Beer Braised Rabbit Or Chicken For The Crock Pot Recipes

HERB AND BEER BRAISED RABBIT

Steps:

• Place 1/2 cup flour, salt, and pepper into a plastic bag; toss to mix. Add the rabbit pieces, toss to coat with the flour mixture, and shake off excess. Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat until lightly smoking.
• Sear the rabbit pieces on each side until golden brown, then set aside. Pour in the remaining tablespoon of olive oil and stir in the sliced onions. Cook until the onions have softened, about 2 minutes; then stir in the mushrooms and garlic, cook for an additional 2 minutes. Add the thyme, basil, rosemary, and bay leaves; season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Place the browned rabbit pieces into the Dutch oven, and pour in the beer and chicken stock. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rabbit is very tender, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Stir 3 tablespoons of flour into the softened butter until smooth. Remove the rabbit from the simmering broth and set aside. Skim any visible fat from the liquid, then whisk in the butter paste. Simmer for 3 or 4 minutes until thickened, then remove the bay leaves, season again with salt and pepper if needed, and stir in the parsley. Serve the thickened sauce with braised rabbit.

RABBIT IN THE CROCK POT

Steps:

• Salt and pepper the rabbit pieces to taste.
• Place the rabbit in the crock pot.
• Mix the rest of the ingredients together and pour over rabbit stirring to coat.
• Cover and cook on low for 6- 8 hours.
• Serve and Enjoy!

BEER-BRAISED RABBIT (OR CHICKEN) FOR THE CROCK POT

Steps:

• In a crock-pot, place potatoes, carrots and onion.
• Season meat with salt and pepper; brown in oil on all sides and place in crock pot on top of vegetables.
• Combine beer, chili sauce,, brown sugar, and garlic; pour over meat.
• Cover and cook on high heat setting for 3 1/2- 4 hours.
• Remove meat and drain vegetables.
• Measure cooking liquid and add beer, water, or broth to make 1 1/2 cups.
• Put reserved cooking liquid in a saucepan, and return meat and vegetables to the crock pot.
• Mix 1/3 cup water with 3 tbs flour in a gravy shaker or jar and shake until smooth.
• Stir into reserved liquid; cook, stirring constantly until thickened.
• Serve sauce over meat and vegetables, sprinkle with paprika and garnish with parsley if desired.
• Note: This can be baked in an oven-proof casserole rather than a crock-pot.
• Bake at 350°F for approx 1 1/2 hours, or until meat and vegetables are tender.

RABBIT WITH TARRAGON SAUCE

Steps:

• Put the flour, tarragon, salt& pepper in a zip lock bag and mix well.
• Add the rabbit piece by piece, shake well to lightly coat each piece.
• Melt butter in a large skillet, add oil.
• Saute the rabbit pieces until golden.
• Remove apprx 1/2 of the butter/oil so your sauce will not have too much grease.
• Add chicken broth.
• Simmer rabbit apprx 60 minutes.
• Cover for half the time uncover the last 30 minutes.
• If you wish you may thicken the sauce with a little flour.

RABBIT

Steps:

• For rabbit, combine flour, salt, pepper and paprika in bag. Shake well.
• Place rabbit, one piece at a time, in bag. Shake to coat well.
• Heat small amount of oil in 12-inch skillet on medium heat. Saute onion and bell pepper. Remove from skillet.
• Add rabbit. Brown each piece well, don't crowd. Remove as each piece browns.
• For gravy, add flour to drippings. Stir until brown. Stir in water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer.
• Add rabbit and sauteed vegetables. Season with salt and pepper. Cover pan simmer until rabbit is tender. Serve over rice or mashed potatoes.

BEER-BRAISED RABBIT (OR CHICKEN) FOR THE CROCK POT RECIPE

Steps:

• 1. In a crock-pot, place potatoes, carrots and onion. 2. Season meat with salt and pepper; brown in oil on all sides and place in crock pot on top of vegetables. 3. Combine beer, chili sauce,, brown sugar, and garlic; pour over meat. 4. Cover and cook on high heat setting for 3 1/2- 4 hours. 5. Remove meat and drain vegetables. 6. Measure cooking liquid and add beer, water, or broth to make 1 1/2 cups. 7. Put reserved cooking liquid in a saucepan, and return meat and vegetables to the crock pot. 8. Mix 1/3 cup water with 3 tbs flour in a gravy shaker or jar and shake until smooth. 9. Stir into reserved liquid; cook, stirring constantly until thickened. 10. Serve sauce over meat and vegetables, sprinkle with paprika and garnish with parsley if desired. 11. Note: This can be baked in an oven-proof casserole rather than a crock-pot. 12. Bake at 350°F for approx 1 1/2 hours, or until meat and vegetables are tender.