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Happy Easter!
Easter is all about the resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the most irrefutable event in history. Yeah, I know, "Easter" as a holiday had early roots in the ancient pagan holiday Ishtar, so especially now that we've got a holiday commemorating Christ's resurrection, it's time to clean house. So I think the most obvious place to start is to get rid of that stupid rabbit.

How??

Well, since you asked...

(All recipes below gently borrowed from RecipeSource.com.)

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Image copyright Warner Bros.
No association is implied between
Bugs Bunny and the Easter Bunny.
They just have the same last name.






                      BRANDIED RABBIT IN MUSTARD SAUCE

 Recipe By     :
 Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Meats                            Main dish

   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    1       md           Rabbit, cut up, frying
    1       tb           Olive oil
    1       tb           Butter or margarine
    1       md           Onion, cut in four
                         Whole cloves
                         Bouquet garni *
                         Salt to taste
                         Brandy
    4       tb           Whipping cream
    1 1/2   tb           Grainy coarse Dijon Mustard

   * See Bouquet garni recipe for ingredients.
   Calories: 311; Protein 27 g.; Carbohydrate 3 g.; Fat 21 g/serving.
   Wipe meat pieces and trim off any fat. Heat olive oil and butter or
   margarine in large skillet until bubbly. Add meat pieces and saute on all
   sides until browned.
   While browning, press whole cloves into onion chunks (generously). Add
   chunks to skillet in between meat pieces; add Bouquet garni. Sprinkle with
   salt. Generously 'slosh' brandy over top (at least 1/2 cup). Cover.
   Cook over medium to low heat about 30 minutes or until meat is cooked
   through. Remove meat pieces from pan and keep warm. Discard onion chunks,
   cloves and Bouquet garni. Increase heat to medium high. Add cream and
   mustard; cook, stirring constantly until slightly thickened. Return meat
   to pan and coat on all sides with sauce. Serve at once.


 


CHEF'S RABBIT Recipe By : Serving Size : 2 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Meats Misc Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 1 Rabbit -or- 2 Pheasants (cut in pieces) Salt and white pepper Flour 6 Bacon slices, cut into lg Squares 1 Onion, chopped fine 8 Extra large mushrooms, whole Or quartered 6 oz Beef stock 1 c Sour cream Season meat with salt and white pepper and dredge with flour. In hot skillet, cook bacon pieces about half way. Add rabbit and/or pheasant and brown on both sides. Add onions and saute with meat. Add mushrooms. Pour beef stock over all and put in preheated oven at 450 degrees for 30 minutes, or until meat is done. Take meat out. Whip sour cream into remaining pan juices and pour over meat.


CONIGLIO ALLA MOLISANA STEWED RABBIT WITH SAUSAGES Recipe By : Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Pasta Meats Italian Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 1 lg Rabbit -(about 3 1/2 lb) Salt Pepper 1 Parsley sprig - finely chopped 1 Rosemary sprig - finely chopped 1/4 lb Ham, Parma - thinly sliced - (12 slices) 12 Sage leaves 6 sm Sausages, Italian 1/2 c Oil, olive Bone the rabbit carefully, keeping the pieces of meat as large as possible. Wipe the rabbit meat with a damp cloth. Cut it into 12 even-sized pieces, flatten them out lightly, and season with salt, pepper and a little finely chopped parsley and rosemary. Put a slice of ham on each slice of rabbit and roll up tightly. Take 6 skewers. Thread a roll of rabbit, 1 sage leaf, 1 sausage, another rabbit roll and another sage leaf on to each skewer. Brush the skewers with oil and broil (grill), over charcoal if possible, or on a rack placed as close as possible to the source of heat. Alternatively, the skewers can also be baked in a slow oven at 350 degrees for one hour. Turn the skewers occasionally, each time brushing with oil.


