Rabbit Curry Recipe - Indian Rabbit Curry | Hank Shaw (2024)

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Why do you soak rabbit before cooking? ›

A Brine Keeps the Rabbit Moist

And while the combination seasons the rabbit nicely, the buttermilk and salt give you a little wiggle room to ensure that the cooked rabbit doesn't dry out.

The best way to get tender rabbit meat is by butchering them around the 12-week mark (depending on the breed) and cooking them low and slow. A crockpot is a fantastic way of cooking rabbit for tender, fall-off-the-bone meat.

Method. Place all the rabbit and the offal in a cold casserole pan and add 3 tablespoons of oil. Put on a medium-high heat for the rabbit to get golden, turning occasionally, while you peel and finely slice the onion, quarter the tomatoes, then halve the chilli lengthways and deseed.

To marinate the rabbit, mix in buttermilk, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, chili flakes, salt and pepper. Let the rabbit marinate in the fridge for about 4-12 hours.

Marinating the rabbit in buttermilk for two to eight hours helps to tenderize the meat and add flavor and moisture to the finished product. Start the recipe with a buttermilk soak. The enzymes and acids in buttermilk help to both tenderize and add flavor and moisture to the lean rabbit meat.

Place in a 9x13-inch baking dish. Combine onion, water, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, paprika, and garlic in a medium bowl; mix well, then pour over rabbit. Bake uncovered in the preheated oven, basting frequently, until very tender, about 90 minutes.

Citrus and Mediterranean herbs always blend well. Rabbit can dry out quite easily, but roasting it in olive oil preserves its delicacy and flavor.

Rabbit is best cooked on the BBQ grill whole with the ribcage split and flattened. Add your favorite barbecue sauce or just some simple olive oil and herbs then grill whole for about 30-40 minutes.

Rabbit meat is a nutrient-rich and affordable food with a lower environmental impact than red meat from cattle or sheep. Rabbit meat is considered healthy, as it is lower in fat, cholesterol and sodium than other types of meat, and rich in protein.

Rabbit should be marinated for at least 2 to 4 hours, or ideally overnight, to allow the flavors to penetrate the meat. Marinating for too long, however, can result in the meat becoming mushy, so it's important to find the right balance.

What are the methods of cooking rabbit meat? ›

Grilled meat is the most tender and juicy with low shearing force and cooking loss. From a health standpoint, oven cooking of rabbit meat is recommended than grilling. Rabbit meat cooked by boiling or in microwave exhibited the lowest bacterial counts.

That's because of the breed, and how much their diet determines the flavor of their meat; rabbits are fed sweet alfalfa hay, oats, wheat, and barley, not strong greens like kale or cabbage, to preserve the animal's delicate flavor.

The milk/vinegar mix (similar to buttermilk) will help to brine/pre-season the meat and impart moisture, while keeping the meat tender. Once your rabbit is soaking in the fridge, prepare your dredge. Mix all ingredients and run them through a sifter if you so desire, otherwise mix until hom*ogeneous.

The meat is slightly darker and has more flavor, but can also be slightly tougher,” says Christopher Eley, who explains that the best way to prepare a wild rabbit is to soak it in either a saltwater solution or buttermilk. Saltwater will draw out any remaining blood and start to tenderize it.

In order to tenderize the meat, we are going to marinate the rabbit overnight. For the deep fried rabbit, I prepared a buttermilk base with some rosemary and thyme. The recipe below will give you the exact ingredients. Make sure it soaks for a minimum of 12 hours, but 24 is better.

Damp Bunnies Can Become Ill

Wet fur can cause hypothermia quickly, especially if you use cold water. In addition, if water gets into your rabbit's nose or ears, it can cause an ear infection, which can be both painful and serious. Flushing the ears can also cause irritated skin and lead to a bacterial infection.

As a prey species, rabbits do not like to feel vulnerable, and being in water isn't a natural position for a rabbit to be in. Rabbits also tend to panic when in water, and can easily fracture their spine or a limb if they thrash around whilst in water.