Cooking Rabbits in crockpot?

essohbe · January 26, 2011, 02:28 AM

Has anyone here thrown a rabbit in a crockpot? How long would it take to fully cook 2 of them do you think?

Rifleman1776 · January 26, 2011, 09:25 AM

I have cooked a lot of rabbits. But, I used a Dutch oven.
How long? Dunno. Until they are done.

Try it, that is how you learn stuff.

Doodlebugger45 · January 26, 2011, 10:49 AM

I throw a couple of them in the crock pot in the morning along with some potatoes and onions and whatever else and when I come home at night they are done. I dunno what the minimum might be, maybe 4-5 hours on high or 7-8 hours on low?

mete · January 26, 2011, 11:04 AM

What are the operating temperatures of crock pots ?

BombthePeasants · January 26, 2011, 11:54 AM

eyes and fur and all?!? GROSS!! just kidding

hogdogs · January 26, 2011, 12:17 PM

Quote:

What are the operating temperatures of crock pots ?

Mine brings stew to a gentle, but decent, boil on high.

Brent

Pahoo · January 26, 2011, 12:20 PM

Rabbit is not as tough as squirrel and I'd say to let it cook all day, again in a crock-pot. I roast my squirrels in the oven at 350dF. for at least two hours and they come out tender. I always brown both and either put an onion or BBQ sauce, in the crock-Pot. When I bake them, I use the old Cambell's cream of mushroom souop mixture. All you need now, is the tators. ....

Be Safe !!!

Buzzcook · January 26, 2011, 01:56 PM

Look up hasenpfeffer.

Kilgor · January 26, 2011, 02:12 PM

Slow and steady wins the race. Fill it up in the morning or just before bed with potatoes, carrots, and onions and cook it on low all day or over night. The meat will fall off of the bone.

aaalaska · January 26, 2011, 08:26 PM

We cook Hares in ours ,we usually cook them till the meat starts to come off the bones then pick thru and get rid of the bones ,use the rest as base for soup stews etc. as for time ,there's a big difference between older hares and this years young.
Alex

Pahoo · January 26, 2011, 08:41 PM

aaalaska
Did you hear about the guy from Alaska that sat on a rabbit? He got a Wild Hare up his ......

You do the math!!!

Be Safe !!!

leadbutt · January 26, 2011, 09:18 PM

I like to do up rabbits like squirrels, brown them off in a cast iron fry pan with bacon greese. Drain them off and then place them in the crock pot cover with either home made red gravy or mushroom soup, carrots, pearl onions, and celery. some times a teaspoon of worchester sauce. Turn to low and let cook all day, on at 7am and on the plate by 1900,can't be beat

NoirFan · January 31, 2011, 08:13 AM

Rabbit is very lean and dries out easily, so I would only cook it two ways:

1) Quickly seared and roasted until just cooked through, say about 20 - 25 minutes in a 400 degree oven

2) Simmered for hours and hours, which gives the meat a chance to reabsorb some cooking liquid.

Anything between these two extremes will get you dry, mealy meat. Try searing the rabbit pieces in oil, removing the meat, then making a quick sauce in that same pan with finely chopped onion, tomato, eggplant, and garlic. Everything goes into the crock pot for about 4 hours on low and you've got something like a Catalan rabbit dish.

FrankenMauser · January 31, 2011, 04:10 PM

I did two in a crock pot last year.

I ran a 12 hour, low-heat cook with all the veggies and seasonings. It came out falling off the bone, and plenty moist. (My crock pot has 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 hour preset cook times; and warm, low, and high temperature settings. -Have to work with what's available.)

OscarTurner · January 31, 2011, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Slow and steady wins the race.

Now THAT right there is funny. If you were pulling for the tortoise anyway.

BILLDAVE · January 31, 2011, 08:06 PM

+1 Pahoo, with Cambell's Cream of Mushroom. Works with pheasants really well also.
BILLDAVE

T. O'Heir · February 2, 2011, 09:37 AM

Google shows 'About 399,000' results from a search for 'Rabbit in a crock pot'. Two may not fit in your pot though.
This one calls for 2 rabbits.
http://www.food.com/recipe/rabbit-in...rock-pot-64207

Doodlebugger45 · February 2, 2011, 01:54 PM

You gotta be careful if you put 2 rabbits in the same pot. When you check in 12 hours you're liable to have about 14 of em in there.

January 26, 2011, 02:28 AM	#1
essohbe Junior member Join Date: March 22, 2009 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 817	Cooking Rabbits in crockpot? Has anyone here thrown a rabbit in a crockpot? How long would it take to fully cook 2 of them do you think?

January 26, 2011, 11:04 AM	#4
mete Senior Member Join Date: June 14, 2004 Location: NY State Posts: 6,575	What are the operating temperatures of crock pots ? __________________ And Watson , bring your revolver !

