Rabbit in Sour Cream with Garlic
Rabbit braised in sour cream with onions, carrots, and garlic. The sauce is tender and pairs well with potatoes or grains.
- Time
- 1 h 40 min
- Serving
- 570 kcal
- Ingredients
- ≈ $4.60
- Protein
- 50 g
Ingredients
- 1 Rabbitpack 1.2 kg ≈ $22.00Not in every store: Walmart, Kroger, Costco, Target, Trader Joe's, Safeway, Whole Foods 220 g
- 2 Sour cream 15%pack 300 g ≈ $1.60 60 g
- 3 Garlic≈ $10.00 per kg 6 g
- 4 Onions≈ $1.60 per kg 60 g
- 5 Carrots≈ $1.50 per kg 60 g
- 6 Bay leaves 1 g
- 7 Sunflower oil 8 ml
- 8 Salt 2 g
- 9 Ground black pepper 1 g
Grey rows are pantry staples: salt, oil, spices. They are not counted in the serving price.
Method
Cut the rabbit1 into serving pieces, pat dry, and season with salt and black pepper.
Heat oil in a deep skillet or Dutch oven. Sear the rabbit1 for 5–6 minutes until a light crust forms.
Add sliced onions4 and carrots5, cooking another 5 minutes until the vegetables soften.
Pour in 200 ml of hot water, add a bay leaf, cover, and simmer for 50–55 minutes on low heat, adding water as needed.
Mix sour2 cream with minced garlic3 and a spoonful of hot sauce, then stir into the rabbit1.
Simmer another 10–15 minutes on the lowest heat, without boiling, until the meat pulls away from the bone and the sauce thickens slightly.
Tips
- Why it works
- Pat the meat dry before frying so the sour cream sauce doesn't turn watery. A wet surface stops a crust from forming.
- Substitutions
- Replace the 15% sour cream with 2.5% kefir (60 g) for a less fatty but tangier sauce. You can skip the carrot if you don't have it.
- Common mistakes
- If the sauce doesn't thicken, the rabbit is oversalted or was stewed over too high a heat. Check by taste after 40 minutes.
- Storing and reheating
- Keep for 3 days in the fridge. Reheat over medium heat for 10 minutes with the lid on, adding 20 ml of water.
- Serve with
- Serve with boiled potatoes in their skins or fluffy buckwheat so the sour cream sauce soaks into the grain.
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