Butcher selling Game?

Itsdacraic

Well lads,

Do you know of any butcher in Limerick city who sells game? (Pheasant, rabbit etc)?

Cheers.

iora_rua

Don't know about the middle of town, but I believe Garretts Butchers, Fr Russell Road out in Raheen do pheasant and rabbit and possibly venison. Haven't been there myself, but will be having a look before Christmas. Happy hunting!

Itsdacraic

iora_rua wrote: »

Don't know about the middle of town, but I believe Garretts Butchers, Fr Russell Road out in Raheen do pheasant and rabbit and possibly venison. Haven't been there myself, but will be having a look before Christmas. Happy hunting!

Sound I know Garretts. Used to go there a bit when I was in Limerick full time. It's kinda out of my way now but I could try there some evening.

Liam Byrne

Great question and thanks for the info, iora_rua.....that'll be on the menu at some stage over the next week or two here!

Aidric

Hogan's butchers on William St sell rabbit. I picked one up on Saturday.

Itsdacraic

Aidric wrote: »

Hogan's butchers on William St sell rabbit. I picked one up on Saturday.

Was it whole or how was it?
What did you do with it?

Mc Love

Itsdacraic wrote: »

Was it whole or how was it?
What did you do with it?

I'd like to think they ate it

Itsdacraic

sparkysrovers wrote: »

I'd like to think they ate it

Hopefully they had some kind of weird puppet show with them first.

Aidric

Itsdacraic wrote: »

Was it whole or how was it?
What did you do with it?

It was whole yes. We removed all the meat, browned it off for a few mins and then used it in a rabbit stew. We used this recipe and it worked out a treat:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/rabbitandpearlbarley_89209.shtml

You could also use the discarded bones for a stock.

Itsdacraic

Aidric wrote: »

It was whole yes. We removed all the meat, browned it off for a few mins and then used it in a rabbit stew. We used this recipe and it worked out a treat:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/rabbitandpearlbarley_89209.shtml

You could also use the discarded bones for a stock.

Cool, I'm sure they would butcher it too for me if I asked?
Did you notice if they had pheasant?

john_cappa

Lydl advertised some fantastic frozen game last week

turkey, duck, goose, pheasan, ostrich and venison even i think.

Aidric

Itsdacraic wrote: »

Cool, I'm sure they would butcher it too for me if I asked?
Did you notice if they had pheasant?

I'm sure there would be no problem there. They are a nice bunch in there.
I didn't see any pheasant in there but I'm sure they'd help you out if asked.

iora_rua

That's a nice recipe - thanks Aidric - must look in at Hogans (and Garretts on the way home), if it ever stops raining long enough to get out of the car! Rabbit is also available down in the English Market in Cork (although maybe not this week ...).

Aidric - to save me time looking - where did you find the pancetta and fennel please?

Lidl do have a good range of frozen game although it's not the cheapest. I think the venison was around 10 euro for two steaks, unless I misread the label.

I think the main thing with cooking rabbit is not to overcook it as it's quite a delicate meat. Anyone else got a decent recipe?

Aidric

iora_rua wrote: »

Aidric - to save me time looking - where did you find the pancetta and fennel please?

I got both in Tesco.

Mc Love

Pancetta is delicious

LadyTBolt

we sometimes have pheasant available to take away if you wish. the man of the house hunts quite a bit. pm me your number if you are interested and the next time some is going i'll give you a call

Itsdacraic

LadyTBolt wrote: »

we sometimes have pheasant available to take away if you wish. the man of the house hunts quite a bit. pm me your number if you are interested and the next time some is going i'll give you a call

Cheers LadyT. I'll have scout around first and see what I come across. Appreciate the offer though.

There used to always be pheasant at my Grandfathers out in the west but haven't had it in years. Lovely strong taste off it. Would stay in your mouth for hours.

bullets

Ask over on the Shooting Board!

I dont Hunt myself (favouring only to kill paper targets! and nothing living) but there are several Limerick people into shooting that also Hunt and are fairly friendly chaps!

You may be able to source what you want through them.

I know peeps that shoot Pheasent/Rabbit and even Bambi meat. Im sure they would be interested in contact with
peeps with apreciation with that kind of meat.

I'm not as brave as some people when it comes to tasting
non generic meat, I tasted duck for the first time in my life today and I hated it, I felt sick after eating 2-3 mouth fulls of it, and still feel sick and its been hours later!

For me I will stick to Chicken or Bacon! and thats as adventurous as I will get.

~B

Raiser

Itsdacraic wrote: »

A Butcher selling game?

How many Butchers would you have to sell to win this game?

- Is there a prize? Who supplies the Butchers?

My head hurts

Lobsterlady

I passed Sadliers on Roches Street today, sign in the window selling Pheasants for 7.99!

bencherman

Itsdacraic wrote: »

Well lads,

Do you know of any butcher in Limerick city who sells game? (Pheasant, rabbit etc)?

Cheers.

I have plenty of rabbits in the freezer skinned and shot with a shotgun so if u dont mind a few pellets then by all means u can have a few

Itsdacraic

Lobsterlady wrote: »

I passed Sadliers on Roches Street today, sign in the window selling Pheasants for 7.99!

Nice one. I'm up in Dublin, probably till the weekend, and away to England then but I'll be looking to have a game feast the following weekend