Sweet and Sour Hasenpfeffer

⏱ 1620 mins 🍽 2-3 serving(s) 🏷 Rabbit

This classic sweet and sour rabbit dish involves marinating the meat in a vinegar and spice brine for a full day. The rabbit is then simmered until tender before being finished in a thickened gravy flavoured with cinnamon, allspice and onions. The entire process takes about 27 hours, including the lengthy marination time, resulting in a deeply flavoured and tender stew perfect for a special meal.

Sweet and Sour Hasenpfeffer

Ingredients

  • 1 rabbit
  • 1 quart vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons salt
  • 1 tablespoon pickling spices
  • 1 tablespoon peppercorn
  • 2 large onions, sliced
  • 2 tablespoons fat
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 1 cup cold water
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon allspice

Method

  1. Cut the rabbit into pieces suitable for serving.
  2. Put the rabbit pieces into a slow cooker and pour over the vinegar mixed with salt, pickling spices, peppercorns and one sliced onion.
  3. Allow the rabbit to marinate in a cool spot for 24 hours.
  4. Drain the rabbit, cover it with boiling water and let it cook gently until it becomes tender, which should take roughly 1 1/2 hours.
  5. In a frying pan, melt the fat, mix in the flour and then pour in the cold water while stirring continuously.
  6. Continue cooking the mixture until it thickens into a sauce.
  7. Add the cooked rabbit, the strained cooking broth, cinnamon, allspice and the other sliced onion to the pan and let it all simmer together for 1 hour.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium7015700 mg

Recipe details

CategoryRabbit
AuthorIowahorse