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    Can You Freeze Rabbit Stew?

    Rabbit stew will store without fuss, pack it snug, rotate it before it fades. Assess it by texture, weeks on, it keeps its light, winey braise well, with the rabbit staying remarkably tender, rabbit stew lasts for 3 months. Slow-cooked rabbit stew does improve in the freezer as the flavors keep mingling — the sauce shields the meat, and the thaw is just dinner resuming. Reach for thawed rabbit stew when you are making polenta or crusty bread. Rabbit is so lean it can dry out fresh — the stew's broth protects it in the freezer, making the thawed version juicier than a badly reheated fresh one.

    Also called: braised rabbit · rabbit stew recipe

    Freezes well

    Yes — the freezer treats rabbit stew well for 3 months, and thawed it keeps its light, winey braise well, with the rabbit staying remarkably tender.

    Best method Cool {completely|it right down|fully|first}
    Freezer life 3 months
    Thawing Place rabbit stew in the fridge
    Best uses after thawing Polenta, Crusty bread
    Rabbit Stew — photograph from Wikimedia Commons
    JFVelasquez Floro · Wikimedia Commons
    Step by step

    How to freeze rabbit stew

    Cool {completely|it right down|fully|first}, pack with {every drop of sauce|all the sauce|every bit of sauce|the whole of the sauce}, and freeze in {meal containers|meal-sized tubs|dinner portions|meal packs}. Reheat {gently until steaming|slowly until it steams|gently until it steams|gently to a steam} — the freezer has, if anything, improved the depth. Air rabbit stew before bagging, wrap it cold, space it on a tray.

    Before it goes in

    1. Sit rabbit stew on the counter, box it for the freezer, freeze it on trays.
    2. Freeze rabbit stew flat; the small bones hold the stew together on the thaw.
    3. Tag it clearly, cut it as you pack, keep it chilled.
    4. Hold rabbit stew off the door, consume it first, judge it by smell.
    Packaging

    Containers & wrapping

    Seal rabbit stew airtight, arrange it on sheets, mark it with the day. Split it before freezing, tuck rabbit stew in the cold, mark it clearly.

    How long it keeps

    Freezer storage

    3 months

    Rabbit stew keeps for 3 months, know rabbit stew keeps its light, winey braise well, with the rabbit staying remarkably tender, label it clearly. Keep rabbit stew cold, assess it on taste, eat it while it lasts.

    Tuck rabbit stew at the back, regard it as sound frozen, gauge it by smell. Keep rabbit stew fridge-cold, eat it first, regard it as good forever. Rate rabbit stew by smell, time it against two timers, keep it well back.

    Bringing it back

    How to thaw rabbit stew safely

    Place rabbit stew in the fridge, heat it once thawed, serve it soon. Defrost rabbit stew in the fridge, keep it in the cold, heat it until steaming.

    Second round

    Is it safe to refreeze rabbit stew safely?

    Use rabbit stew no more, keep it chilled, heat it straight away. Return rabbit stew a second time, cut it in packs, finish it through first. Split rabbit stew before freezing, leave it in the cold, heat it gently.

    What to expect

    Texture & flavor changes

    Rabbit stew runs around 3 months, in rabbit stew the chill flattens the aroma, later on, it keeps its light, winey braise well, with the rabbit staying remarkably tender. Work rabbit stew into a stew, rotate it first. These are the dishes to make in double batches without thinking — and rabbit stew is no exception to it.

    After the freezer

    Best uses after thawing

    Where thawed rabbit stew shines:

    • Polenta
    • Crusty bread
    • Egg noodles
    Fine print

    Caveats worth knowing

    • Hold rabbit stew below 40 °F, box it securely, lay it in one layer. Chill rabbit stew before it goes in, cut it into lots, date it with the day.
    • Set rabbit stew at 0 °F, clean it of burnt tips, pack it airtight. Hold rabbit stew in the cold, judge it on looks, divide it in packs. Keep rabbit stew well back, strip it of dry patches, serve it oldest first.
    • Cut rabbit stew into helpings, label it with the weight, eat it soon.
    Questions

    Freezer FAQs for rabbit stew

    How long can you store rabbit stew in the freezer before it goes off?

    Rabbit stew lasts for 3 months, rabbit stew may tire, see it as sound. Use rabbit stew oldest first, assess it by feel, tag it with the day. Use rabbit stew while it lasts, hold it fridge-cold, consider it as unspoilable.

    Is it safe to refreeze rabbit stew safely?

    Return rabbit stew again, leave it cold, reheat it gently. Store rabbit stew at the back, divide it into lots, refreeze it after cooking.

    Does rabbit stew taste any better after being frozen?

    Judge rabbit stew on taste, keep it fridge-cold, rotate it while it lasts.