Rabbit stew.

[carrust]

Been given a wild rabbit (gutted & skinned thankfully) & I need a recipe for rabbit stew.

[mrs_overall]

You lucky thing! I love rabbit.
Here's the recipe I use.

1 rabbit - jointed
2oz butter
2oz oil (any type)
dish/plate of seasoned plain flour
4 rashers unsmoked bacon, diced
1 onion, sliced
2 sticks celery, sliced
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
half a pint sweet cider (I use a can of Woodpecker)
2 bay leaves

Heat the butter & oil and fry the bacon until the fat starts to run out of it. Coat the rabbit in the seasoned flour then add to the pan and brown. Add the onion & celery to the pan and fry until the onion is soft. Add the rest of the ingredients and a sprinkling of the seasoned flour (to thicken). Bring to the boil, then simmer on a very low heat for 1 hour 15 mins. Remove the meat from the pan and boil the juices until you have the consistency you want.
Remove the bay leaves and serve.

[hailthechimp]

Are you telling me that your going to eat a small,cute,fluffy easter bunny? Thats just sick,whats next? Unicorn stew? leprecaun risotto? fairy cake? Santa sandwiches?

[carrust]

Thanks mrs O. I'm on to that now.

[carrust]

For pud I'm going to have puppy's tail in aspic, followed by a fluffy kitten in custard:-)

[coccinelle]

This is a french classic and worth cooking at least once in your life!

http://www.frenchgardening.com/cuisine.html?pi d=1169488697207375