Rabbit Recipes: Rabbit Pie New Zealand style

You’ve got rabbit in the freezer and a little time on your hands to prepare dinner, but what are you going to make? Why not give this New Zealand inspired rabbit pie recipe a try? It sounds more difficult than it is and you really don’t need to do much chopping or peeling beforehand for this recipe. First you just need to make rabbit stew. Then once that is finished, spoon the stew into a pie or...

Rabbit Recipes: Civet de Lapin à la Française (Rabbit Stew with Red Wine)

I stopped in at Whisk (a food blog) the other day and discovered an interesting recipe for rabbit stew with red wine. As it turns out, this food blogger (along with at least 7 others) are working their way through the book Le Cordon Bleu at Home. That’s where this recipe actually comes from. If you’re butchering your own rabbits, you can actually give it a try using rabbit’s blood as a thickener....

Rabbit Recipes: Grilled rabbit with simple basil pesto

Whether you’re raising your own rabbits for meat or buying your meat from somewhere else, there are nearly limitless ways to cook rabbit. One important thing to keep in mind though, is that slow or fast cooking is the preferred method with rabbit. Many rabbit recipes are stews or braises that you leave in the over or on the stove top for several hours. Rabbit can become tough if not cooked correctly but once...