Mahlzeit - Food without Borders

In our neighborhood there are so many rabbits. So I got myself one in my favorite Asian Grocery Store. We need, 1/4 tsp Thyme 1 tsp Allspice 1 tsp Chipotle powder 1/2 tsp of smoked paprika 1/2 tsp Onion powder 1/2 tsp of Umami Mushroom  a little bit of ground cloves 2 bayleafs 2 cloves of garlic coarsely chopped 2 tsp of  Tomato Bouillon  3 cups of water salt and pepper 4 slices of thick cut bacon, cut into pieces Cut the rabbit into 5 pieces. and pad them dry with a paper towel. In a DO  render the bacon. Season the rabbit with a bit salt and pepper and sear them from both sides Then add the water and all the spices. Bring it to a boil then turn it down to simmer for 2 hours. Check on the water and add some if the liquid gets to low. We need some to make a sauce. When the meat starts to fall off the bones, remove it and set aside. For the sauce add 2 cups of butter milk, bring to a boil and thicken the sauce. Turn off the heat and add the meat back in. Serve with po...

Well, it is the most famous BBQ day of the year. July 4th. I decided I am going to smoke a picnic shoulder, skin on, bone in. This is going to take 12h.  The plan: Start marinating Wednesday night and start smoking Fri morning.... Wed night: 2 large onions chopped in slices and 4 bottles of  German Urbock with smoke flavor, yes smoke flavor. Into a big bowl they go, cut a diamond pattern into the skin of the pork shoulder. Only spice it with some pepper. No salt for now, and all goes into the fridge Because the meat was not fully covered, I added to big cans of Foster Premium. Friday morning comes around, I wake up and it is raining. Not just a little bit, it is pouring. A pellet smoker needs electricity... I guess it it is still raining at 10am, I will have to move the smoking day. I ended up moving the smoking day. In the meantime I took the meat out of the marinade, wrapped it tightly with plastic wrap and back into the fridge. Friday morning: 8:30am: unwrap the shoulder, s...