Best 7 Rabbit Fricassee With Dumplings Recipes

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Tantalizing aromas of savory rabbit meat and fluffy dumplings fill the air as we embark on a culinary journey to explore the delectable dish of rabbit fricassee with dumplings. This classic dish, steeped in tradition, promises a symphony of flavors and textures that will tantalize your taste buds. The tender rabbit meat, slow-cooked in a rich and flavorful broth, melts in your mouth, while the dumplings, light and airy, provide a delightful contrast. As you savor each bite, you'll be transported to a cozy countryside kitchen, where the warmth of a crackling fire and the scent of freshly baked bread create a comforting ambiance. Our collection of recipes offers a variety of interpretations of this beloved dish, ensuring that every palate finds its perfect match. From traditional preparations to creative twists, these recipes cater to diverse preferences and skill levels. So, prepare your taste buds for an extraordinary culinary adventure as we delve into the art of making rabbit fricassee with dumplings.

**Additional Recipes Included in the Article:**

- **Classic Rabbit Fricassee with Dumplings:** This recipe stays true to the traditional preparation, featuring tender rabbit meat simmered in a flavorful broth and accompanied by fluffy dumplings.

- **Modern Twist Rabbit Fricassee with Dumplings:** This recipe adds a contemporary touch to the classic dish by incorporating fresh herbs, sun-dried tomatoes, and a hint of white wine, resulting in a vibrant and aromatic fricassee.

- **Easy One-Pot Rabbit Fricassee with Dumplings:** Perfect for busy home cooks, this recipe simplifies the cooking process by using a single pot to create a delicious fricassee. The dumplings are prepared using a drop batter technique, making them quick and easy to make.

- **Creamy Rabbit Fricassee with Dumplings:** Indulge in a rich and creamy version of rabbit fricassee, where the sauce is thickened with heavy cream and Parmesan cheese. The dumplings, made with a combination of flour and mashed potatoes, add a velvety texture to the dish.

- **Spicy Rabbit Fricassee with Dumplings:** For those who enjoy a bit of heat, this recipe incorporates a blend of chili powder, cumin, and paprika into the fricassee, creating a spicy and flavorful dish. The dumplings are made with cornmeal, giving them a slightly crispy exterior and a tender interior.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

RABBIT FRICASSEE



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"I prefer rabbit cooked this way - moist and tasty, smothered in a lemon sauce that's also a bit peppery," writes Audrey Thibodeau of Mesa, Arizona.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 1h

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 dressed rabbit (about 3 pounds), cut into pieces
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon butter, melted
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2 to 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
1/2 teaspoon celery salt
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 egg
1 cup evaporated milk

Steps:

  • In a skillet, brown rabbit in oil; drain. Cover rabbit with boiling water; cover and simmer for 30-40 minutes or until tender. Remove meat and keep warm. Bring cooking liquid to a boil; boil, uncovered, until reduced to 2 cups., In a bowl, combine flour and butter until smooth; gradually add a small amount of cooking liquid. Return to skillet. Whisk in remaining liquid. add lemon juice, hot pepper sauce, celery salt, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir for 2 minutes., Reduce heat. Combine the egg and milk; gradually whisk in sauce. Cook for 1 minute or until thickened and mixture reaches 160°. Pour over the rabbit.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 742 calories, Fat 50g fat (13g saturated fat), Cholesterol 232mg cholesterol, Sodium 654mg sodium, Carbohydrate 9g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 59g protein.

