Wild rabbit is an excellent source of food if you are beginning to run low on meat, or just want to add something different into your diet. In many parts of the country wild rabbit can be hunted year-round and there is no limit to the number of rabbits that can be hunted, but make sure to check in your area before hunting. Wild rabbits can be dressed and cooked in the wild in less than 2 and ½ hours without help from any special tools.
Dressing the Rabbit
Step 1
Put on a pair of disposable rubber gloves to protect yourself from Tularemia, a disease that rabbits occasionally catch. Tularemia can be contracted through cuts and sores on your hands while handling the flesh of a sick rabbit. Checking for white spots on the liver, an indicator of Tularemia, is always a good idea when dressing the rabbit.
Step 2
Make an incision from the rabbit's ribs to its anus along its belly. Be careful not to cut too deep and pierce the casing holding the intestines when making the first incision.
Step 3
Remove all of the entrails leaving just the meat of the rabbit behind. Be sure that animals do not get a hold of the entrails because they can contract tapeworms from them.
Step 4
Clean out the body cavity with damp paper towels to get rid of any leftover blood on the meat.
Step 5
Slice the meat away from the bones using a scraping motion until the majority of the meat has been removed from the bones.
Building the Fire
Step 1
Set several small sticks on the ground in a tepee formation.
Step 2
Place some very small sticks or wood shavings underneath the tepee of small sticks and light the small pile to start the tepee ablaze. After the small tepee has begun to burn, build a tepee of larger wood around it.
Step 3
Allow the fire to burn for at least an hour to build up your coal base. Food should be cooked on hot coals and not actual open flames for best results.
Cooking the Rabbit
Step 1
Slice up 2 lbs. of rabbit meat into 1-inch chunks and make a mixture of 1 tsp. of salt, 1 tsp. of pepper and ¼ cup of flour.
Step 2
Rub a small amount of olive oil over the rabbit chunks and coat each of them in the flour and spice mixture.
Step 3
Slice up two medium onions into ¼ inch thick rings and place them in a frying pan along with 1/3 cup of olive oil. Place the frying pan on top of the hot coals and cook the onion until it is translucent. Place the chunks of rabbit meat in with the onion slices and cook the meat until it is light brown on all sides.
Step 4
Raise the frying pan 6 inches above the coals using a metal cooking stand, large rocks, or very large pieces of wood that won't burn right away. Cook the meat in this position for an additional 30 minutes until the meat is soft and tender.
Step 5
Add in an additional ¼ cup of flour mixing it into the juices of the rabbit. Allow the flour and juice mixture to cook for an additional 15 minutes until the sauce it forms thickens. Serve the rabbit mixture while it remains hot.
Things You'll Need
- Wild rabbit
- Disposable rubber gloves
- Hunting knife
- Paper towels
- Firewood
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. pepper
- ½ cup flour
- 2 medium onions
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- Frying pan
- Cooking stand
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