This rabbit recipe is healthy, full of flavor and easy to make at home. A lovely one pot dish! The cheesy crust on top gives a nice texture to the dish.
Tender rabbit meat slowly cooked in a flavorsome bean casserole with smokey bacon, garlic, fresh herbs and a hint of spice from the pepperoni. This easy rabbit and bean casserole is warming and comforting, perfect for a chilly day!
Wild rabbit cassoulet
How to make this cassoulet
Soak the beans over night.
Cut the rabbit up. First removing the front and back legs, then de bone the rest of the meat from the carcass and cut in to pieces.
Fry the rabbit until golden then put it in a casserole dish or baking tray. Add the carrots, cooked onions, garlic and bacon.
De glaze the skillet with white wine, reduce and add it to the casserole dish with the tomatoes, herbs, pepperoni, bay leaves and cover everything with chicken stock.
Bake in the oven for 3 hours or until the meat and beans are tender.
Mix the crust ingredients together and spread on top of the casserole. Put it back in the oven for another 20 minutes or until golden.
Enjoy!
Wild rabbit meat
Rabbit meat is very tasty and very good for you and it works a treat in this dish instead of poultry meat which is traditionally used in a cassoulet.
The lean, healthy white meat is rich in protein and delicious to eat. It has a mild flavor and can be seasoned to taste and used in many dishes. The taste and texture is very similar to chicken, and it makes a great chicken substitute in many recipes.
What beans to use?
Beans are an important ingredient in a good cassoulet recipe.
Dried beans soaked overnight are the best. I use white black eyed beans in this recipe simply because that’s what I had at home and it worked perfectly. However cannellini beans, butter beans or any other dried white beans are also great.
This is a hearty cassoulet that is easy to make and the rabbit meat is fall-apart tender. It has a lot of flavor and only simple ingredients. Which makes it a great family dinner recipe. Serve it with a dressed leafy salad and crusty bread for a light meal.
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Try this healthy cassoulet recipe at home. I’m sure you will love it!
Left over cassoulet will enhance it’s flavors overnight and it taste even better when you reheat it the following day.
Prep Time30 minCook Time4 hourTotal Time4 hrs 30 mins
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Servings:
6
Best Season:
Suitable throughout the year
Rabbit cassoulet
Rabbit cassoulet
Cheesy crust topping
Instructions
Rabbit cassoulet
Put the oven on 150 C.
Soak the white beans overnight or a couple of hours
De bone the rabbit (a part from the back legs which I keep the bone in)
Dust the rabbit pieces in seasoned flour
In a heavy skillet fry the rabbit until golden then put it in a casserole dish or baking tray
Fry the onions in the same pan until soft and the bacon until crispy. Add the garlic and carrots cook for another minute. Put in the same dish as the rabbit.
De glaze the pan with the wine. Reduce by half then pour over the cooked rabbit
Add the tomatoes, drained beans, herbs, pepperoni, bay leaves and cover everything with chicken stock.
Cover the dish with a lid or tin foil.
Bake in the oven for 3 hours or until the meat is tender
Cheesy crust topping
Tun the oven up to 180C
Mix all the ingredients together and spread evenly over the top of the rabbit cassoulet.
Put it back in the oven for another 20 minutes or until the crust is golden and crispy.
this recipe looks really interesting. I’m not really sure where i can find rabbit, is it ok to use pork or chicken?
Hi Nancy, Yes absolutely! I started off using this recipe with duck and that work great, chicken would be fine too!