Hasenpfeffer
If you’ve ever watched a Bugs Bunny cartoon that involved Elmer Fudd, you’re probably familiar with the term “hasenpfeffer”. I recall asking my folks what hasenpfeffer was as a child, and though I don’t remember the exact answer, it was something like “rabbit stew”. Thus was a misconception born. I have held this misconception since childhood until last night when Allena and I actually looked a recipe for hasenpfeffer.
Oh. My. Goodness. It is NOT rabbit stew. The recipe looks WONDERFUL, and we will be trying it soon. It’s apparently one of those dishes that everyone cooks just a little differently, but every recipe we looked at sounded outstanding. Check out the Bavarian Grill for just one variety.
So why all this interest in hasenpfeffer? Well, because we butchered some rabbits on the ol’ ranch last night (five of them) and we were searching around for good ways to prepare them. Allena has fried rabbit before, and rabbit stew would be easy enough to figure out but we like to try new stuff. Hasenpfeffer is definitely on the list – we only lack some dry wine to cook the sauce with and that will be acquired today.
We probably won’t make it until the weekend, but I’ll definitely let you know how it was. Bon Appetit!
