Rick's Fried Rabbit

Linda's Busy Kitchen's Note:

My dad is an avid hunter, and here is his recipe for fried rabbit. It's delicious! Tastes like chicken, only better :) You can use this recipe for any wild game such as squirrel, pheasant, quail, partridge etc. Great for frogs legs too LOL

• Total Time: 55 mins
• Prep Time: 45 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 1 dependi ...

• 1 rabbit , cut up
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 3 eggs , beaten
• 2 cups flour
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper

Directions:

1. Cut up rabbit into pieces.
2. In a lg. pot, fill about half way with water. Add 2 T. salt, and bring to a boil.
3. Add rabbit, and parboil for 1/2 hours Drain, and let cool.
4. Beat eggs in a bowl.
5. Put flour on a plate, and mix with salt and pepper.
6. Dip rabbit pieces, one at a time, into egg, and then flour mixture.
7. Meanwhile, on high, heat 1/2" of oil in a lg. cast iron frying pan.
8. When oil is hot, turn down to med. and add rabbit pieces, one at a time into the oil.
9. When first side is golden, flip over to the other side. Cook until golden brown and crispy.
10. Drain each piece on a paper towel, to soak up grease.
11. Serve hot, with your favorite side dish.

Reviews

[Wife-w-kids]

I followed the directions exactly, and came up with dry meat and bland breading. If I were to try this again I would not boil nearly as long, and add many spices, which I would rub onto the boiled rabbit before dipping into egg. I think using my favorite fried chicken recipe is the easier way to go. But it is GREAT to see rabbit recipes when many cook books do not have them.

[Peter J]

So tasty and quick! This is the first time I've tried fried rabbit because in Australia casseroles and baking are more common methods but I loved this. The rabbit I had was only a medium size one that had been frozen so I only used around 2/3 of the quantity (2 eggs etc) and just put into a pot of cold water so it defrosted as the water was warming up. It went well with a few steamed vegetables over a base of mashed potatoes.