED RABBIT, BISCUIT AND GRAVY , ONE OF MY FAVORITE MEALS
A rabbit stew is really nice and rather hardy i know a few people dont like eating rabbit but there is a huge difference from your pet bunny Mr fluffy to a wild lean rabbit who a lot of the time are classed as pests
Big rabbits are awesome! Much more meat than bone, and because what we feed them, they tend to be less gamey. I think it tastes turkey-ish
@@Heather-xm9ul I grew up eating wild cottontails. I've never eaten a "tame" rabbit.
Tame rabbit tastes better in my opinion. Ate lots of both. And enjoyed them.
My wife and I love watching your show. We have 5 kiddos and their favorite food is the sopapillas.
Much love from DFW.
I love this channel, Cowboy Kent and everyone involved is so wholesome and just overall makes me feel like a kid again visiting my grandparents! :)
We thank you for watching
Very interesting, but rabbit isn't kosher. The recipe could work for venison very well also.
Kin you and Jan and the pups are truly national treasures being a south eastern country boy rabbit hunting is a way of life and your recipes sure do it in honor thank you sir.
We thank you Marty for watching
Finally, someone who knows how to make hasenpfeffer! My wife had a friend who tried to tell her that in Germany they eat horse. My wife told her they did not, but she insisted. Yes they do its called hoss en pepper!
Horse is a lovely meat. If you are ever able to try it, you certainly should.
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It's been so many years since I had rabbit or frog legs. I grew up on such delicious food. Homemade food and garden /fruit trees.
Mr Rollins, i lived with my grand parents in southwest Missouri. On sunday morning,and i mean every sunday morning my grammy would make fried rabbit and fried squirrl fried taters and onions smotherd in gravy! along with buttermilk biscuits! and a boatload of eggs over easy. Thats fine eating right there!
That it is for sure
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The cooking is great but the dance moves are THE BEST! Keep on keeping on the traditions and I’m sure people will watch to learn! Thank you!
I love the video and the recipes. Rabbits probably one of my favorite things I stuff it full of onions and turnips and tie it up and then cover it with onions and put it's inside of a baking bag and bake it it's really good.
I grew up eating rabbit cooked several ways but I've never had hasenpfeffer. Just like you, the first time I heard of hasenpfeffer was on the Loony Toons. God bless you and all the crew
That looks delicious Kent. I haven't had rabbit since I was stationed in Germany over 30 years ago. Keep up the great videos!
Thank you Timothy for your service and for watching
My Grandfather nearly made 102 years, and he's been gone twenty years or so. Too young for WW1, too old for WW2, he did Nasho, and found himself making parachutes in 1939. My Dad showed up in 1936. After the war Pop, his surviving brothers (a few died on the Burma Railway) Dad and his big brother used to go camping and murder the bunnies at several places outside of Melbourne. Pop was notorious for refusing to waste .22cal (his rifle was chambered for short, long, and LR) ammo on rabbits when Dad or Uncle Don could neck the thing with their Crackerjack air rifles. One time they came home late with a lot a rabbits tied to the rear bumper, already turning green. She stewed the lot and made them eat it all. She was a tough old Cornish woman, married to an Irishman. She died when I as two, and he loved her until the day he died.
Great people, greatest generation
Rabbit is my FAVORITE!! I'm so excited to watch this episode 🥰
Good eating it is
Have a fresh rabbit coming. I want to try both recipes.. Thanks and keep the recipes coming
Again thank you for videos Kent, always appreciate when you always give ol’ glory hers. I always salute her every morning and evening when colors play here in base. Keep the videos rolling good sir!
We thank you Thomas for your service and for watching
@@CowboyKentRollins yes sir! Always look forward to more videos. Also I’ve made a few things from your videos such as the actual GRILL CHEESE holy moly and Semper fi was it the best!
@@CowboyKentRollins Being a retired vet myself, I know exactly how he feels. The first time I saw your salute on your channel my eyes got a little wet cause I vividly remember when much of the public hated all military members and being cursed and spat at if you were in uniform. Lt USN (ret)
Gosh, I can remember my Daddy and three brothers going rabbit hunting and Momma would fry up the rabbits and smother them in gravy. Good eating. My husband loves rabbit as well. Making me hungry Mr. Kent!
Thanks Lisa for watching
Hi Kent and Shan. These recipes look yummy awesome. I have never had hasenpfeffer before, but it looks very good. I have had my share of fried rabbit, but it has been a while. Thank you for sharing. You, Shan, and the pups have a very blessed week. Stay safe and stay well. Love ya.
One of my fondest memories is when my grandmother came and stayed with my siblings and I while my parents were away.
During this time she brought down a cooler full of rabbit my grandfather had aquired hunting. She made fried rabbit for us and it was delicious! Great video!
I fried rabbit for my family in the earlier days and would make rabbit gravy with mashed potatoes and the kids loved it! We made it a point to go hunting for rabbits and we enjoyed a good fry!
Nothing better than a nice gravy made with meat parts imo
That sounds delicious
U know if I was rabbit , and I was able to read human , this would be so messed up to read lol
Took my first rabbit today, never hunted solo in my life before then. Using the fried recipe, thank you sir for posting.
