How to make sausage rabbits
Posted By Biggie On March 4, 2008 @ 12:08 pm In for kids, meat, tutorial or how to | 14 Comments
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Just a quickie today with one of the easiest decorative sausage shapes around to thrill your child. Make a rabbit head out of little cocktail sausages or hot dogs, a little faster than making “[2] octodogs” (octopus-shaped hot dogs). I made [3] this particular lunch quite a while back when I was dabbling in food art; [4] read on for the how-to.
Split the mini sausage in half lengthwise.
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Cut a V-shaped incision into the end of the sausage, creating the ears. Either simmer or lightly fry in a pan with a bit of oil to give a little curl to the ears and heat the sausage through for maximum [6] food safety. Wondering what to do with the excess sausage? See my [7] top 7 things to do with leftover food scraps.
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Below is a comparison between lightly simmered sausages that I cut straight through the middle (at left) without making a V-shaped incision, and one that I did cut the wedge out of (at right). I think the one on the right more closely resembles rabbit ears.
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If you’re inclined, you can make little eyes for your “sausage rabbit” with sliced cheese and nori. If you don’t have tiny cutters or craft punches for this, you might try using a straw or the end of pastry bag tips to cut out small circles. Do you have a clever alternative to dedicated cutters? Share it with us in comments!
FURTHER READING:
- [10] Decorative Food on Lunch in a Box (main page)
- [2] How to make an octodog (octopus-shaped hot dog)
- [11] How to make apple bunnies
- [12] How to make decorative banana wedges
- [13] Biggie’s list of top speed tips, tutorials and equipment reviews
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[2] octodogs: http://lunchinabox.net/2008/02/22/how-to-make-an-octodog-octopus-hot-dog/
[3] this particular lunch: http://lunchinabox.net/2006/08/21/sausage-animals-mini-chikuwa-x-3/
[4] read on for the how-to: http://lunchinabox.net/2008/03/04/how-to-make-sausage-rabbits/#more-375
[5] Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lunchinabox/2310953456/
[6] food safety: http://lunchinabox.net/2007/05/08/food-safety-for-packed-lunches-updated/
[7] top 7 things to do with leftover food scraps: http://lunchinabox.net/2007/08/27/top-7-things-to-do-with-leftover-food-scraps/
[8] Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lunchinabox/2310907818/
[9] Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lunchinabox/2310907916/
[10] Decorative Food on Lunch in a Box (main page): http://lunchinabox.net/recipes/decorative-food/
[11] How to make apple bunnies: http://lunchinabox.net/2007/12/13/how-to-make-apple-rabbits/
[12] How to make decorative banana wedges: http://lunchinabox.net/2008/01/12/how-to-make-decorative-banana-wedges/
[13] Biggie’s list of top speed tips, tutorials and equipment reviews: http://lunchinabox.net/top-tips/
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