RABBIT FRICASSEE WITH BACON, PEARL ONIONS AND MUSHROOMS RECIPE



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Sauteed rabbit fricassee with bacon (adds flavor and keeps it lean), pearl onions, and mushrooms, similar to a bourguignon

Provided by Gene Gerrard

Categories     Dinner     Entree

Time 1h

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 pint pearl onions, or 1 10-ounce frozen package
1/2 pound small mushrooms (such as cremini)
2 rabbits, cut into serving pieces
Salt, to taste
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons flour
1/2 pound thick-slice lean bacon
2 cups dry white wine
1 cup packaged or homemade chicken broth (not canned)
3 sprigs fresh parsley
2 sprigs fresh thyme
1 bay leaf
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley, for garnish

Steps:

  • Peel the onions by first plunging them into a pot of boiling water, boiling for 1 minute, draining in a colander, rinsing with cold water, and then cutting the tiny root ends off with a paring knife and pulling away from the peel.
  • Trim 1/8 inch off the bottom of the mushroom stems if they are dark, dirty or dried out. If the mushroom caps are more than 1 inch in diameter, quarter the mushrooms vertically.
  • Season the rabbit parts with salt and pepper, and melt the butter over medium-high heat in a large skillet, or two skillets just large enough to hold the rabbit parts in a single layer. When the butter stops foaming, add the rabbit parts and brown on both sides for 8 minutes.
  • Sprinkle the flour over the rabbit and cook for 2 minutes more on each side to eliminate the flour's starchy taste.
  • While the rabbit parts are browning, cut the bacon slices crosswise into 1/4-inch strips and cook the strips gently over medium heat in a small skillet until they barely begin to turn crispy. Remove them with a slotted spoon and reserve.
  • Tie the parsley, thyme and bay leaf together in a piece of cheesecloth.
  • Pour the wine and chicken broth over the rabbit parts, and deglaze the skillet with a wooden spoon. Add the wrapped herbs, pearl onions, and mushrooms, and move them around a bit, so they're evenly arranged between the rabbit.
  • If you're using 2 skillets, use half the liquids, onions and mushrooms in each one and nestle half of the wrapped herbs (meaning, you'll need to wrap up 2 parcels in cheesecloth).
  • Bring the fricassee to a simmer over high heat, then turn the heat down to low to maintain a very gentle simmer. Simmer covered for about 15 minutes, until the rabbit feels firm to the touch.
  • Transfer the rabbit, onions, and mushrooms to a bowl and cover them loosely with aluminum foil. Pour the liquid in the skillet into a small saucepan and gently simmer the sauce, while skimming off fat and scum, for about 10 minutes, until the sauce has a slightly syrupy consistency.
  • Portion out the rabbit parts onto plates, spoon each portion with sauce, mushrooms and pearl onions. Sprinkle parsley over each portion and serve at once. (Adapted from "Glorious French Food" by James Peterson, © 2002 James Peterson, John Wiley & Son Publisher.)

Nutrition Facts : Calories 415 kcal, Carbohydrate 14 g, Cholesterol 85 mg, Fiber 2 g, Protein 28 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, Sodium 913 mg, Sugar 5 g, Fat 21 g, ServingSize Serves 4 to 6, UnsaturatedFat 0 g

RABBIT FRICASSEE: FRICASE DE CONEJO



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 2h40m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 16

1/4 cup olive oil
8 rabbit legs
1 Spanish onion, small dice
1 green pepper, small dice
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 tablespoon hot paprika
2 bay leaves
1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano
1 cup canned whole tomatoes, drained and chopped
1 cup dry sherry
1 cup chicken stock
2 baking potatoes, like russets, cut into large dice
1/4 cup capers
1/2 cup dried cherries
1/4 cup frozen sweet peas
1/4 bunch parsley, chopped

Steps:

  • In a large saucepan, heat the oil and brown the rabbit on both sides. Add onions, peppers, and garlic, and saute for 10 minutes. Add paprika, bay leaves, oregano, tomatoes, sherry, and chicken stock. Cook for 1 hour. Add potatoes, capers, and dried cherries. Cook for 1 more hour, or until potatoes are tender. Serve and garnish with sweet peas and parsley.

