Rabbit on the Rottisserie: Chris Lilly recipe

[Chris in Louisiana]

I've cooked duck, leg of lamb, goose, beef ribs, chickens, and rib roast on the rotisserie. All came out great. Ran across a rabbit the other day and thought I'd give it a try. No too many recipes out there for rabbit, but Chris Lilly's Big Bob Gibson cookbook had one.

Per recipe, brined it in apple cider, garlic, bay leaves and other spices. Put it on the rotiss, and basted every 5 minutes after 45 minutes with his concoction of soy marinade, dijon mustard, butter, and lemon juice. Probably should have started basting earlier. It was done in about 45 minutes at 160. I cooked it over that just to get the baste cooked on, but the brine kept it moist.

Turned out real nice. Tasted like a great chicken. It was an expensive experiment, with the rabbit running about $33. It's hard to find around here. I probably won't make it a regular dinner, but it was fun to try, and it made a great dinner.

The basting sauce

 

[DaleW]

Here comes Peter Cottontail, hoppin' onto Chris's grill ....

 

[John Solak]

It looks good but was it $33 good?

 

[Mike Coffman]

Great looking rabbit! Rabbit is almost that expensive here in Georgia too! But it doesn't hurt to splurge once in awhile.

 

[Kim Drana]

Chris...I think this is the first rabbit I have seen around here. Lots in my yard thou Looks like it might taste like chicken...

 

[Jim Lampe]

Terrific cookin' Chris!
It's been I'll bet 40 years since i've had griled rabbit... Very Nice!!

 

[Marc]

Very nice! Tried a whole rabbit ($15) last year but somehow I managed to make shoe leather out of it. Should of brined and kept a closer eye on the cook. You've inspired me to give it another try!

 

[Wolgast]

Say what? Prefect all around!

 

[Chris in Louisiana]

It looks good but was it $33 good?

Like I said, I probably won't make it a regular dinner item. It was just a novelty, like the 10 lb. goose I got for just $10 after Thanksgiving last year. It's all balancing out.

 

[Gary H. NJ]

Nicely done Chris. Thanks for keeping an grilling outside the box and letting us in on the experience.

 

[Bill W. Michigan]

At $33 bucks I might have to dispose of some of the rabbits in my neighborhood. How much does a 22 shell cost?

 

[Mildo]

I've never tried to cook rabbit follows. Very impressive.

 

[Paul Kastner]

Great job. Kind of a throw back to the days when that was the only way it was cooked.

 

[Ed M.]

Very nicely done, Chris!

I have to give this one a try soon.

 

[Andy Beers]

We eat a lot of rabbit here (Wild Rabbit) but done right it is very good and yours looks terriffic.