Title: EMPANADILLAS FILLED WITH RABBIT AND OLIVES Categories: Main dish Yield: 4 servings --------------------------------INGREDIENTS-------------------------------- 1 Rabbit, cut up 3 tb Oil, olive 1/4 c Fennel, fresh; sliced 2 tb Garlic; chopped 1 c Onions, Sweet; sliced 2 tb Tomato Paste 1/2 c Wine, White dry 1/2 c Stock, chicken 1 c Tomatoes; diced 9 oz Olives, Green, pitted -sliced (jar) 3 tb Parsley, fresh; chopped ------------------------ 1 c Flour 1 1/2 ts Baking flour 1/2 tb Sugar 1/2 ts Salt 2 tb Thyme, dried 2 tb Butter 1/2 c Milk 1 Egg; beaten with 1 ts -water Brown rabbit in heated olive oil. Add the garlic, sweet onions, and fennel. Saute until onions are translucent. Add the wine and tomato paste, cook over low heat until the sauce is reduced by half. Add the tomatoes, chicken stock and olives. Simmer in a 350 degree over for 1 1/2 hours. Add more stock to the sauce as needed. Cool the rabbit and remove the meat from the bones. Dice into chunks and add fresh parsley. Season with salt and pepper. Keep chilled. =============================> Dough <================================ In a large mixing bowl, make the dough by combing flour, baking powder salt, sugar, thyme and 1 tablespoon parsley. Incorporate butter and milk into the dough. Form into a ball and let rest for 20 minutes. Roll out the dough 1/8 inch think and cut 4 inch circles. Spoon rabbit mixture into the middle of each circle and fold over. Seal sides and top with egg wash. Bake at 450 degrees until golden.


FRIED RABBIT IN BREADCRUMBS Recipe By : Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Meats Main dish Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 3 tb Milk 1 oz Flour 1/4 ts Salt 1/4 ts Black pepper 1 4 lb rabbit, cleaned - cut into serving pieces 1 Egg -- lightly beaten with 1 t Water 3 oz Fresh breadcrumbs Vegetable oil for deep fryin 4 Parsley sprigs Method: Place milk in one bowl and mix together flour, salt and pepper in another. Dip rabbit in milk then flour mixture, coating thoroughly. set aside for 10 minutes. Combine egg and water in one bowl and breadcrumbs in another. dip rabbit first in egg mixture, then in breadcrumbs, coating thoroughly. Fill a large frying pan one third full with oil. Set over moderate heat and heat until it reaches 360 degrees f or a cube of dry bread dropped into the oil turns brown in 50 seconds. Fry the rabbit pieces for 20 minutes or until tender when pierced with a fork. Remove from pan and drain on paper towels. Arrange on a serving dish garnish with parsley sprigs and serve immediately. This can be served with sauteed potatoes and any fresh green vegetables.


HASEN PFEFER Recipe By : Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Meats Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 2 lb Rabbit meat Vinegar and water 1 lg Onion -- sliced 3 Cloves 2 Bay Leaves Salt and Pepper 2 tb Butter 1 c Sour Cream Place rabbit meat in a bowl or jar and cover with equal parts vinegar and water. Add one large sliced onion, salt and pepper, cloves and bay leaf. Let the meat soak in this solution for 2 days. then remove the meat and brown in hot butter, turning it often. Gradually add some of the sauce in which the meat was pickled. Let simmer until the meat is tender (about 30 minutes). Just before serving stir 1 cup of thick sour cream into the sauce.


