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Apr 20 2013 09:56am
Got 6 rabbit's legs.
Sorry i can't provide exact measurments, i just played around and it was very delicious.
First i marinated them overnight. Marinade:
2 tablespoons of vinegar
olive oil
few cloves of garlic (crushed)
2 twighs of rosemary
ground black pepper
salt
(you may want to add some sugar, but i did not want it to burn while searing the meat)

make some cuts in the meat so it will marinate better. Rub it in. Leave overnight covered with plastic.
When you are ready to cook remove legs from marinade and try to clean them up. No peaces of garlic/rosemary should be left on, or it will burn while searing. Leave the legs in the room temperature for 10-20 minutes.
I seared my meat in 2 batches so it won't steam. After searing i removed the legs from the pan.
Put some butter in the same pan. Let it melt and put 1 large or 2 small chopped onions. Season with salt and pepper. Cook for a few minutes until they get tender. Now grade 1 carrot and also put it in. Season it too. I put in some italian herbs and chilli flakes too. Now put 1 tablespoon of flower in and stir. Cook it for few more minutes. Now add in some red wine (i didn't have any but that would have been nice :D). After alcohol evaporates but in some chicken/vegetable stock or water. Make sure you put in quite enough because meat will be braising for hours. I also added some sour cream and homemade tomato sauce, but you can put in some store bought (just nothing too acidic like heinz).
Now you are ready to put in the legs. Partially cover the pan and cook on low for 2-3 hours until meat almost falls off the bones. You have to remember that rabbit meat is very tough so it will need some time to become tender. You may want to flip legs once or twice. If your sauce looks too thick, add some water. If it looks too watery, cook uncovered until water evaporates to your liking. At the end of the cooking sprinkle some parsley on.
I served mine with white rice.
Sorry i did not snap the pictures but it was gone too fast :)
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Apr 20 2013 01:56pm
Sounds delicious, always been meaning to try cooking rabbit for myself, just haven't gotten around to it yet.
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Apr 21 2013 01:06am
Quote (acyroma @ 20 Apr 2013 22:56)
Sounds delicious, always been meaning to try cooking rabbit for myself, just haven't gotten around to it yet.


imo rabbit's meat is the most difficult to cook.
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Apr 21 2013 06:04pm
Where did you get the rabbit?

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Apr 21 2013 08:41pm
Quote (BunnyGirl @ Apr 21 2013 08:04pm)
Where did you get the rabbit?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxsRYaeN9GE


the neighbor prolly lost one bunny and the other lost two legs. natural/organic >> farm raised
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Apr 21 2013 10:28pm
Quote (Wycka @ Apr 21 2013 02:06am)
imo rabbit's meat is the most difficult to cook.


Lol why? You just dont want to overcook the meat or it will be very dry... pretty much like chicken although chicken have more fat so if u overcook its more forgivable then rabbit..
And 3 hours for rabbit legs btw is way too long its gonna be overcooked as hell..
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Quote (hofx2 @ 22 Apr 2013 07:28)
Lol why? You just dont want to overcook the meat or it will be very dry... pretty much like chicken although chicken have more fat so if u overcook its more forgivable then rabbit..
And 3 hours for rabbit legs btw is way too long its gonna be overcooked as hell..


well it tasted great so i don't know about that.

Quote (BunnyGirl @ 22 Apr 2013 03:04)
Where did you get the rabbit?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxsRYaeN9GE


my father grows them, did not watch the video.

This post was edited by Wycka on Apr 22 2013 09:18am
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