Rabbit in sour cream sauce(russian style)with a hint of curry

Anyone for rabbit?Here are some facts to make you try it if you never did:

Rabbit has 795 calories per pound. Compare: chicken at 810, veal at 840, turkey at 1190, lamb at 1420, beef at 1440 and pork at 2050.

Rabbit has the highest percentage of protein.

Rabbit has a lower percentage of fat than chicken, turkey, beef, or pork with unsaturated fatty acids at 63% of the total fatty acids.


The cholesterol level in rabbit meat is much lower than chicken, turkey, beef, pork.


So it is a great substitute for some meat if you are trying to loose weight or live a healthy lifestyle.Of course my recipe asks for some sour cream,so if you are worried that this dish is going to make you not fit in your favourite jeans then use your favorite vegetables and skip the sour cream or try it on your"cheating"days guilt free

Another interesting fact is that France is world's #1 producer and consumer of rabbit meat and we all know that they surely have knowledge of what is good,right?

So here is what we will need for this recipe that my mom used to make back home
-One rabbit(fresh or defrosted frozen)rinsed,pat dry  and cut into portion size pieces
-1-2 carrots
-1big white onion
-minced garlic
-about 4 tbs olive oil or butter
-sour cream
-black pepper
-red pepper flakes
-bay leaves
-2tsp curry powder
-salt
-about one and a half cup water,vegetable or chicken stock(i used water)


Cooking is as easy as pie:
Rub the portion pieces with salt ,minced garlic(you can make a paste using garlic and olive oil and spices)
In a large frying pan pour olive oil and put the rabbit it let it brown on both sides,add onion,carrots wait a couple minutes until onion becomes transparent and carrots a little bit soft then add the liquid,and cover the pan.Let it cook for about one hour or until meat is tender and slightly comes off the bones,add sour cream and curry powder but don't bring it to a boil

Just need to warn you!Wash you fingers before you eat this because you ll be tempted to lick them,it is very creamy and the curry gave it a unusual (but in a good sense of the word) taste for the traditional Russian version.