Title: HERB ROASTED RABBIT AND POTATOES Categories: Game, Rabbit Yield: 6 servings 4 lb Rabbit [cut into 8 pieces, Rinsed & patted dry] 8 md Red potatoes [quartered] 24 lg Cloves garlic 6 tb Olive oil 4 oz Slab bacon, [rind removed & cut into 1" cubes] 6 tb Fresh rosemary leaves OR 2 tb Dried rosemary 2 ts Coarsely ground black pepper Coarse salt, to taste (optional) 6 Sprigs rosemary, for garnish 1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees 2. Place the potatoes and garlic cloves in a large shallow roasting pan. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil, and toss to coat. Bake for 30 minutes. 3. While the potatoes and garlic are roasting, combine the bacon and 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large skillet, and place over low heat. Cook just until the bacon begins to wilt. Then remove the bacon with a slotted spoon, and set it aside. 4. Saute the rabbit, in batches if necessary, in the skillet, setting the pieces aside as they are browned. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the pan drippings. 5. Remove the roasting pan from the oven, and reduce the heat to 350 degrees. 6. Add the rabbit, rosemary, pepper, coarse salt, reserved pan drippings, and remaining 3 tablespoons oil to the roasting pan with the potatoes and garlic. Toss thoroughly, and return the pan to the oven. Bake for 20 minutes. 7. Sprinkle the reserved bacon over the top, and bake until the meat is tender and the vegetables are golden, another 20 minutes. 8. Arrange the mixture on a warmed platter, and garnish with the rosemary sprigs.


JUGGED HARE Recipe By : Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Meats Main dish Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 1 Hare 1 Carrot 1 Onion 4 Cloves 1 1/2 lb Bones 4 pt Water, Cold 1 Wine glass Port Wine Salt Pepper Mace, small amount Mixed Herbs Fat for frying 1. Remove the inside from the hare, being careful to save the thick blood. 2. Skin the hare, wipe it, and cut into joints. Wash the head, heart, and liver in some cold salted water, put in the a saucepan with the blood and the bones, which have also been washed. 3. Add four pints of cold water and a teaspoon of salt, and bring the stock to a boil. Remove the scum, add the herbs tied in a piece of muslin, add also the pepper and mace. 4. Scrape and wash the carrot, peel the onion, and stick the cloves into it, and add these to the stock, simmer all the ingredient for three or four hours; keep well skimmed to remove the grease. 5. Flour the joints of hare, melt some butter or shortening in a pan, and fry the joints lightly so as to brown them slightly. Then place in a large brown jar or casserole. Mix some flour to a smooth paste with water. When the stock is ready three to four hours, strain it into another saucepan and add the thickening flour mixed with water, stir well and boil for a few minutes. If necessary add a few drops of browning. 6. Strain the gravy over the fried hare, the hair should be just covered. Place in a moderately hot oven, and cook for about two hours. Just before serving, add to it the port wine. 7. To serve. Heap the hare into a large dish, pour some of the gravy round, the remainder is served separately. Serve with red current jelly. NOTE the gravy should be quite thick.


LAPIN EN GIBELOTTE Recipe By : Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Meats Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 4 lb Rabbit - cut into serving pieces 1/4 lb Thick-sliced bacon - cut into 1 1/2-in sticks 2 tb Flour 2 c Chicken stock 2 c White wine 1 Garlic cloves -- minced 1 Bouquet garni -(parsley, thyme & bay leaf) 2 tb Tomato paste Salt and pepper to taste 1/4 c Heavy cream SAUTE THE BACON IN A CASSEROLE. When the fat is rendered, saute the rabbit pieces in the fat. Season the rabbit with salt and pepper. Sprinkle all of the rabbit pieces in the casserole with the flour and toss well. Add the stock, wine, garlic, bouquet garni, tomato paste, salt and pepper. Simmer, covered, over low heat for 1 1/2 hours or in a 325F oven until it is tender. Remove the rabbit pieces, strain the sauce and skim off the fat. Pour the sauce into saucepan, reduce until thick and add the cream. Pour over rabbit and serve.


LE FILET DE LAPIN A LA MOUTARDE Recipe By : Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Game Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 6 Rabbit filets 1 c White wine 1 pn Thyme 2 Bay leaves 2 tb Oil 3 tb Creole mustard 1 c Heavy cream Salt -- to taste Pepper -- to taste Marinate the rabbit filets in 1/2 cup of the wine and the thyme and bay leaves for 24 hours. Saut# the rabbit lightly in the oil, then remove the rabbit from the pan. Add the remaining wine and the Creole mustard to the pan and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and blend in the cream and salt and pepper to taste. Slice the rabbit filets lengthwise into strips. Place the sauce over the rabbit and serve.