RABBIT AND DUMPLINGS



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 2h30m

Yield 8 to 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 28

2 whole rabbits
1/2 gallon mirepoix (2 parts onion, 1 part carrots and 1 part celery)
2 cups white wine
3/4 gallon chicken stock
2 cups large dice carrots
2 cups large dice celery root
2 cups large dice celery
2 cups large dice turnips
2 cups large dice onion
3/4 stick butter, divided
2 tablespoons freshly chopped rosemary leaves
2 tablespoons freshly chopped thyme leaves
2 tablespoons freshly chopped sage leaves
2 tablespoons chopped garlic
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Hot sauce
Worcestershire sauce
Dried thyme
1 cup all-purpose flour
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Pinch ground cayenne
Pinch ground nutmeg
Pinch rubbed sage
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 tablespoon melted butter
2 eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk

Steps:

  • In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add rabbits and sear. Add mirepoix, and caramelize lightly. Deglaze the pan with the wine. Add stock and simmer until rabbit is tender. Cool and pick the meat from the bones. Reserve the juice.
  • Sear vegetables in some butter, about 1/4 stick until lightly browned. Add the herbs and garlic and wine. Reduce au sec (until pan is almost dry). Add 1/2 stick butter and stir to melt without breaking. Stir in the flour until incorporated. Gradually stir in reserved juice.
  • Cook about 30 minutes until roux taste is gone. Add picked rabbit meat and season, to taste, with salt, pepper, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce and dried thyme.
  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
  • Mix all dry ingredients. Mix all wet ingredients. Mix the 2 together stirring as little as possible.
  • Pour the hot stew in a large casserole dish and drop golf ball size dumplings all over the top.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 30 minutes or until bubbling around the edges and the dumplings have become golden brown on top.

RABBIT FRICASSEE WITH DUMPLINGS



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This recipe came from my grandmother, via one of my aunts. I'll admit, I use chicken instead of rabbit because I normally can't bring myself to eat rabbit. But my father and his brothers grew up trapping rabbits during the Great Depression, and this dish was something they ate. Feel free to use chicken, as it is a tasty...

Provided by Susan Feliciano

Categories     Wild Game

Time 1h30m

Number Of Ingredients 17

RABBIT (OR CHICKEN)
3-4 lb rabbit, cut up (or equivalent chicken pieces)
all purpose flour for dredging
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp paprika
1/4 c crisco shortening (may substitute butter or margarine)
3-4 c chicken stock
1 large onion, cut in wedges
1/4 c all purpose flour
1 c milk
salt and pepper to taste
DUMPLINGS
1 1/2 c self-rising flour
3 Tbsp crisco (or cold butter)
1/2 to 2/3 c milk
1/4 c fresh chopped parsley or thyme

Steps:

  • 1. Use a heavy dutch oven for this dish. Lightly dredge rabbit pieces in flour seasoned with the salt, pepper and paprika. You only want a very light coating, NOT thick as for fried chicken. You can also use the leftover seasoned flour from dredging as part of the 1/4 cup in the gravy, as it will be cooked.
  • 2. Heat shortening in dutch oven and brown the rabbit pieces well on all sides, turning as needed.
  • 3. Add onion and chicken stock (I used 3 1/2 cups) and bring to a boil; lower heat to a simmer. Cover and simmer 30 minutes.
  • 4. Make dumplings: In mixing bowl, cut shortening into self-rising flour with a pastry cutter. Stir in the chopped parsley. Stir in milk just until blended. (Note: I had to add 2 tablespoons more flour to get dumplings to the correct consistency for dropping. They should not be too liquid but should hold their shape, like drop biscuits.)
  • 5. Drop dough by spoonfuls ONTO the rabbit in the pot, but not down into the liquid. (OK, some of my dumplings did get down into the liquid, but they were fine.) Cook dumplings UNCOVERED at a good simmer for 10 minutes, then cover and simmer 10 more minutes. Remove rabbit and dumplings to large serving platter.
  • 6. Make gravy: Stir the flour into the milk until smooth. Gradually stir this into the hot remaining chicken broth until smooth. Season with salt and pepper if necessary (if you use the leftover flour from dredging, you will not need much extra seasoning). Heat to a gentle boil until it thickens.
  • 7. Pour gravy over and around the rabbit and dumplings to serve.

