Recipe: "Crockpot Rabbit with Mushrooms"
I made this for supper tonight. :D
"Crockpot Rabbit with Mushrooms"
Ingredients:
2 cups chicken broth
1/2 sweet onion, chopped
1 bay leaf
1 whole rabbit
16 ounces whole baby bella mushrooms
1 teaspoon rubbed sage
1/4 teaspoon juniper berries
1/4 teaspoon peppercorns
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
Directions:
In a medium crockpot, pour 2 cups chicken broth. Turn the crockpot on Low and cover.
Chop 1/2 sweet onion. Add the bits to the crockpot. Add 1 bay leaf and cover.
Unwrap the rabbit and rinse it. If there are giblets, remove them for another use, such as making gravy. Put the rabbit in the crockpot and cover it.
Wash 16 ounces whole baby bella mushrooms. Add them to the crockpot.
Sprinkle 1 teaspoon rubbed sage over everything in the crockpot.
In a mortar and pestle, grind together 1/4 teaspoon juniper berries, 1/4 teaspoon peppercorns, and 1/4 teaspoon sea salt. Sprinkle those into the crockpot and cover it.
Ignore for 4-5 hours until the rabbit meat is falling off the bones. Carefully transfer the rabbit to a platter. Using a fork, you should be able to separate it into large sections. A rabbit typically breaks down into 4 legs and the back divides into 2 pieces. Scoop the mushrooms and onions into a bowl and serve.
Notes:
Domestic rabbit has fairly light meat that is a lot like chicken. Wild rabbit has considerably darker meat with a more robust taste. But if you use wild game seasonings, domestic rabbit tastes wilder while retaining its tender texture. I loved the results, although my partner Doug was less impressed.
I used baby bella mushrooms and sweet onions because they're low-carb savory vegetables. Many different things also taste good, and a hunter-gatherer crock will accommodate a wide variety. Potatoes, carrots, and peppers are all good.
Sage and juniper berries are traditional Turtle Island seasonings. Sea salt was carried inland along trade routes connecting all four coasts. The peppercorns and bay leaf are modern additions. Other than those minor tweaks, this is much the same recipe as when people made it in hollow rocks or ceramic pots.
If you want to cook this faster, turn the crockpot on High and figure it will take about 3-4 hours.
"Crockpot Rabbit with Mushrooms"
Ingredients:
2 cups chicken broth
1/2 sweet onion, chopped
1 bay leaf
1 whole rabbit
16 ounces whole baby bella mushrooms
1 teaspoon rubbed sage
1/4 teaspoon juniper berries
1/4 teaspoon peppercorns
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
Directions:
In a medium crockpot, pour 2 cups chicken broth. Turn the crockpot on Low and cover.
Chop 1/2 sweet onion. Add the bits to the crockpot. Add 1 bay leaf and cover.
Unwrap the rabbit and rinse it. If there are giblets, remove them for another use, such as making gravy. Put the rabbit in the crockpot and cover it.
Wash 16 ounces whole baby bella mushrooms. Add them to the crockpot.
Sprinkle 1 teaspoon rubbed sage over everything in the crockpot.
In a mortar and pestle, grind together 1/4 teaspoon juniper berries, 1/4 teaspoon peppercorns, and 1/4 teaspoon sea salt. Sprinkle those into the crockpot and cover it.
Ignore for 4-5 hours until the rabbit meat is falling off the bones. Carefully transfer the rabbit to a platter. Using a fork, you should be able to separate it into large sections. A rabbit typically breaks down into 4 legs and the back divides into 2 pieces. Scoop the mushrooms and onions into a bowl and serve.
Notes:
Domestic rabbit has fairly light meat that is a lot like chicken. Wild rabbit has considerably darker meat with a more robust taste. But if you use wild game seasonings, domestic rabbit tastes wilder while retaining its tender texture. I loved the results, although my partner Doug was less impressed.
I used baby bella mushrooms and sweet onions because they're low-carb savory vegetables. Many different things also taste good, and a hunter-gatherer crock will accommodate a wide variety. Potatoes, carrots, and peppers are all good.
Sage and juniper berries are traditional Turtle Island seasonings. Sea salt was carried inland along trade routes connecting all four coasts. The peppercorns and bay leaf are modern additions. Other than those minor tweaks, this is much the same recipe as when people made it in hollow rocks or ceramic pots.
If you want to cook this faster, turn the crockpot on High and figure it will take about 3-4 hours.