Rabbit

mightyro_cooking4u's Note:

From The Black Family Reunion Cookbook. Nancy Wilson, Entertainer

• Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• ½ cup cooking oil
• 1 (4 lb) rabbit , cleaned and cut into 6 to 8 pieces
• 1 large onion , sliced
• 1 bell pepper , seeded and sliced, green
• gravy
• ¼ cup dripping , from pan
• ¼ cup all-purpose flour
• 2 cups water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• 3 cups rice , hot, cooked (or mashed potatoes)

Directions:

1. For rabbit, combine flour, salt, pepper and paprika in bag. Shake well.
2. Place rabbit, one piece at a time, in bag. Shake to coat well.
3. Heat small amount of oil in 12-inch skillet on medium heat. Saute onion and bell pepper. Remove from skillet.
4. Add rabbit. Brown each piece well, don't crowd. Remove as each piece browns.
5. For gravy, add flour to drippings. Stir until brown. Stir in water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer.
6. Add rabbit and sauteed vegetables. Season with salt and pepper. Cover pan simmer until rabbit is tender. Serve over rice or mashed potatoes.

Reviews

[CJAY]

I'd give this more stars if I could. I loved this recipe. I've never tried rabbit cooked in this manner but certainly will make it again. I only had 1/2 of a rabbit and didn't need anywhere close to 2 cups of oil but other than reducing the oil to about 1/2 cup I make it as written. It took about 1 1/2 hours to get the rabbit tender. Thanks for posting this great recipe.

[Purrballs]

Ended up very tasty indeed! I used two whole rabbits that I cut up and didn't have any green pepper handy. I left the rest as is listed and even my hub asked for more. Two rabbits were gone in very short order with only 3 eating the meal! Kudos!

[Montana Heart Song]

I usually fry rabbit with flour salt, pepper and paprika but this time I added green pepper and sliced white onion, I think there is a mistake in the amount of oil. I did not use that much or the drippings would be swimming in the oil. I served the gravy over biscuits. Thaks for posting.