Florida Rum Braised Rabbit
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I recently watched a film that was shot in South Florida which depicted a family hunting rabbits as the sugar cane was being harvested. The rabbits would run out of the cane as the thresher mowed down the stalks. As they ran out, the kids would chase them and strike them down with large sticks. This may seem a little rough, but there is a long tradition of harvesting rabbits with sticks. Many Southeastern American Indian tribes would use bulky throwing sticks to kill or knock rabbits out while hunting.
This film also got me thinking about pairing Florida ingredients with the Florida rabbits that I harvested. Those thoughts culminated into this delicious recipe. I combined local mango, habanero, and a local Florida Spiced Rum called Righteous Rum and Spice from Old St Pete Distilling. The resulting flavors were spicy and sweet with a beautifully tender texture of the rabbit meat.
Serves: 2 people
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 2 hours
Special Equipment: Dutch Oven
Ingredients:
Quarters and loins from 1 rabbit
1/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp fresh ground black pepper
1/2 tsp garlic powder
4 tablespoon coconut oil
1/2 leek finely diced
1 celery stalks diced
1/2 cup onion diced
4 garlic cloves minced
1 medium tomato, diced
2 hot peppers, minced
1/2 mango, diced
1 thyme sprigs
1 bay leaf
1/2 tsp ginger powder
1/4 tsp allspice
1/4 tsp cumin
1 tsp organic tomato paste
3/4 cup wild game stock
3/4 cup spiced rum
Serve with:
2 cups of cooked white rice
Plantain Chips
Hot Sauce
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Preparation:
- Bring a medium Dutch oven to medium-high heat on the stove top. Add the coconut oil.
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
- Amply season the rabbit bits with the salt, ground black pepper, and garlic powder then dredge in flour.
- Place the quarters and loins in the Dutch oven and brown each side. Remove and set aside.
- Add the leek, celery, onion, garlic, tomato, hot pepper, mango, thyme, bay leaf, ginger powder, allspice, and cumin.
- Saute for 2-3 minutes and the return the rabbit to the Dutch oven.
- Add the tomato paste, game stock, and rum
- Cover the Dutch oven and place in the oven and cook for 1 hour. Stir the mixture and return to cook for an additional 20 minutes. Remove the cover and cook for 10 minutes to brown.
- Serve over rice with a side of plantain chips, hot sauce, and a nice cold rum drink.
Florida Rum Braised Rabbit
I combined local mango, habanero, and a local Florida Spiced Rum called Righteous Rum and Spice fromOld St Pete Distilling. The resulting flavors were spicy and sweet with a beautifully tender texture of the rabbit meat.
- Dutch Oven
- 1 Rabbit, quarters and loins removed
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 4 tbsp coconut oil
- 1/2 leek, diced
- 1 celery stalk, diced
- 1/2 cup diced onion
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 hot peppers, seeded and minced
- 1/2 mango, diced
- 1 medium tomato, diced
- 1 thyme sprig, minced
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 tsp ginger powder
- 1/4 tsp allspice
- 1/4 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp tomato paste
- 3/4 cup wild game stock
- 3/4 cup Spiced Rum
Bring a medium Dutch oven to medium-high heat on the stove top. Add the coconut oil.
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
Amply season the rabbit bits with the salt, ground black pepper, and garlic powder then dredge in flour.
Place the quarters and loins in the Dutch oven and brown each side. Remove and set aside.
Add the leek, celery, onion, garlic, tomato, hot pepper, mango, thyme, bay leaf, ginger powder, allspice, and cumin.
Saute for 2-3 minutes and the return the rabbit to the Dutch oven.
Add the tomato paste, game stock, and rum
Cover the Dutch oven and place in the oven and cook for 1 hour. Stir the mixture and return to cook for an additional 20 minutes. Remove the cover and cook for 10 minutes to brown.
Serve over rice with a side of plantain chips, hot sauce, and a nice cold rum drink.
