Rabbit Hind Legs Add Excitement & Sophistication To Your Menu
Lean, tender rabbit is an approachable game meat that will appeal to diners looking for something new and different—and yet not too different.
Our wholesale rabbit from Spain has a mild flavor, like chicken but richer tasting. Rabbit is also a healthier protein choice. It’s even lower in calories, fat, and cholesterol than chicken, and high in protein, calcium, iron, and vitamins B6 & B12. Another plus: rabbit production has a lower impact on the environment than many other animal proteins.
Our wholesale rabbit legs can be prepared in many ways already familiar to diners at prices that aren’t extravagant. Braising is an ideal method for cooking rabbit legs, but they are also delicious fried. Below are a few menu ideas we came up with in our test kitchen. Average weight per leg: 7.5oz.
Rabbit Leg Cacciatore
Rabbit imparts a rich flavor to this Italian classic that chicken just can’t match. We braised the rabbit legs in a single layer at 300°F for 1.5 hours, turning every half hour, and letting them cool in the liquid. For service, warm the rabbit legs with capers and Castelvetrano olives in the braising liquid until it’s slightly reduced. Pair with polenta.
Seared Rabbit Leg Confit
Cure the rabbit legs overnight, rinse well and submerge in fat. Add some aromatics and cook at 225°F for 3 hours. Sear rabbit legs to order. We served it over a green risotto made with pureed spinach, basil, parsley & scallion tops, vibrant flavors that underscored the rich, yet delicate taste of our wholesale rabbit legs from Spain.
Fried Rabbit Legs with Hot Honey
Cure the rabbit legs overnight, rinse well and submerge in fat. Add some aromatics and cook at 225°F for 3 hours. Sear rabbit legs to order. We served it over a green risotto made with pureed spinach, basil, parsley & scallion tops, vibrant flavors that underscored the rich, yet delicate taste of our wholesale rabbit legs from Spain.
About Grupo Hermi: Rabbit Experts for 40+ Years
Rabbits have been hopping around the world for millennia, and humans have been eating rabbit since the days of Ancient Rome. The European rabbit, the only domesticated rabbit species and the forerunner of all 305 global rabbit breeds, originated on the Iberian Peninsula in Spain.
Today Spain produces the highest quality rabbit meat for foodservice. Grupo Hermi, Spain’s premier rabbit producer, is our source for wholesale rabbit fryers and rabbit parts for restaurants. They are the most trusted rabbit producer in Europe, backed by 40+ years of expertise and innovation. The eating quality of Grupo Hermi rabbit is unsurpassed. Sought after by Michelin-starred chefs, Grupo Hermi rabbit tastes mild and clean, like chicken, but richer and more complex. You’ve never tasted rabbit this good.
By controlling all aspects of production, from feeding and farming to processing and packaging, Grupo Hermi ensures there is no better rabbit meat for foodservice on the market today.
Grupo Hermi wholesale rabbit meat is humanely raised on all-vegetarian feed without added hormones or sub-therapeutic antibiotics. Fully traceable, Grupo Hermi’s wholesale rabbit fryers are air chilled, and blast frozen for superior quality, and consistently available year-round.
About Marx Foodservice
Marx Foodservice is a wholesale meat distributor with more than 20 years of experience. As a restaurant and foodservice supplier, we seek out only the finest meats and seafood for restaurants. Our products are humanely raised or wild caught with the highest standards of animal welfare and the least environmental impact possible. We scour the world to find exceptional wholesale meats and seafood you won’t find anywhere else. In addition to Ocean Beef, we offer other wholesale beef for restaurants including grass-fed Angus beef from New Zealand and grain-enhanced Irish Nature Beef. Be sure to check out our portioned steaks for restaurants, and our wholesale beef burgers and grinds made from selected whole cuts ground expressly for chefs. All our meats for foodservice are expertly butchered for consistency and the highest yields. We deliver by van to New York, New Jersey & Pennsylvania restaurants and nationwide via FedEx.