This brings back memories as a kid... In my family sometimes grandpa would fry up a rabbit (he raised them0 and then make a gravy from the fond and oil then eat that over rice.. YUM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you Kent for these recipes! I've never had Hasenpfeffer but will certainly try this recipe. And thank you for always remembering Us Veterans. It was our pleasure to serve this country and kep our people safe and sound. God Bless you Kent!
You are so welcome and God bless you
Never had rabbit but after your presentation l think I'll try it.
Keep up the great work
Good eating it is
Never had rabbit. This looks so good!
Kent Rollins..And still the Heavyweight Champion of The World of Chefs..
My grandfather raised rabbits. Pretty good fare. He was an old Cornish Englishman, and his rabbit hutch was meticulously clean as well as the breeding records he kept. The first time I made rabbit for the family my wife and kids turned their noses up. Until they took the first bite. After that first taste, they inhaled the rest of the dish. I baked it in a covered turkey roaster with potatoes and carrots. Turned out succulent, tender, tasty and perfect. Don't let the idea fill your mouth with cotton; try some.
We raised rabbits and ate a lot of them. If you like chicken liver, you will love rabbit liver. There is a small bladder on them that needs to be pinched off and it has to come off intact. If it bursts, toss it. Otherwise, cook like chicken liver and enjoy.
I love rabbit. I made my wife rabbit spaghetti she said it was the best spaghetti she has had. I have to thank you u have taught me many things. Be blessed. Your videos are awesome
You are so welcome
First time I had rabbit I was living in Colorado..
I bought at a kingsoopers grocery store.
I marinated in buttermilk with a little cognac that I reduced to a syrup with some of your spices.
I slow smoked them in a cast iron skillet in the Q until they were browned and fork tender...makin' me drool just thinking about it!
Now that does sound like some good eating
Im lived in colorado my whole life and my grandma used to make rabbit with gravy yummmm
And she lived across the street from king soopers and thats where she got it too.....now i can never find it
Being an older Irishman hillbilly from rural Kentucky, I can say rabbits are good eatin', Kent does a great job here, I'm 58 & hunting since I was 9, I can skin & gut rabbit in 2 minutes, for folks that are hunters, watch you tube & see how, also a squirrel in about the sme time
I need a history of this man, he makes my day on a weekly basis
Mr. Kent . Love your videos ! Rabbit is one of our favorite meals . Here is south Louisiana we love to pot roast a big old swamp rabbit make a good gravy and serve it over rice with a big pot of white beans
Hi Kent! I have to say that you are the best and so down to earth!! Keep up the great cooking! I really look forward to watching your
videos. Thanks again Kent for all that you do. Take care!
Kent you just make my day with a different way to cook Rabbit thanks and god bless you and your family
You're bringing back memories. I raised rabbits as a 4H project as a kid. I haven't had rabbit in a long time, but now I want to see if I can get my hands on some.
Hope you enjoy
I grow up eating rabbit a squirrel when every I would go to my mothers side of the the family. Every time we had Brunswick stew it was made of chicken and squirrel. Probably one of the best chili Verde I have ever made was with rabbit. Love your channel.
The only purpose this UA-cam channel serves is making me hungry for the exact thing Kent is cooking.
Thankyou for this one Kent, my husband and i are always on the lookout for goos rabbit recipes 🐇🐰
Both look delicious. Rabbit makes a good jerky too. Thanks Kent, Shan, Andy and the pups.
My wife was excited to see your newest video, she reminded me that it was Wednesday afternoon and the new video was up, so we started watching, once she saw it was rabbit she left the room, so did my daughter and one of my workers, I was left with only my apprentice, Lydia, we both laughed and watched it together, you see we have pet rabbits, so some of the audience in my house couldn't handle it, but Lydia and I were excited to see you make Hasenpfeffer, we still laugh about how Kent Rollins cleared the room making his recipe! Great job Kent, I don't think I will ever get make it, but I sure looked good.
I can't wait to try this! I love rabbit on the Pit Barrell cooker rubbed with some Kent Rollins Original Seasoning. Now I need to try both new recipes! Love it!
Hope you enjoy
This old timer has a great attitude. Good on you keep it up!
I only know of one person who cooked rabbit when I was kid, my Aunt Quida, and to me it looked like a weird fried chicken. I don't remember what it tasted like since that was over 45 years ago, but I remember there weren't any leftovers after dinner, supper, or whatever time of day it was when she cooked it. 🐇
As for the organ meat, I don't touch it, I've never been that hungry. I've tried liver once and hated it. I don't care how good it is for you, it's not going to prevent the inevitable, so I'll eat what's tasty instead. 😋
Thanks for watching
my buddy's mom who grew up during the depression , she would use shak-n-bake on rabbit, squirrel,ground hog,ect. a pressure cooker will make good wild game
Good eating for sure
I like to cook my rabbit down in the pressure cooker, pull the meat off the bone, then make a soup with whatever else you want in it. I usually just add onion, carrots, celery, and whatever seasonings I feel like. I've also added black beans, rice, and taco seasoning and it was good
My grandma cooked whatever I hunted in kansas. Rabbit and pheasant was my favorite. Love your show and reminds me of home.
