Seeking Wild Rabbit Recipes

[Prerylyon]

After several trips afield with no luck connecting on pheasants (worst I've ever seen in 17 yrs of hunting Iowa), but kicking up ample cottontails on my long walks, I think its time to shift gears, and take some bunnies as cold weather sets in!

I have an Italian inspired 'hunter's rabbit' cacciatore deal I've usually used; but would like to learn how you guys like to prepare rabbit? especially the spices used in some of the fricassees and stews.

I'm thinking of trying a basic fricassee next with mirepoix, and maybe a wine-cream sauce, using a light red and evaporated milk as the sauce foundation.

Looking forward to your suggestions!

 

[Hilltop]

I keep it pretty simple with our bunnies most of the time- I roll skinned, clean, rabbit pieces in a mixture of crushed corn flakes and seasonings and then fry most of the time. We also make BBQ rabbit, rabbit and noodles, and baked rabbit occasionally. My 2 favorite seasoning blends for baking are a simple lemon pepper with butter or a rosemary pepper with a little wine in the bottom of the pan.

 

[JimP]

I also keep it simple.

I'll take the dutch oven or a heavy skillet and brown the rabbit in a little bit of hot oil. I'll then add enough Cream Of Chicken or Cream of Mushroom soup or some of each to cover the rabbit. I'll then reduce the heat to where it is barely a simmer and cover the pan. I'll let it cook this way for a couple of hours until done.

 

[Bonecollector]

JimP "dutch over'"
Ok, back to our serious conversation.

 

[dirtclod Az.]

I also keep it simple.

I'll take the dutch oven or a heavy skillet and brown the rabbit in a little bit of hot oil. I'll then add enough Cream Of Chicken or Cream of Mushroom soup or some of each to cover the rabbit. I'll then reduce the heat to where it is barely a simmer and cover the pan. I'll let it cook this way for a couple of hours until done.

Plus onion and garlic near the end,just so they are al dente'.Makes things more interesting...
especially in a tent full of gassy hunters.

 

[sleepingbear]

I have one i do in my dutch oven. 1. kill the wabbit (s) 2. clean and debone the wabbit 3. cut up red potatoes(1/4s),carrots,green beans. celery, onion, garlic,mushrooms, few twigs of rosemary, and really any other veggies that fit this style of cooking. Ad half a cup of white wine ad the meat then carrots and top with potatoes and season with salt ,pepper and multi spice. let that cook on high for about 1.5 hrs then add the the rest of the veggies that will cook fairly quick. Then add 2 large cans of cream of mushroom (can use cream of chicken) let that cook another hour on low heat. Make some home made biscuits or get the red lobster pre-mixed and follow those directions. Sometimes i do as JimP and brown first

 

[sleepingbear]

So iam making this with chicken as I write this and realized that my cooking temps and time are for a slow cooker, follow jimP on the dutch oven

 

[Prerylyon]

Some good ideas, guys!

I've done the cream soup base with pheasant and enjoyed it. I never knock the cream of mushroom or whatever soup trick with wild game stews. They make a great base for a flavorful sauce. Campbells (or Heinz, they make a lot of the generic label condensed soups) have long ago figured out how to make flavorful, mass produced cream soups. If you have ever tried to make cream of mushroom soup or a mushroom sauce from scratch, it's not necessarily the easiest thing to whip up.

Here is a link to recipe that's pretty close to my hunter's rabbit I mentioned-I guess its my Sicilian half of the tastbuds-its excellent over pasta, polenta, risotto:

Hunter Rabbit Recipe

This recipe is the reason we are raising meat rabbits today. Classic French recipe for Hunter Rabbit. Delicious!

bharabbitry.weebly.com

 

[88man]

Rabbit is my favorite meat!! Typically boil in onions for 45 mins then flour them up and fry in butter, Thats old school.

 

[sleepingbear]

I’ll definitely try that prerylyon, one more tip on the creamy side, go get a pie crust or make it from scratch as my wife does and use the leftover to make a potpie.

 

[Prerylyon]

I’ll definitely try that prerylyon, one more tip on the creamy side, go get a pie crust or make it from scratch as my wife does and use the leftover to make a potpie.

That sounds delicious. Perfect hearty meal on a cold winter's day!

 

[go_deep]

I gut, skin, then quarter the rabbits with bone in, batter with KFC original receipe (knock off receipe found on line) then deep fry.