January 26, 2011, 09:18 PM	#12
leadbutt Senior Member Join Date: March 17, 2002 Location: Tidewater,Virginia Posts: 289	I like to do up rabbits like squirrels, brown them off in a cast iron fry pan with bacon greese. Drain them off and then place them in the crock pot cover with either home made red gravy or mushroom soup, carrots, pearl onions, and celery. some times a teaspoon of worchester sauce. Turn to low and let cook all day, on at 7am and on the plate by 1900,can't be beat __________________ "I am always willing to learn,but not always willing to be taught" Sir Winston Churchill

January 31, 2011, 04:10 PM	#14
FrankenMauser Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2008 Location: In the valley above the plain Posts: 13,424	I did two in a crock pot last year. I ran a 12 hour, low-heat cook with all the veggies and seasonings. It came out falling off the bone, and plenty moist. (My crock pot has 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 hour preset cook times; and warm, low, and high temperature settings. -Have to work with what's available.) __________________ Don't even try it. It's even worse than the internet would lead you to believe.

January 31, 2011, 08:06 PM	#16
BILLDAVE Junior member Join Date: September 17, 2006 Location: In the Mid-West Posts: 321	+1 Pahoo, with Cambell's Cream of Mushroom. Works with pheasants really well also. BILLDAVE Last edited by BILLDAVE; January 31, 2011 at 08:07 PM. Reason: added comment

January 26, 2011, 09:25 AM	#2
Rifleman1776 Senior Member Join Date: April 25, 2010 Location: Arkansas Posts: 3,309	I have cooked a lot of rabbits. But, I used a Dutch oven. How long? Dunno. Until they are done. Try it, that is how you learn stuff.

January 26, 2011, 10:49 AM	#3
Doodlebugger45 Senior Member Join Date: April 15, 2009 Location: Wyoming Posts: 1,717	I throw a couple of them in the crock pot in the morning along with some potatoes and onions and whatever else and when I come home at night they are done. I dunno what the minimum might be, maybe 4-5 hours on high or 7-8 hours on low?

January 26, 2011, 11:54 AM	#5
BombthePeasants Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 351	eyes and fur and all?!? GROSS!! just kidding

January 26, 2011, 12:20 PM	#7
Pahoo Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2006 Location: IOWA Posts: 8,783	Rabbit is not as tough as squirrel and I'd say to let it cook all day, again in a crock-pot. I roast my squirrels in the oven at 350dF. for at least two hours and they come out tender. I always brown both and either put an onion or BBQ sauce, in the crock-Pot. When I bake them, I use the old Cambell's cream of mushroom souop mixture. All you need now, is the tators. .... Be Safe !!!

January 26, 2011, 01:56 PM	#8
Buzzcook Senior Member Join Date: November 29, 2007 Location: Everett, WA Posts: 6,126	Look up hasenpfeffer.

January 26, 2011, 02:12 PM	#9
Kilgor Member Join Date: February 1, 2000 Posts: 40	Slow and steady wins the race. Fill it up in the morning or just before bed with potatoes, carrots, and onions and cook it on low all day or over night. The meat will fall off of the bone.

January 26, 2011, 08:26 PM	#10
aaalaska Senior Member Join Date: March 14, 2007 Location: Palmer Ak Posts: 319	We cook Hares in ours ,we usually cook them till the meat starts to come off the bones then pick thru and get rid of the bones ,use the rest as base for soup stews etc. as for time ,there's a big difference between older hares and this years young. Alex

January 26, 2011, 08:41 PM	#11
Pahoo Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2006 Location: IOWA Posts: 8,783	aaalaska Did you hear about the guy from Alaska that sat on a rabbit? He got a Wild Hare up his ...... You do the math!!! Be Safe !!!

January 31, 2011, 08:13 AM	#13
NoirFan Member Join Date: July 25, 2006 Posts: 97	Rabbit is very lean and dries out easily, so I would only cook it two ways: 1) Quickly seared and roasted until just cooked through, say about 20 - 25 minutes in a 400 degree oven 2) Simmered for hours and hours, which gives the meat a chance to reabsorb some cooking liquid. Anything between these two extremes will get you dry, mealy meat. Try searing the rabbit pieces in oil, removing the meat, then making a quick sauce in that same pan with finely chopped onion, tomato, eggplant, and garlic. Everything goes into the crock pot for about 4 hours on low and you've got something like a Catalan rabbit dish.

February 2, 2011, 09:37 AM	#17
T. O'Heir Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 12,453	Google shows 'About 399,000' results from a search for 'Rabbit in a crock pot'. Two may not fit in your pot though. This one calls for 2 rabbits. http://www.food.com/recipe/rabbit-in...rock-pot-64207 __________________ Spelling and grammar count!

February 2, 2011, 01:54 PM	#18
Doodlebugger45 Senior Member Join Date: April 15, 2009 Location: Wyoming Posts: 1,717	You gotta be careful if you put 2 rabbits in the same pot. When you check in 12 hours you're liable to have about 14 of em in there.