Rabbit recipes

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Hi becky,

Rabbit is something I've never cooked so I can't help but you might find some ideas on this thread:

Rabbit recipes

I'll add your thread to that one later to keep the replies together.

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becky_sleaf

Pink-winged you do a fab job! Thanks. :T

meester

becky_sleaf wrote: »

That's right I've decided to give rabbit a go but I've never cooked one before.

Anyone got any tips for me? It's about 2lb in weight...How long will it need & what should I be doing with it? Herbs etc? I have most things in so enlighten me please!

Thanks!

Bit tough if it's wild. Probably best not to roast.

paddy's_mum

It's years since I had rabbit, mostly because my shooting-hunting-fishing father brought so much home that it bored me for life! (ditto pigeon, pheasant, mackerel, hare, wild duck, perch, pike, eel, bass .. yeah, yeah, I should be so lucky).

Unless (as meester rightly says) it is a very young and tender rabbit, it is better pot roasted or casseroled. Very nice done on a bed of seasonal veg with a splash of red wine or Worcestershire sauce.

If you treat is as chicken, in terms of timings, testing for 'done' and what to serve with it, you won't go far wrong. Just avoid browning the carcass as rabbit has almost no fat and the 'brown-ness' is simply dried out meat.

mardatha

Just like chicken casserole, with onions and veg and potatoes.

greenpixey

My husband has decided to put his air rifle to use and went out hunting last week (he's got permission by a farmer to hunt on his land).
I was a bit unprepared when he brought a rabbit home and the only way I could find to cook it was to leave it in salted water for 24hrs then wash it and boil it for 2-3hrs. It tasted like chicken but the meat was very dry, probably boiled it to long.
I don't have an oven at the moment (waiting for a new one to be delivered and then an electrician to come and install it)
Hubby is going out tomorrow morning again and hoping to bring some more rabbits home.
Has anyone got a nice easy recipe on how to cook and prepare a rabbit?
I haven't got a slow cooker/pressure cooker or an oven, only gas hobs.

thriftlady_2

This might help you, all done on the hob too. Obviously you can leave the pie-crust off.

Simply fry flavouring veg in fat, brown floured rabbit joints. Add stock/cider/wine and simmer until really tender -probably an hour or so. Then either eat as a stew, maybe add dumplings?, or take meat off the bones as in the pictures and make a pie.

parsonswife8

greenpixey wrote: »

My husband has decided to put his air rifle to use and went out hunting last week (he's got permission by a farmer to hunt on his land).
I was a bit unprepared when he brought a rabbit home and the only way I could find to cook it was to leave it in salted water for 24hrs then wash it and boil it for 2-3hrs. It tasted like chicken but the meat was very dry, probably boiled it to long.
I don't have an oven at the moment (waiting for a new one to be delivered and then an electrician to come and install it)
Hubby is going out tomorrow morning again and hoping to bring some more rabbits home.
Has anyone got a nice easy recipe on how to cook and prepare a rabbit?
I haven't got a slow cooker/pressure cooker or an oven, only gas hobs.

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Wash it, joint it, brown it in a large pot, add chopped onions, chopped tomatoes, red wine, salt and pepper, a bit of chicken stock, mixed herbs, cover with a lid and cook on low for an hour, add some sliced mushrooms, sliced carrots and cook for another half an hour.
When carrots are cooked through,(test with a fork), eat and enjoy with some mashed potatoes.

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D&DD

There's some good stuff on here about rabbits and hares but be warned some of the links to preparing may be a bit too graphic for some
http://www.downsizer.net/Projects/Processing_food/Things_to_do_with_rabbits_and_hares/

scooterfox

Make a rabbit stifado by jointing the rabbit, brown in oil, pour a glass of wine over it and let in bubble. Brown an onion or shallots in oil. Then put in a can of tomatoes, 3 bay leaves, 4 cloves, cinnamon(half stick or 1 teasp) with some tomato puree. Bring to the boil and put on lid and cook until the rabbit is tender.