LOUISIANA CREOLE RABBIT Recipe By : Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Cajun Main dish Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 1 Cleaned rabbit(3lb) 1 t Salt 1 t Black pepper 1/2 ts Cayenne pepper 1/4 c Onion,chopped 3 Garlic cloves,minced 2 tb White vinegar 1 t Browning sauce 1 cn Mushrooms,drained(8oz) 1 tb Butter or margarine,melted 1 tb Parsley,minced 2 tb Green bell pepper,minced 2 tb Green onions,chopped 2/3 c White wine,dry 1. Dry rabbit and place in bowl. 2. Combine salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, onion, garlic and vinegar; pour over rabbit, turning pieces to coat. 3. Cover bowl and marinade overnight in refrigerator. 4. Transfer rabbit and marinade to well-greased baking dish. 5. Bake in preheated 450'F. oven 1 hour. 6. Combine remaining ingredients and pour over rabbit. 7. Bake 30 to 45 minutes longer, until rabbit is fork-tender.


MEXICAN RABBIT Recipe By : Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Meats Mexican Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 1 Rabbit, disjointed 2 c Corn 1 t Parsley 10 oz Can tomatoes 1 t Rosemary 1 c Minced black olives 1 t Thyme 2 ts Chili powder 1 Bay leaf Salt and pepper to taste 2 Peppercorns 2 c Yellow cornmeal 1 Garlic clove, minced 1 Egg yolk 1/2 c Minced shallots Place the rabbit, parsley, rosemary, thyme, bay leaf, and peppercorns in a large saucepan and add enough water to cover. Bring to a boil and simmer for 30 minutes or until rabbit is tender. Drain rabbit and reserve 1 cup liquid. Remove rabbit from bones. Saute the garlic and shallots in small amount of fat in a skillet until tender, then add the rabbit, corn, tomatoes, olives, chili powder, salt, and pepper. Simmer for 20 minutes. Combine the cornmeal and egg yolk. Strain the reserved liquid, add to cornmeal mixture and mix well. Stir into the rabbit mixture and spoon into a greased casserole. Bake at 325 degrees for 40 minutes or until set. 6 servings.


Title: RABBIT ALMONDINE Categories: Meats, Main dish Yield: 4 servings 1 ea Rabbit cut in pieces 1/4 c Liquid oil 1/3 c Flour 1 1/2 ts Salt 1 ts Pepper 1/4 c Water 1 ea Medium onion cut into rings 1/4 c Toasted slivered almonds 1 c Chicken broth 1/2 ts Rosemary 1 ts Lemon rind 1/2 c Sour cream Coat rabbit pieces with flour (reserve remaining flour). Brown in heavy hot skillet, sprinkle with salt and pepper. Pour chicken broth with rosemary, lemon rind and onion over rabbit. Simmer 45 minutes. Remove rabbit pieces to warmed platter. Combine reserved flour with water and stir into broth until sauce is thick. Stir in sour cream and almonds, pour over rabbit.


RABBIT CAKE (HASEN KUCKA) Recipe By : Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Meats Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 1 ea Rabbit 1 ea *potato filling recipe 1/2 c Broth ** 1 1/2 tb Flour 1 x Salt & pepper ** "Use broth in which rabbit is cooked". The recipe didn't specify, but I assume that the rabbit is to be boiled. Cook the rabbit until tender, separate meat from the bones and cut into small pieces. Butter a casserole and put a layer of the potato filling in the bottom, then a layer of meat; add 1 Tbsp of sauce (made by combining the flour and water), seasoning, and continue until dish is filled. Bake at 350-F until brown (about 25 minutes).
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