I've got a rabbit to cook for tea. Does anyone know any nice recipes? I've never cooked one before.

Rabbit stew...just a usual stew with the rabbit in it...cut the rabbit into chunks and when its done...add hendersons relish.
god I havent had rabbit in years.

Make sure its dead first

I've got a rabbit to cook for tea. Does anyone know any nice recipes? I've never cooked one before.Have a look on here (http://www.bowhunting.net/susieq/rabbit.html) I've not had rabbit for a few years myself. It's a strange but very nice flavour. Stews are the best way to cook it though ;)

Make sure its dead first
God that takes all the fun out of the rodent cooking experience!

God that takes all the fun out of the rodent cooking experience!

just to clarify, rabbits are not rodents...they are lagomorphs luv! :)

just to clarify, rabbits are not rodents...they are lagomorphs luv! :)
Ok then, fussy-bum...
God that takes all the fun out of the erm..lagomorphs cooking experience.

I once had rabbit and prune stew in France - sounds revolting but was actually fabulous.

rabbit is actually classed as game and as such it needs treating in a certain way to get the best out of it.

don't think you can rush it and it'll be ready in 10 minutes because it won't. it needs to be cooked for a long time on a very low heat.

rabbit stew is probably the best known and has been mentioned a few times and thats certainly a way to go. i would suggest you cook it on a low heat for at least 3 hours. because of this make sure you cut it in fairly large pieces about the size of a cigarette packet (10 pack not 20!)

if you want a recipe or more advice just ask

rabbit is actually classed as game and as such it needs treating in a certain way to get the best out of it.

don't think you can rush it and it'll be ready in 10 minutes because it won't. it needs to be cooked for a long time on a very low heat.

rabbit stew is probably the best known and has been mentioned a few times and thats certainly a way to go. i would suggest you cook it on a low heat for at least 3 hours. because of this make sure you cut it in fairly large pieces about the size of a cigarette packet (10 pack not 20!)

if you want a recipe or more advice just ask
So THATS why I could never seem to cook a rabbit stew as well as my mother could! I used to let it cook for about 30 minutes and then simmer it for another 20 and it was horrible.
I`ll know better the next time I try to cook it, which will be soon I hope because this is making my mouth water. Thanks for the advice.

So THATS why I could never seem to cook a rabbit stew as well as my mother could! I used to let it cook for about 30 minutes and then simmer it for another 20 and it was horrible.
I`ll know better the next time I try to cook it, which will be soon I hope because this is making my mouth water. Thanks for the advice.want a recipe?

want a recipe?
Yes please that would be great! I have to try to convince the wife to eat it too because shes from the midlands and at 29, 15 years younger than me and shes never heared of eating rabbit and finds it disgusting. I think im going to have fun converting her. A friend shot one with an air rifle a couple of years ago and passed me the carcasse. I had to give it back because the wife couldnt bear to look at it, plus I didnt think to ask if it should be hanged for a while.

Yes please that would be great! I have to try to convince the wife to eat it too because shes from the midlands and at 29, 15 years younger than me and shes never heared of eating rabbit and finds it disgusting. I think im going to have fun converting her. A friend shot one with an air rifle a couple of years ago and passed me the carcasse. I had to give it back because the wife couldnt bear to look at it, plus I didnt think to ask if it should be hanged for a while.girls don't like to eat rabbit because the idea of eating a cutsy little bunny is too much for them. i find its best to give them it but not say what it is until they ask after they've eaten it!

also you don't really need to hang wild rabbit because its already got bags of flavour. if you're lucky it might have been eating something like juniper or heather or some wild herbs and that will really improve the flavour.

anyway

RABBIT STEW
you will need

1 rabbit cut into decent sized chunks
about 1/2 pound dry cured smoked bacon cut into strips or diced
carrots
leeks
either baby onions if you can get them or good strong onions cut ito big chunks
button mushrooms (or chestnut are good but not anything like oyster. you need something that will stand up to the long cooking period)
red wine (something drinkable!)
hendersons/balsamic vinegar something like that (even lea and perrins if you're desparate!
about a pound of tomatoes skinned, deseeded and finely chopped (or a can of good quality chopped tomatoes if you can't be bothered and lets face it who can!)
a couple of cloves of garlic roughly chopped
thyme
rosemary
oregano
fresh black pepper
paprika
about a table spoon of hp sauce and tomato ketchup
chicken or beef stock (the chicken stock will allow the rabbit to do the work, the beef will mask it a bit if she prefers that)

METHOD
cut all the veg except the mushrooms into roughly similar sized chunks. make them fairly large because they have to cook for a while and if they're small they will disintegrate and be horrible
in a large cookpot or saucepan fry the bacon strips on a medium high heat in a tiny bit of olive oil untill they release their natural fat
add the veg, garlic - except the tomatoes - and mushrooms and fry until they start to colour and soften
add the wine and deglaze the pan (get all the burnt tasty bits off the bottom!)
add the rabbit, the tomatoes, the hp, the ketchup, the herbs the hendersons, the pepper and the paprika and cover completely with the stock.
give it a good stir and lower the heat until the stew is very gently bubbling.
cook like that for about 3 hours stir it occasionally and taste it even more occasionall add more seasoning as necessary.
about 10-15 minutes before you serve take it off the heat and let it rest. just before you serve it give it a good stir.

you should have a kind of rich oily tomatoey stew. if you don't you've done something wrong!

