Rabbit Hunters Style Recipes

HUNTER'S RABBIT

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• To a large warmed skillet over medium heat, add 1/4 cup of olive oil. Sprinkle the rabbit with salt and pepper, to taste. Add the rabbit to the hot oil and brown on both sides. Remove the rabbit to a medium-size casserole dish.
• In that same skillet, over medium heat, add more olive oil. Add the mushrooms and shallots and saute for about 2 minutes. Transfer the mushroom mixture to the casserole. Sprinkle the flour, thyme, parsley and the bay leaf over the rabbit and stir in the tomato sauce, wine, and the beef broth. You may add a pinch more of salt and pepper if you wish. Cover with foil and put in the oven to bake until the rabbit is tender, stirring every hour, about 2 to 3 hours. Rabbit meat should pull off easily from the bone with a fork. Remove from the oven and serve.

RABBIT, HUNTER-STYLE: CONIGLIO ALLA CACCIATORA

Steps:

• In a large saute pan, heat the oil over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, add the rabbit and cook until brown. Turn the rabbit over and cook the other side. Remove the browned rabbit to a plate and hold aside.
• When all rabbit is removed, add the onion, garlic, and mushrooms. Saute until the onion is tender. Add in the browned rabbit and season with salt, pepper and red pepper flakes. Add the tomatoes, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes, or until rabbit is done. Remove the rabbit from the sauce and keep warm. Remove the cover and simmer for another 10 minutes on high heat to concentrate the sauce. Adjust the seasoning if necessary. Pour sauce on top of rabbit and sprinkle with parsley.

RABBIT HUNTER'S STYLE

Steps:

• Season the rabbit liberally with salt and pepper; in a large skillet, cook the bacon over med-high heat until crisp.
• Transfer to paper towels to drain; crumble and set aside.
• Add the rabbit to the hot bacon fat and brown on all sides.
• Transfer to a slow cooker.
• Add shallots and garlic to the skillet; cook, stirring, for 2 minutes.
• Sprinkle with the flour, then add the wine; cook, scraping up any browned bits stuck to the pan.
• Add in the tomato sauce, water, thyme, and basil; bring to a boil.
• Pour over the rabbit; cover and cook on HIGH for 2 hours.
• Add mushrooms to the slow cooker; cover and continue cooking on HIGH 1 ½-3 hours, until the rabbit is very tender and falling off the bone.
• Taste and adjust seasonings to taste; serve garnished with parsley and crumbled bacon.