Best 5 Pulled Rabbit Recipes

SMOKED RABBIT

Steps:

• Whisk water, apple cider vinegar, wine, salt, pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder together for the brine. Place rabbit in a 1-gallon plastic resealable bag. Pour brine over the rabbit and seal. Lay flat and refrigerate for 24 hours.
• Combine salt, pepper, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, oregano, and parsley flakes in a small bowl. Stir until evenly combined.
• Remove rabbit from brine and discard brine. Rinse rabbit thoroughly and pat dry with paper towels. Spread the rub over all surfaces of the rabbit. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Remove rabbit from refrigerator 1 hour before placing on the smoker to allow meat to come to room temperature.
• Preheat an electric smoker to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
• Smoke rabbit for 2 1/2 hours. Wrap in aluminum foil and smoke until tender, about 1 hour more.

BRAISED RABBIT PAPPARDELLE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pan. When hot, add the rabbit, brown on all sides, then remove from the pan and set aside.
• Add the bacon, onion and carrot to the pan and cook for 10 mins until soft. Add the garlic, rosemary and tomato purée, stir for 1-2 mins, then pour in the wine and chicken stock.
• Return the rabbit to the pan, season, cover with a lid and cook over a low heat for 1 hr until the rabbit is really tender.
• Remove the rabbit from the pan and shred the meat using 2 forks. Be careful to remove all small bones. Meanwhile, increase the heat under the pan and boil the liquid for 5 mins until reduced by half. Add the shredded meat and reduce the heat to low. Cook the pasta in a large pan of salted water following pack instructions. Drain, reserving a little pasta water to thin the sauce if necessary.
• Stir half the orange zest, mustard, cream and parsley into the rabbit sauce. Add the cooked pasta to the pan, toss everything well to coat and heat through for 1-2 mins. Serve in bowls with grated Parmesan, parsley leaves and the remaining orange zest.

HASENPFEFFER (RABBIT STEW)

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain on paper towels and set aside. Sprinkle rabbit with salt and coat with 1/3 cup flour, shaking off excess. Brown rabbit in remaining bacon fat. Remove from skillet, along with all but 2 tablespoons of the fat, and reserve.
• Saute shallots and garlic in skillet for about 4 minutes, until tender. Stir in wine, 1 cup water and bouillon. Heat to boiling, then stir in jelly, peppercorns, bay leaf, and rosemary. Return rabbit and bacon to skillet. Heat to boiling, then reduce heat to low. Cover and let simmer about 1 1/2 hours or until rabbit is tender.
• Remove bay leaf and discard. Place rabbit on a warm platter and keep warm while preparing gravy.
• To Make Gravy: Stir lemon juice into skillet with cooking liquid. Combine 3 tablespoons water with 2 tablespoons flour and mix together; stir mixture into skillet over low heat. Finally, stir in thyme. Pour gravy over stew and serve, or pour into a gravy boat and serve on the side.

EASY CROCKPOT RABBIT

Steps:

• 1. If using a slow cooker liner place it in your slow cooker while it is turned off. Rinse your rabbit with cool water and pat dry. Season it with the seasoning of your choice. We like Alpine Touch which is made in Montana.
• 2. Place the sliced onions in the bottom of the cooker. Pour in the liquid. Add your seasoned rabbit. Place the carrots and potatoes around and on top of the rabbit. Season them with your seasoning.
• 3. Cover and cook on low for 10 hours. Do not take lid off. Once it is done remove the veggies and rabbit to a platter and cover.
• 4. Pour the liquid into a sauce pan. If using a slow cooker liner lift out and cut a slit in the bottom and let it pour into pot. Add 2 Tbsp cool water to 2 Tbsp cornstarch. Stir until smooth. Bring liquid to a boil and stir in cornstarch slurry with a whisk. Let boil on medium for 5 minutes. Use for meat and potatoes.

PULLED RABBIT

Steps:

• 1. Place rabbit pieces in crock pot. Pour on coke to cover. Cook on high until boiling, then turn down to low for a couple of hours. Then leave on warm until falling off bone.
• 2. Cool some and remove bones. Shred big pieces.
• 3. Buffalo rabbit sandwiches: heat 1/2 cup Frank's Red Hot sauce and 2 T butter. Mix with 2 cups shredded rabbit until coated and bake covered at 350 for 20 minutes. Serve on buns with blue cheese dressing.
• 4. BBQ rabbit sandwiches: Mix 1/2 cup or more BBQ sauce (I use Sweet Baby Ray's original) with 2 cups shredded rabbit until coated and bake covered at 350 for 20 minutes. Serve on buns with more BBQ sauce, cole slaw, or pickles.