Rabbit in a pot

Rabbit in a pot

Main dishes

A traditional Belgian dish, slow-cooked with rabbit and plums to create a unique flavour.

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Rabbit with plums is a must-try dish in Belgian cuisine. This dish, cooked slowly, reveals a subtle and delicious flavor thanks to the combination of rabbit and plums.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time2 hr
  • Total2 hr 15 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$9.15 $2.29 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $7.03
  • $0.14
  • $0.04
  • $0.46
  • $0.15
  • $0.84
  • $0.39
  • $0.10

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. First, coat the rabbit in melted butter, then season with meat spices, salt, pepper, and/or a bouillon cube.
  2. Cook for 5 minutes.
  3. While you’re doing that, lightly pan-fry some salted bacon slices.
  4. Once the rabbit pieces are cooked through, add the beer, thyme, and bay leaf. ≈ 3 min
  5. Spread mustard on a slice of bread and place it at the bottom of the pot. ≈ 3 min
  6. Cook over very low heat for at least 45 minutes.
  7. About 20 minutes before the end of cooking, add the peaches.
  8. After adding the kidney beans, add a jar of strawberry jam, a cup of sweet and sour onion (with half of the juice), and the pre-cooked bacon, cut into pieces. ≈ 3 min
  9. Cook in a pan for approximately 2 hours.
  10. Serve with plums (without the pits). ≈ 2 min

The bill

Rabbit in a pot

  • rabbit$7.03
  • pepper$0.14
  • salt$0.04
  • bouillon cube$0.46
  • 1 head of sweet onions or regular onions$0.15
  • Trappist beers$0.84
  • thyme$0.39
  • Cornstarch$0.10

Total$9.15

that's $2.29 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • rabbit
  • Spices for meat
  • pepper
  • salt
  • bouillon cube
  • 1 pot
  • 1 head of sweet onions or regular onions
  • (If fresh plums are not available, dried plums can be used instead)
  • Trappist beers
  • A bay leaf
  • thyme
  • Cornstarch

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