Rabbit RecipesThese rabbit recipes feature the all-white meat of the domestically raised rabbit. Plus, check out the hasenpfeffer recipe which can make even a wild rabbit taste young, tender and delicious. You know how meat broth tends to gel somewhat when chilled? well, this is due to the presence of immune-system-supercharging essential glyconutrients, present in all meats, including lappin. Eating rabbit, in balance with the rest of your diet, is extremely healthful. To learn more about health benefits and rabbit meat nutrition, go to Rabbit Meat. Rabbits are high protein and very low fat. Eat nothing but rabbits for a few weeks, and you'll get sick with.. Rabbits taste like chicken...really!Before we share our recipes, we wanted you to know that you may already have lots of chicken recipes for which you could easily substitute rabbit.Nearly any chicken recipe can be turned into a rabbit recipe. This is because a young rabbit really does taste just like chicken. Do you have a favorite way to prepare your chicken? Try substituting a fryer rabbit for the chicken. (Reserve the older, 'stewer' rabbits for crock pot recipes....) Here's our Favorite Rabbit Recipes... Basic Crock Pot Rabbit Recipe This rabbit recipe is as simple as it gets. Just put a whole rabbit into the crock pot. Add 1/2 cup filtered water, Salt and Pepper to taste, and several minced garlic cloves. Cook several hours until tender. Pull the lappin from the bones and refrigerate till you're ready to use. In the crock pot, add water to the broth till it covers the rabbit bones, and keep cooking on low overnight. Discard the bones and save the broth for your next batch of chicken or rabbit soup. OMG, mouth is watering...! (Pictured above right) (We published our brief synopsis of this article on the Rabbit Farming page, because the article so perfectly illustrates our vision of people helping each other, raising their own food locally, and therefore enhancing everyone's self-sufficiency.)
Stuffed Rabbit pictured at right, hot out of the oven.
This hasenpfeffer recipe calls for marinading the meat for a long time. This is particularly suited for 'athletic' and strong-tasting wild-caught cottontails, hares, European rabbits, or even domestic stewer rabbits, because it helps to soften the meat and minimize the gaminess. Rabbit Stew Recipe Well, we do the same thing with our rabbit scraps and bones. The original intent was to make a rabbit broth, however, we always seem to end up with a rich and hearty stew. Sponsored Links
With or without the shredded lappin, this is actually our favorite pizza recipe. I include this recipe for my friends who own pet rabbits, and who may also have stopped eating meat as a protest to cruelty in the meat industry. ...I guess there's a small chance they could have simply scrolled all the way down the page to discover this delicious recipe....! Considerations for our more Hesitant VisitorsIn the 1850's in America, the main objection to rabbit was: "But it looks too much like a dead cat!"Today, people have a hard time getting past the ‘cute and the cuddly’ and acknowledging that rabbit is a prey animal for most carnivores, and very suitable for humans. One must never assign pet status to the entire species of domestic rabbits. Eating and being eaten is the circle of life for every species, both mammals, trees, veggies, wheat, and microbes and nutrients in the soil. Lierre Keith, who spent 20 years of her past as a vegan, encourages us to observe life in motion.
Lastly, if you have pet rabbits, we have a whole pet rabbit section on Raising-Rabbits. Please rest assured - we don't suggest anyone eat their pets of any species. Go from Rabbit Recipes to Rabbit Farming
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