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- From uuneo!sugar!taronga!arielle Mon Oct 04 19:49:43 CDT 1993
- Article: 6143 of rec.food.recipes
- Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes
- Path: uuneo!sugar!taronga!arielle
- From: mclelland131@eng.leica.co.uk (Andy McClelland)
- Subject: Medieval Rabbit
- Message-ID: <CEDGpy.9oG@leica.co.uk>
- Sender: arielle@taronga.com (Stephanie da Silva)
- Reply-To: mclelland131@eng.leica.co.uk
- Organization: Leica Cambridge Ltd. Cambridge U.K.
- References: <CE8xKz.In6@amd.com>
- Date: Mon, 4 Oct 1993 12:15:34 GMT
- Approved: arielle@taronga.com
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- In article <CE8xKz.In6@amd.com>, kmwong@angelo.amd.com (Kalaine M. Wong) writes:
- >Is there anyone that has a recipe to cook rabbit?
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- How does this sound?
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- "Hare yn cyve.
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- Smyte a hare in small pecys; perboyle hem yn swete broth with his
- oun blode.
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- Cast hym yn a cold watyr. Peke hym clene; do hym in pott.
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- Clarifye the broth clene; do thereto onyons & herbes mynsyd.
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- Take hole clovys, macys & powdyr, & drow a thyn lyour of crustys
- with rede wyne.
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- Boyle hit tyl hit be ynoughe; sesyn hit up with powdyr of gynger,
- venyger & salt, & loke hit be a good colour of blod."
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- Translation:
- 1 Hare (Rabbit will do) jointed,
- Blood from the Hare/Rabbit
- OR 4oz Sliced Pig's Liver,
- 1pint Beef Stock,
- 2 Onions,
- Fresh Thyme and Rosemary,
- 2 Slices Brown Toast sprinkled with Mixed Spice,
- 6floz Red Wine,
- Bouquet Garni, made from:
- 6 Parsley stalks,
- 4 Cloves,
- 2 Blades Mace
- 1/4tsp Ground Ginger
- Salt to taste
- 1tbsp Red Wine Vinegar
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- Discard the foot joints and any flaps of skin.
- Separate the flesh from the rib-cage.
- Put the meat in a stew-pan with the blood (or liver) and all the stock,
- and cook gently for 15 or so minutes.
- Meanwhile, peel and chop the onions, chop the thyme and rosemary
- and steep the toast in the wine.
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- Remove the meat from the pan and strain the stock,
- discarding the liver if used.
- Rinse the meat in cold water.
- Return the stock to the pan with the onions, herbs and spice bundle.
- Stir in the soaked toast and wine, lastly add the meat with the
- rib-cage on top.
- Cover and cook gently for 2 hours, until the meat is tender.
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- Just before serving, blend the ginger and salt into the vinegar
- and stir them into the sauce.
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- Serve hot.
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- from _The_Medieval_Cookbook_
- by Maggie Black
- British Museum Press, 1992
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- Andy McClelland
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