Wanted: Rabbit recipe?!

[Streaky]

Looking for a good stew, or something else that might be fun?

[jokester]

We quartered them up and Mom always just floured & fried them. MMMMMM...GOOD!

I do have another good recipe for you. Just think along the lines of rabbit, biscuits, & country gravy. Unfortunately, I can't seem to find it at the moment. I'll post it as soon as I do though... :food:

Here's something to get you started while I look for that recipe :grin:
RABBIT RECIPES (http://www.huntingpa.com/Rabbit%20recipes.html)

-jokester

[FireCat]

Just about any way you can fix a Chicken , you can do the same to a Rabbit, actually my best recipe is very plain and simple, Cut your Rabbit up in quarters like a Chicken and stick it in ole crock pot with Cambells cream of mushroom soup before you go to work and when you get home ...finger licken good

[happybrew]

The age of the rabbit plays a big role in the preparation technique. Younger rabbits are more amenable to frying, and the older rabbits are more amenable to stewing. 2-3 months is a fryer. 3-5 months is a roaster. 6 months+ you should stew it. Of course you can stew any rabbit, but if you want to fry it, it should be on the younger side.

Here's a good way to stew one:

diced potatoes, carrots and onions.
more garlic, basil and oregano than you think you'll need.
salt to taste. Cut your rabbit into six pieces: back legs, front legs and rib cage, and halve the back. Put that in your roasting pan with a cup of white zinfandel and water up to about three quarters of the way. 400 degree oven for 2-3 hours. It will fall apart and smell wonderful.

Alternatively, skip the carrots, the wine, and the spices, and cover each peice of rabbit with a couple of pieces of bacon and sprinkle the whole thing liberally with coarse ground pepper before putting it in the oven. You would kill someone to get more cooked this way.

I've tried barbeque and smoking without good results. Not enough fat in the meat to keep it from drying out.

If I fry them, large amounts of lemon pepper and a cast iron frying pan are a must. I don't flour them.

You can also use shake and bake on them. I think the pork shake and bake is better than the chicken shake and bake for rabbit. It's yummy!

If you have a meat grinder, try cutting the meat off the bones and making rabbit sausage. Put garlic, diced onion, salt, pepper, and basil in it. Make patties out of it and fry it up. Good stuff. Country gravy is also good over rabbit sausage patties.

Have fun!

[Streaky]

Oh man! These are great! Thanks guys, I'll let you know how it turns out.