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Braised Rabbit with Garlic

Either store-bought or wild rabbits will work with this recipe; if you use wild bunnies, I'd suggest cottontails and snowshoe hares. The quality of the vinegar and garlic matter. I use sherry vinegar, and I urge you to use it if possible, but a good cider, white wine or even malt vinegar would be alternates. Home-grown garlic is best, as it will often be less harsh and have larger cloves than regular garlic, but any garlic will work. 

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
2 hrs
Total Time
2 hrs 20 mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 423 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Spanish

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 domestic rabbit or snowshoe hare or 2 cottontails, cut into serving pieces
  • 1 large yellow onion, sliced into 1/4" pieces from root to tip
  • 1 head of garlic, cloves whole but peeled
  • salt
  • 1/3 cup sherry vinegar
  • 1 bay leaf
  • black pepper
  • 1 cup peas

Instructions

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  1. Heat the olive oil in a large, lidded pot like a Dutch oven or, if you have one, an earthenware pot. Brown the rabbit pieces well, salting them as you do. Remove them as they brown and set aside. When the rabbit is browned, add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until it begins to brown, about 8 to 10 minutes. Add the garlic cloves and cook another minute or two.
  2. Nestle the rabbit back into the pot, sprinkle some salt over everything and add the vinegar and bay leaf. Pour in enough water to get about halfway up the sides of the rabbit. Cover the pot and cook slowly over low heat for about 2 hours.
  3. When the rabbit is tender, add black pepper and mix in the peas. Serve with lots of crusty bread.

Nutrition Information

Calories 423kcal (21%) Carbohydrates 8g (3%) Protein 57g (114%) Fat 16g (25%) Saturated Fat 3g (15%) Cholesterol 203mg (68%) Sodium 130mg (5%) Potassium 1074mg (31%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 3g (6%) Vitamin A 277IU (6%) Vitamin C 17mg (19%) Calcium 45mg (5%) Iron 9mg (50%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 423

% Daily Value*

Calories 423kcal 21%
Carbohydrates 8g 3%
Protein 57g 114%
Fat 16g 25%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Cholesterol 203mg 68%
Sodium 130mg 5%
Potassium 1074mg 23%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 3g 6%
Vitamin A 277IU 6%
Vitamin C 17mg 19%
Calcium 45mg 5%
Iron 9mg 50%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.