Stew Rabbit

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Step 1

1. Break down the rabbit reserving the hind legs, saddle and front legs for the stew. A good pair of kitchen shears are very helpful.

Step 2

2. Crush the garlic leaving the skin on using the side of your knife. Chop the vegetables and reserve for the stew. Set aside the carrot ends, celery ends, onion ends and peels for the stock.

Step 3

3. Heat oil in a stockpot and add all the vegetable ends, peels and garlic along with the rabbit ribs, neck, belly flaps and lower spine of the rabbit. Sautee for a few minutes.

Step 4

4. Add spices and water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for about an hour while you prepare the stew.

Step 5

Stew Directions

Step 6

1. Heat olive oil and butter in a stock pot over medium heat. Add bacon and cook until the fat is rendered out and the bacon is crisp. Remove bacon to paper towel lined plate and reserve.

Step 7

2. Salt and pepper the rabbit legs and saddle. Brown all sides of the rabbit in the stock pot with the oil, butter and bacon fat. Add a little more oil and/or butter if necessary. The rabbit will need to be browned in batches to avoid overcrowding. Remove rabbit to a platter.

Step 8

3. Sautee a small amount of the vegetables except the potatoes in the stock pot for a few minutes. Stir in the spices. Add wine and scrape up the bits stuck to the bottom of the pan, let this simmer for a few minutes.

Step 9

4. Add the rabbit to the stock pot and strain the quick stock into the pot. Bring to a boil then turn down to a simmer. Simmer rabbit for about thirty to forty minutes until the rabbit is falling off the bone.

Step 10

5. Remove rabbit from pot and shred meat from the bone. Reserve bones for future stock if you wish.

Step 11

6. Add remaining vegetables, shredded rabbit, bacon, salt and pepper to taste to the pot and simmer until the vegetables are done to your liking.

Step 12

7. If you wish to thicken the stew broth, take the corn starch and mix with ¼ cup warm water until corn starch is dissolved. Add corn starch to stew and simmer until thickened.

Step 13

8. Check seasonings and serve.