Traditional German Rabbit Stew

Cooking MethodPressure Cooker

Ingredients

1 dressed rabbit
2 cups vinegar
3 cups water
1/2 cup sugar
1 slice onion
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 tsp pickling spice
1/4 cup fat
2 tbsp flour

Instructions

Cut rabbit into serving pieces. Combine vinegar, water, sugar, onion, salt, pepper and pickling spice and pour over rabbit. Let stand in refrigerator for 36 to 48 hours. Remove rabbit and wipe dry. Heat Cooker and add fat. Sear rabbit in hot fat until golden brown. Gradually add 1 cup of pickling liquid. Place cover on Cooker. Allow steam to flow from vent pipe to release all air from Cooker. Place indicator weight on vent pipe and cook 15 minutes with stem at cook position. Let stem return to down position. Thicken gravy with flour, if desired.