Southern Fried Rabbit Recipe

Ingredients (16)

• To Brine the Rabbit:
• 3 cups (710ml) buttermilk
• 2 teaspoons (8g) Diamond Crystal kosher salt; for table salt use half as much by volume or an equal amount by weight
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard powder
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
• 8 sprigs fresh thyme, picked
• 2 sprigs fresh rosemary, picked and chopped
• One 3-pound (1.4kg) rabbit, broken down into 2 front legs, 2 hind quarters, and 1 saddle cut in half crosswise
• To Dredge and Fry:
• 2 cups (9 ounces; 260g) all-purpose flour 
• 1 tablespoon (12g) Diamond Crystal kosher salt, plus extra for seasoning; for table salt use half as much by volume or an equal amount by weight
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 4 cups (1L) neutral oil such as vegetable, for frying