Best way to cook rabbit?

Break it to him gently

Brilliant! Many thanks for that, Ive saved it and I`ll print it off later. I just mentioned it to the wife and she looked REALLY thrilled! If I cant get my friend to bag me one, I`ll hunt for a butcher who has them. It took me over a month to find someone who sold Tripe but this is a rural area so I shouldnt have much trouble finding a nice little bunny.

Well, that was the best meal I've had in a long while. And I've got enough left to have it again for breakfast tomorrow.

How did you cook it?

I recently tried rabbit cooked in a wok with nothing but garlic and oil, and that was the dogs danglies :thumbsup:

I chopped the rabbit into pieces, fried it until a bit brown with some onions and garlic. Added a tin of tomatoes, a mixture of chicken and beef stock, about 1/3 of a bottle of red wine, fresh thyme, lea and perrins, potatoes, carrots and celery and one left over mushroom, bit of chilli powder, s +p. Cooked it over a low heat for about 2 hours. When I stopped cooking, the meat was falling off the bones and really tender.

In fact, I'm not sure it'll still be there at breakfast time any more. I'm suddenly overwhelmed with hunger!

Mine went missing a week ago :(

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=97175&page=3&highlight=rabbit

Scroll down to my post for an alternative recipe for rabbit stew.

Rabbit stew...just a usual stew with the rabbit in it...cut the rabbit into chunks and when its done...add hendersons relish.
god I havent had rabbit in years.

Couldn’t have put it better myself.
Except you missed two words out, “Plenty of” as in--

when its done...add plenty of hendersons relish.:thumbsup:

Sorry for being a bit pedantic

Couldn’t have put it better myself.
Except you missed two words out, “Plenty of” as in--

when its done...add plenty of hendersons relish.:thumbsup:

Sorry for being a bit pedantic
It isnt that easy to get relish here in Leicestershire, I bought several bottles the last time I was in Sheffield in 2003, and I found a little shop in Coalville that sold it so I got about 10 bottles from there. But the little shop has closed down, and I`m not going to be in Sheffield for god knows how long, and I`m down to two and a half bottles of the black gold...I`m severely rationing it to eight or nine drops per meal now, I used to use it like gravy so now I`m like Robinson Crusoe--trapped among heathens who dont appreciate the finer things in life and im relishing (pardon the pun) each drop.

in hot wata :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

I tend to cook mine very slow because if you rush it the meat will be tough, to cook a good rabbit stew it needs to go into a big cooking pot with all the added veg and put in the oven a slowly cook it just keep topping up the water every now and then. when I cook rabbit it is in the oven for about 5 hours that way the meat will just fall off the bones and it will be very soft and tender. when it is cooking I tend to add about a half bottle of sweet cider to it and cook it for a further 2 hours my grilfriend and my kids go mad on my rabbit stew. I think we shall have to have rabbit on sunday for a change I am getting a bit tired of t bone steaks and pork. so it will be off to sheffield market in the morning for about 6 rabbits I normally cook 4 off them anyway.

Mine went missing a week ago :(Cause for concern there J with all this talk of how delicious they are to eat and what have you. Get the Police involved mate :D

i think the general consensus is to cook it for a long time!

that applies to pretty much all game to get the best out of it

I've seen the rabbits in Sheffield market, I've wanted to get one for ages but never knew what to do with it. Thanks for the recipe, I'll try it tomorrow.
Might see you there bigkev

Mine went missing a week ago :(


Kirky's dog probably had it, after mistaking it for you :hihi: :hihi: :hihi:

Rabbit pie’s not bad either. Can’t give you a recipe, but if you want the crust to rise in the middle you’ll have to find a hump-backed rabbit.

Rabbit pie’s not bad either. Can’t give you a recipe, but if you want the crust to rise in the middle you’ll have to find a hump-backed rabbit.bit of a different ballgame rabbit pie, you have to make the filling moist enough to make the pie enjoyable but not so moist that the pastry is soggy. best thing to do is steam it gently

Rabbit Stew is a classic english dish, enjoy.

Rabbit Stew is a classic english dish, enjoy.to many classic english dishes are ignored these days, god knows why

I went to town today and finally got a big fat bunny rabbit- I scoured the hard drive for discos recipe, I found it, and tomorrow.... Tomorrow Im going to use up the last few drops of my Hendos supply on it.

I was buying a chicken in the butchers when I saw the rabbits and Im afraid to say that I lapsed into pure Yorkshire with excitement.

The butcher had to ask me to repeat what I had said because he couldnt understand a word of it.

