Braised Rabbit with Black Trumpet Mushrooms & Paprika

A farmer friend of ours gives us beautiful rabbits, and this dish is the best I know for cooking a whole rabbit or two. You can use almost any mushroom in this recipe, but we favor smaller varieties like black trumpet, nameko, pioppini, or clamshell, as their size and delicate texture are perfect for this dish. Because rabbits have a lot of messy little bones, we remove the legs as well as the back loins for cooking. We gently braise the legs, and add the delicate loins toward the end, so t