One of my first jobs as a cook was at Bojangles Cajun Chicken. I fried all the chicken and ever'thing was double dipped and the recipe required some cayenne pepper in the dry mix. Double dippin' is the way to go. I bet the Kent Rollins original seasoning would have done wonders.
Nice crust it is
Sorry I almost missed this one. The first one is more for me, the second one is maybe for the love bunny. I've watched a lot of rabbit cooking, yours wins the show!!!!! I've watched 50 or more videos on this subject, yours was most sensible. John T.
Thanks John
When deep frying meat, instead of double-dipping, I prefer to season the meat, dust with corn starch, then dip & coat with flour. I don't like to use anything but salt in the flour, spices tend to lose flavor in the heat and you have to use a lot of spice ($$) to get distinct flavor. But if the seasoning is on the meat to start with, you get it in every bite.
Between catching rabbits for the table as a kid in NJ and my Uncle Sam serving it in the chowhall on thursdays on Okinawa i've come to enjoy it very much. Great video as always.
Well hopefully nothing interrupts my weekend because now I'm going to get me some cottontails. Brings me back to a kid. My grandpa always called it "flied wabbit". Great video
May not be as easy as it used to be. The recent arrival in the US of Rabbit Viral Hemorrhagic Disease Virus really took chunks out of wild populations, especially in the SW.
Every time I watch your videos Kent I just wish I could be out there enjoying the food and company. Great job again
I’ve never had rabbit before; I sure would like to try it both ways you’ve prepared it here!
Perfect timing for this video. I recently purchased two does and a buck. Hopefully have lots a bunnies in a few months. Excellent
I must admit that was impressive. Also I wanted to thank y'all so much for you"autobiography of being a cookie on the trails. You and Shannon are awesome. I enjoyed that so very much. Good Bless you Both and your family. I now have a cast iron skillet. Of course my fiance bought me the heaviest one they make I think. But never the less I'm getting it seasoned properly thank to y'all. God Bless Y'all n keep making videos. I love em and learn a lot.
I fondly remember going out and bagging a mess of hasen fur Oma and sitting down to a supper of Hasenpfeffer. Great memories.
What a jolly presentation and a most amazing adventure in rabbit cuisine. Thank you sooo much. This something I would love to try outside in a Dutch Oven. Take care brother and God Bless. 🧡
Glad you enjoyed it! and God bless you
Kent you seem to be a good hearted good ole cooking cowboy. Very fun to watch, need more people with that good ole warm hearted personality.
Hazenpeper is a traditional Dutch and German stew. The dish is prepared by marinating hare legs in red wine. Then this hare meat is stewed in a casserole, together with bacon, onion, garlic and possibly carrot and tomato puree.
I can't believe you ate that cute little bunny rabbit.....without biscuits. Looks good, I haven't had rabbit in a long time.
Never had rabbit Kent think you just turned me onto a new project love your channel my hats off to you Shannon and the tasters. You really do have a great channel and me and everyone do appreciate your videos. 😁
Thanks so much
I have hunted rabbits in Indiana in my youth and enjoyed eating rabbit. Thank you for bring back memories
I like rabbit, especially fried...tastes like chicken (almost). However, it's tough. Glad you talked about tenderizing. I've heard freezing it also helps tenderize it (?).
I don’t care what you are cooking. I just love listening to you talk. Reminds me of pa
I made my boys BBQ bunny sandwiches and they loved it! My 7 yr old said “Can I have another rabbit sandwich?” 😄 I’ll have to fry some up for them next. Yum!
Love your wife. So patient.. love your videos. Thank you from Alaska
It’s really cool how someone can get this good at something ...Kent ur an amazing cook my friend..🦅🇺🇸👍💯👊
You are a gem, Sir.
Your videos always relax and entertain me.
We always chicken fried our rabbit then made flour gravy in the skillet. When the gravy was done we inserted the rabbit in the skillet of gravy and let it rest for a few before serving with fried or mashed taters and biscuits.
The way you've done it is looking good. I'll have to give it a try.
We ate them like that too except mom insisted on including some veggies like fried okra, green beans, corn or asparagus.
You guys are a treasure! 😁🤗😁🤗😁🤗.
Love your work. I use to pan fry rabbit and let it simmer . Of course gravy from the drippings and biscuits. Breakfast with fried eggs. 😋😋
God bless all here.
Thanks for the rendition of Shotgun Boogie, ain't heard that one in a while. Hey, you did great with the two versions of fixing rabbit. Both looked divine. Ate a lot of the waskelly waskels while growing up and quite a few on down the road but this makes me want to go get some and fix them. Thanks for the great video Kent and Shannon and all the guard dogs. Stay safe , Fred.
Kent you're awesome you just make my day!! You're the real deal when it comes to cowboy life truly awsome!! Thanks for keeping.our memories alive!! God bless you sir!!!#2🙏🙏