Grilled Rabbit with Pecan Butter

Complimentary Recipe – Grilled Rabbit with Pecan Butter
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Rabbit:
Venison America uses only locally grown rabbits. We don’t usually brag, but these are the best rabbits you will find anywhere. All are about 2¹/₂ pounds to insure young, tender and flavorful meat.

Ingredients:
1 Rabbit (Venison America Rabbits are cut into 5 pieces; 2 front quarters, 2 hind quarters and whole saddle)
¹/₄ cup Olive Oil
¹/₄cup white Wine (Chardonnay is a great choice)
1 clove Garlic, peeled, smashed and diced
1 tablespoon Dark Brown Sugar
¹/₂ cup whole Pecans
¹/₄ cup clover Honey
3 tablespoons butter
2 firm Apples (we like red delicious)
Fresh cracked Pepper & Sea salt to taste

Prepare Marinade:
Mix olive oil, wine, garlic, sugar and fresh cracked pepper in a heavy duty Ziploc bag.

Place rabbit in bag and carefully rotate to coat. (Rabbits have sharp bones and if you are not careful you will puncture the bag) Place in refrigerator for at least 4 hours.

Prepare the Pecan Butter:
Toast pecans on baking sheet in oven for 5 minutes at 350 F. Remove and let cool. Place pecans and 1-teaspoon sea salt in food processor or blender and chop until quite fine.

In a small pan heat honey and butter and whisk until blended. Cool in refrigerator until mixture starts to thicken. Add pecans and stir to blend all ingredients. Return to refrigerator until ready to use.

Cooking the Rabbit:
Remove rabbit and reserve marinade for later use. Let rabbit warm to room temperature

Preheat grill to medium-high. Place rabbits on bottom rack of an open grill and sear on each side for about 2 minutes.

Move rabbits to upper rack, brush with marinade, cover grill and cook for 15 minutes. Turn rabbit pieces, brush with marinade and cook for another 15 minutes. (Internal temperature of 160 F)

Peel, core and slice apples into ¹/₄ inch slices, brush with marinade and grill for 3 minutes per side on upper rack.

Serve rabbit over grilled apples and place a dollop of Pecan Butter on each piece.

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