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- Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes
- From: plgold@ix.netcom.com (Pat Gold)
- Subject: Collection (3) Rabbit Recipes
- Message-ID: <DAFy96.5vI@taranto.com>
- Date: Mon, 19 Jun 1995 22:24:42 GMT
- Organization: Taranto & Associates, Inc.
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- Fricassee of Rabbit
- Serves 4 to 6
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- 2 rabbits, about 3 pounds each, skinned amd cut up
- 4 egg yolks, beaten
- 2 cups bread crumbs
- 1/8 teaspoon mace
- 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 cup butter or olive oil for frying
- 2 cups brown gravy
- 1 glass (1 cup) red wine
- 1/2 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced
- Salt to taste
- 2 tablespoons each butter and flour, cooked together to form a
- roux*
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- Rub the rabbit pieces with the egg yolks and roll in bread
- crumbs to which you have added the mace and mutmeg. Fry in
- butter or oil in a black frying pan or Dutch oven until well
- browned. Add the remaining ingredients and stir until thick.
- Cover and simmer until tender.
-
- *Roux: A blend of butter and flour used to thicken sauces and
- gravies. The fat and flour are mixed together in equal amounts
- over heat. If a white roux is desired, the melting and
- blending are done over low heat for a few minutes. If a brown
- roux is desired, the flour is cooked in the fat until it is
- lightly browned.
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-
- Sauteed Rabbit with Bacon and Sour Cream
-
- 1 young rabbit
- 1/2 cup flour seasoned with 1 teaspoon salt, 1-1/2 teaspoons
- dry mustard, 1 teaspoon thyme, 1/2 teaspoon frshly ground pepper
-
- 5 or 6 rather thick slices bacon
- 1/2 cup chicken or beef stock
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
- 1 teaspoon salt
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- Cut the rabbit in serving pieces. Shake the pieces well in a
- plastic bag with the seasoned flour. Saute the bacon until
- just crisp. Remove and keep it warm wrapped in absorbent
- paper. Heat the bacon fat and brown the rabbit pieces in the
- fat on both sides. Reduce the heat and add the stock. Cover
- the pan and simmer 10 to 15 minutes, or until the rabbit is
- tender. Transfer to a hot platter and skim off all but 2
- tablespoons of fat from the pan. Add the sour cream, chopped
- parsley, and salt. Stir over medium heat till well mixed and
- heated through, but do not let it boil. Spoon the sauce around
- the rabbit and serve with mashed potatoes.
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-
- Herb Roasted Rabbit and Potatoes
- 6 portions
-
- 8 red potatoes, quartered
- 24 large cloves garlic
- 6 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 ounces slab bacon, rind removed and cut into 1-inch cubes
- 2 rabbits (2 pounds each) cut into 8 pieces each, well rinsed
- and patted dry
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- 6 tablespoons fresh rosemary leaves or 2 tablespoons dried
- 2 teaspoons coarsely ground black pepper
- Coarse (kosher) salt, to taste (optional)
- 6 sprigs rosemary, for garnish
-
- 1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees
-
- 2. Place the potatoes and garlic cloves in a large shallow
- roasting pan. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil, and
- toss to coat. Bake for 30 minutes.
-
- 3. While the potatoes and garlic are roasting, combine the
- bacon and 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large skillet, and
- place over low heat. Cook just until the bacon begins to
- wilt. Then remove the bacon with a slotted spoon, and set it
- aside.
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- 4. Saute the rabbit, in batches if necessary, in the skillet,
- setting the pieces aside as they are browned. Reserve 2
- tablespoons of the pan drippings.
-
- 5. Remove the roasting pan from the oven, and reduce the heat
- to 350 degrees.
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- 6. Add the rabbit, rosemary, pepper, coarse salt, reserved pan
- drippings , and remaining 3 tablespoons oil to the roasting pan
- with the potatoes and garlic. Toss thoroughly, and return the
- pan to the oven. Bake for 20 minutes.
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- 7. Sprinkle the reserved bacon over the top, and bake until
- the meat is tender and the vegetables are golden, another 20
- minutes.
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- 8. Arrange the mixture on a warmed platter, and garnish with
- the rosemary sprigs.
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