RABBIT FRICASSEE WITH TOMATOES AND WHITE WINE



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Provided by Moira Hodgson

Categories     dinner, one pot, main course

Time 45m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 rabbit, cut into eight pieces
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup dry white wine
1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
3 cloves garlic, boiled in their skins
2 tomatoes, peeled and chopped
1 tablespoon unsalted butter

Steps:

  • Season the rabbit with salt and pepper. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet and brown the rabbit pieces a few at a time. Add the wine, scraping up the cooking juices, sprinkle with thyme, cover and cook over low heat for 20 minutes, turning occasionally. If the sauce gets too dry, add a little water. Simmer the garlic cloves in their skins in water for 20 minutes.
  • Add the tomatoes to the rabbit, and cook for another 15 minutes. Test the rabbit for doneness. When it is ready, mash the garlic into the sauce, discarding the skins. Swirl in the butter and serve.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 721, UnsaturatedFat 20 grams, Carbohydrate 6 grams, Fat 35 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 80 grams, SaturatedFat 10 grams, Sodium 1241 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams, TransFat 0 grams

RABBIT FRICASSEE CUBAN-STYLE



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This is a family favorite from Cuba. You can substitute any meat you like, but the traditional way is rabbit. Serve with rice and a salad. Enjoy!

Provided by YAELIE24

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Latin American     Caribbean

Time 1h15m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 19

1 (3 pound) rabbit, cleaned and cut into pieces
2 ½ cups water
1 large onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
¼ teaspoon saffron powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
1 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 bay leaf
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 pound potatoes, peeled and quartered
¼ cup dry white wine
¼ cup capers, drained
1 cup raisins
¼ cup chopped green olives
¼ cup olive oil
1 (10 ounce) can baby peas, drained

Steps:

  • Place the rabbit pieces in a deep skillet or Dutch oven over medium heat along with the onion, garlic, and green pepper. Season with saffron, cumin, salt, pepper, lemon juice and the bay leaf. Pour the water over all. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 20 minutes.
  • Add the potatoes, and cook for about 20 more minutes, until tender. Add the raisins, capers, white wine, tomato sauce, olives and olive oil. Simmer for about 5 more minutes. Finally, stir in the peas and remove from the heat.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 578.1 calories, Carbohydrate 46 g, Cholesterol 122.1 mg, Fat 22.3 g, Fiber 5.1 g, Protein 47.9 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, Sodium 1045.3 mg, Sugar 21.7 g

Tips:

  • Choose the right rabbit: For the most tender and flavorful fricassee, choose a young rabbit that is no more than 8 months old.
  • Cut the rabbit into small pieces: This will help the rabbit cook evenly and quickly.
  • Brown the rabbit pieces in butter or oil: This will give the fricassee a rich, golden color and flavor.
  • Use a variety of vegetables: This will add flavor and color to the fricassee. Some good vegetables to use include carrots, celery, onions, and potatoes.
  • Add some herbs and spices: This will give the fricassee a delicious, aromatic flavor. Some good herbs and spices to use include thyme, rosemary, sage, and black pepper.
  • Simmer the fricassee until the rabbit is tender: This usually takes about 1 hour.
  • Make the dumplings: While the fricassee is simmering, you can make the dumplings. Dumplings are a simple dough that is dropped into the fricassee and cooked until they are fluffy and tender.
  • Serve the fricassee with the dumplings: The dumplings are a delicious addition to the fricassee and help to soak up the flavorful sauce.

Conclusion:

Rabbit fricassee with dumplings is a classic comfort food that is enjoyed by people of all ages. It is a hearty and flavorful dish that is perfect for a cold winter day. With its tender rabbit meat, flavorful vegetables, and fluffy dumplings, rabbit fricassee is sure to please everyone at your table.

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