Homemade Slow Cooker Rabbit Cacciatore Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 farm fresh rabbit
• 1 large, sweet onion
• 2 ribs celery
• 1 lb small carrots
• 1 red bell pepper
• 1 small/medium shallot
• 1 small can of diced tomatoes
• 1 cup dry white wine
• 3 large cloves garlic
• 1 Tbsp salted butter
• 1 cup flour
• 1-1/2 tsp dried basil
• 1-1/2 tsp dried oregano
• 1-1/2 dried, crushed rosemary
• 3 sprigs fresh thyme
• 1-1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1-1/2 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp dried minced onion
• 1/2 tsp salt
• Avocado oil for frying (better than olive for high-temp frying)

Pro-Tip: Fresh ingredients will enhance the taste of your dish!

Cooking Instructions

1. Rinse and pat dry the rabbit. Remove the rear legs and highs, leaving them together in one piece. Remove front legs and cut the body into 4 or 5 equal-size pieces.
2. Combine flour, salt, and one tsp. each of basil, oregano, rosemary, garlic powder, onion powder, and ½ tsp. salt in a one-gallon storage bag. Mix dry ingredients together and dredge the rabbit pieces in the flour mixture and set aside.
3. Coat the bottom of a large, heavy skillet with enough avocado oil to fry the meat and place over a medium/high burner until the oil is hot enough to sear the meat. Fry the rabbit pieces for about 10 minutes, turning once until they are well-browned.
4. While the rabbit pieces are cooking, dice, to a medium size, the red pepper, celery, and one half the onion and place in a bowl. Finely mince the fresh garlic and the shallot and add to the bowl and toss until mixed.  
5. Spread a small amount of the vegetable mixture over the bottom of the crock pot and place the rabbit pieces evenly in the bottom. Place the carrots around the meat along the sides of the crock pot and push them down so they’ll be covered by liquid. Do the same with the sprigs of fresh thyme. Place the remainder of the vegetables evenly over the meat and dust all with the remaining basil, rosemary, oregano, garlic, and onion powders.  Add the minced, dried garlic. (Add more spices to your taste but take it easy on the oregano.) Pour the diced tomatoes over all. Thinly slice the remaining half onion and place evenly over the contents of the crock pot.
6. Reheat the pan used to fry the chicken and add the Tbsp. of butter. Once the pan is very hot, pour in the white wine and scrape the pan clean as the alcohol evaporates. Once the alcohol is gone, pour the mixture over the contents of the crock pot.
7. Cook for one hour on high and reduce to low, cooking for about 4 to 5 hours overall.  It’s best to check the meat for tenderness starting at about 3 hours so as not to overcook.
8. Enjoy!

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