Rabbit Hunter's style
recipezaar#203224
This is a crockpot meal which makes it easy, and rabbit is easily interchangeable with chicken in most recipes, especially crockpot meals.
This is good served over rice or steamed potatoes.
Ingredients
* 1 (2.5-3 lb) rabbit, cut into 8 pieces, rinsed, and patted dry
* salt
* fresh ground black pepper
* 4 slices bacon
* 4 shallots, chopped
* 3 garlic cloves, minced
* 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
* 1/2 cup dry white wine (or chicken stock if you don't have any)
* 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
* 1/2 cup water
* 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
* 1 teaspoon minced fresh basil
* 1 1/2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
* 1/4 cup chopped fresh flat leaf parsley
Directions
1.Season the rabbit liberally with salt and pepper; in a large skillet, cook the bacon over med-high heat until crisp.
2.Transfer to paper towels to drain; crumble and set aside.
3.Add the rabbit to the hot bacon fat and brown on all sides.
4.Transfer to a slow cooker.
5.Add shallots and garlic to the skillet; cook, stirring, for 2 minutes.
6.Sprinkle with the flour, then add the wine; cook, scraping up any browned bits stuck to the pan.
7.Add in the tomato sauce, water, thyme, and basil; bring to a boil.
8.Pour over the rabbit; cover and cook on HIGH for 2 hours.
9.Add mushrooms to the slow cooker; cover and continue cooking on HIGH 1 ½-3 hours, until the rabbit is very tender and falling off the bone.
10.Taste and adjust seasonings to taste; serve garnished with parsley and crumbled bacon.