Me gobs watterin just... thinking about it.

Rabbit is very well suited to a slow stew, but you can enjoy it in many ways - it\'s a surprisingly versatile meat.

Just baking (low and slow) in tin foil with a good smearing of butter and some mixed herbs comes out nicely - and, as mentioned earlier, rabbits have conveniently evolved to be perfectly matched to Henderson\'s relish, bless the little blighters.

Quite a lot about this summer, and not much mixy - I think I\'ll be re-stocking the freezer!

Looks as if Im going to have to eat the lot myself.

The Oh and the kids gave a big "UUUUURGH!" when I mentioned rabbit stew.

skin it stuff it with herbs & bread crumbs then kill it & put it in a hot oven

skin it stuff it with herbs & bread crumbs then kill it & put it in a hot oven

Putting it in the oven would kill it anyway, and would sound rather cool while doing so! :hihi:

Bright eyes, burning like fire

I went to town today and finally got a big fat bunny rabbit- I scoured the hard drive for discos recipe, I found it, and tomorrow.... Tomorrow Im going to use up the last few drops of my Hendos supply on it.

I was buying a chicken in the butchers when I saw the rabbits and Im afraid to say that I lapsed into pure Yorkshire with excitement.

The butcher had to ask me to repeat what I had said because he couldnt understand a word of it.

Me gobs watterin just... thinking about it.JW let me know how the recipe goes

JW let me know how the recipe goes

I certainly will!

Ive been waiting to try it for about two years now :D

Originally Posted by pk014b7161
skin it stuff it with herbs & bread crumbs then kill it & put it in a hot oven
Putting it in the oven would kill it anyway, and would sound rather cool while doing so! :hihi:

Bright eyes, burning like firePK had me in tears with that one.

I just went out to feed the rabbit and............................. It's gone!


I bet someone has stolen it to eat it!














I was starving too! :D

I tried to cook mine but it melted :help:

I once had barbecued rabbit, on the bone, it was just hacked into pieces, and then spent a night in a marinade of olive oil, ginger, muscovado sugar, honey, hendersons, chillies and the juice and zest of 3 limes and a lemon.

after it had been in that in the fridge overnight, it went on a really hot barbie for about 10/12 minutes, and it was BELTIN!

but stew is the classic way......

On a serious note,
1 whole rabbit, chopped into about 8 pieces.

Onions,garlic, rosemary and olive oil in the pan , saute until the rabbit pieces are brown, add white wine <about half a bottle,> butter <about a tsp> then S&P , put in oven
for around an hour, check again and leave until falling off the bone.
Does a meal for 2/3, and it tastes just like chicken , but more tender.

ENJOY !

Two things that will be missing from any stew I make are wine and especially garlic.

I cant stand wine and as for garlic... it makes me ill just to think about the stuff so I have to improvise.

garlic... it makes me ill just to think about the stuff so I have to improvise.try fenugreek, same family but not as pungent

Ok - substitute the garlic for Hendersons then :D

Ive forgotten a lof of ingredients so Ill have to make another trip into town tomorrow to get them.

Ill try the fenugreek and... Ill ask .. BEG everyone I meet if they know what Hendersons is!

If they dont know just use Daddys sauce >>>>runs

I just finished my fourth bowl of rabbit stew!

I started cooking the rabbit at noon, and every 30 minutes or so I added vegetables, mushrooms and onions.

By two thirty it was more than ready, the meat was falling off the bones and the smell was delicious so I got the last of my relish out, lobbed that onto each bown and it was lovely. I discovered that my kids have no concept of sentimentality in the face of good food too, because "That poor bunny rabbit" became "GRUB!" once the smell hit their nostrils and the tucked into it too.

As for the OH... I keep nagging her to try it but she flatly refuses...

I cooked the bunny in a huge pot and theres still lots left, and Im going to spend the rest of the day making sure that every drop of that stew gets eaten.

I forgot how boney rabbit was though, and I got sick of putting ribs and vertebrae onto a saucer at the side of the bowl, but it was worth it, and the next time the market is open, Im going to buy three rabbits and make a humongous stew.

Here's a link to an article someone posted a while ago on my bunny stew thread..

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2007/oct/20/recipes.foodanddrink

I can highly recommend the bunny burgers, and the bunny, leek and cider stew..

Apologies in advance for turning yet another good thread into one about bowels and their... activities, but is Rabbit stew supposed to make you break wind? For the best part of today Ive been exploding in the undies department!


Anyway, I was on the phone talking to the daddy in law today and I mentioned the stew and the mother in law overheared and went on and on in the background about how much she loves rabbit stew, but because daddy hates it, she hasnt had any since 1960!

Her dad was a poacher and taught her how to kill, skin and gut a rabbit and to make a good stew out of it. So I was thinking,... Im gonna treat her, Im gonna make her a rabbit stew and cheer the old harridan up a bit. I just hope I can make it as well as people did back in the 40s and 50s.