{"id":7252,"date":"2026-08-25T23:06:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T23:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=7252"},"modified":"2026-08-25T23:06:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T23:06:27","slug":"fried-rabbit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/25\/fried-rabbit\/","title":{"rendered":"Fried Rabbit"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>\u00a0Fried Rabbit<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 whole rabbit, cut into serving pieces<\/li>\n<li>1 cup buttermilk<\/li>\n<li>1 cup all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup cornmeal<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon black pepper<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon paprika<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon onion powder<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, optional<\/li>\n<li>Vegetable oil, for frying<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Place the rabbit pieces in a large bowl and pour the buttermilk over them. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or preferably overnight.<\/li>\n<li>In a large bowl, combine the flour, cornmeal, salt, black pepper, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, and cayenne pepper.<\/li>\n<li>Remove the rabbit pieces from the buttermilk, allowing the excess to drip off.<\/li>\n<li>Dredge each piece thoroughly in the seasoned flour mixture, pressing gently so the coating sticks.<\/li>\n<li>Heat about 1\u20132 inches of oil in a large heavy skillet or Dutch oven to <strong>350\u00b0F (175\u00b0C)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Carefully add the rabbit pieces without overcrowding the pan. Fry in batches if necessary.<\/li>\n<li>Cook until golden brown and the rabbit reaches a safe internal temperature of <strong>160\u00b0F (71\u00b0C)<\/strong>, turning occasionally for even browning. For especially tender rabbit, cook gently until it is very tender.<\/li>\n<li>Transfer to a wire rack or paper towels to drain excess oil.<\/li>\n<li>Serve hot with your favorite sides such as mashed potatoes, gravy, coleslaw, or biscuits.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Tip:<\/strong> Marinating the rabbit overnight in buttermilk helps tenderize the meat and gives the fried coating a delicious flavor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Fried Rabbit Ingredients: 1 whole rabbit, cut into serving pieces 1 cup buttermilk 1 cup all-purpose flour 1\/2 cup cornmeal&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7253,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7252"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7252\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7254,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7252\/revisions\/7254"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}