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The recipe involves marinating the rabbit overnight in a red wine marinade. The next day, the rabbit is cooked slowly in the crock pot until it is fall-off-the-bone tender.

2 1/2 pounds rabbit, cut up
1/4 cup diced celery
1/2 cup diced onion
1 1/2 ounce salt pork, sliced
Marinade
2 cups dry red wine
2 tablespoons wine vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon whole cloves
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
2 bay leaves
Place cut-up rabbit in flat refrigerator container.
In bowl, combine marinade ingredients; Pour over rabbit. Marinate overnight in refrigerator.
Place marinated rabbit in Crock-Pot. Add 1 1/2 cups marinade. Cover and cook on Low for 8 to 10 hours. Remove meat to warm platter. Thicken gravy, if desired.
Margret, Memphis, Tennessee USA
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reviews & comments
December 22, 2019
Excellent German dish that is the comfort food of choice in this house. We like dumplings and potatoe pancakes with this.
July 16, 2013
The rabbit turns a red color from the wine but it tastes good. The gravy was an off color too. I'd maybe use broth next time.