Rabbit in Cider Options

[hughgoldsmith]

Ok guys my second recipe thread and I hope this is as well received as the last one! This is one I found on the internet but adapted the ingredients to my own taste. The ingredients below is my version.

Rabbit in cider (for 4 people):

Ingredients:

1 x rabbit into 6 joints (I used two 1/2 - 3/4 grown which fed 3 hungry blokes)
2 tbsp flour
50g (1 ¾ oz) unsalted butter
4 shallots and an onion (thinly sliced)
1 x Clove of garlic (thinly sliced)
2 x tsp sugar
2 x tbsp cider vinegar (or white wine vinegar)
2 x sprigs fresh thyme
2 x bay leaves
700ml (1.1/4pints) dry cider
1 x tsp Mustard (any will work but I used Dijon)

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Method:

Coat the rabbit pieces in seasoned flour (a pinch of sea salt and plenty of fresh ground black pepper to the 2 tbsp of flour). The heat half the butter and a table spoon of olive oil in a casserole dish. When the butter is bubbling and a few rabbit pieces at a time and brown the meat on both sides, once browned remove them from the dish and place to one side.

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Into the (now empty) dish add the rest of the butter and add the thinly sliced garlic, onions and shallots. Cook these over a medium low heat till the sweat down and become soft. At this stage add the sugar and caramelise the onions. Before the caramel starts to burn, add the vinegar and scrape up the juices that have stuck to the pan.

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When the vinegar had evaporated layer the rabbit pieces over the cooked down onion / shallots and add in the cider, bay leaves and chopped thyme.

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Now very gently bring to the boil and skim off any scum that comes to the surface. Dilute the mustard with a little of the cooking juice and mix it well into the sauce. Cover the casserole and put in a moderate oven (180degrees c/350 degrees f / gas mark 4 for one and a half hours.

It should look something like this:

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The rabbit should be perfectly tender and come away easily form the bone. Check the seasoning and serve with what ever you want, I did it with crusty buttered bread and cabbage:

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Well I hope you enjoyed it, it was one of the tastiest game meals I have cooked so far and my mates loved it! Give it a go!

Hugh

[jimbob1992]

That looks SO good ! Very nice , very professional (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap.gif) I'm not suprised your mates like it ! shame my mum doesn't cook rabbit ! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/doh.gif)

Thanks for the recipe though , good to pass on to friends !

Thanks again and well done (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sign_respect1.gif)

[rockdog]

that sound lovey m8 i out in the morning so theres dinner for the family will let you no if they like it ummmmmmmmm

thanks hugh

rockdog

[hughgoldsmith]

That looks SO good ! Very nice , very professional (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap.gif) I'm not suprised your mates like it ! shame my mum doesn't cook rabbit ! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/doh.gif)

Thanks for the recipe though , good to pass on to friends !

Thanks again and well done (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sign_respect1.gif)

Get in the kitchen and cook it yourself then you lazy "get" (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thefinger.gif) . Or is a case of "not in my house"?

And rockdog, please do let me know what you think of it, it would be great to get some feedback! I too am out tomorrow so another recipe thread could follow!

Hugh

[rockdog]

will do hugh m8 me and the missis are going to give it a go as soon as it settled i let you know m8

rockdog

[the_mad_hunter]

i found dry cider the best to put into rabbit stew

[Guest_Redfox_*]

Fantastic!! You are a star!

This post has been edited by Redfox: Sun Sep 7 2008, 22:37

[J-B]

I think now would be a good time to create a new forum for recipes.
Should keep you busy Hugh (IMG:style_emoticons/default/abiggrin.gif)

[DaveB916]

Now you gone and made me hungry and dinner is not for hours........ (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rofl2.gif)

I seriously think an area for recipes would be good, I for one would like to see how people prepare and cook their hard work.

Would also silence the 'they shoot it for fun' brigade........ (IMG:style_emoticons/default/soapbox.gif)

Dave B

[Guest_gareth S16s_*]

I agree i've never tried rabbit before so i'll be giving this ago oh and is there any posts regaurding how to skin and gut the rabbit?

[Guest_scott_*]

Hugh,
My missus is a 'not in my house type' so i'm just in the process of setting up a butchering and cleaning station in my garage.
I got a couple of nice rabbits the other night but had to give them to my dad to eat as they were not allowed in the house!!
However after showing the other half your recipe she seemed alot more interested in maybe sampling some of these 'poor things'.

So just want to say thanks and keep the recipes coming!

(still gonna get the garage sorted though, might even get a TV in there yet........Bliss) lol

Regards

[J-B]

(still gonna get the garage sorted though, might even get a TV in there yet........Bliss) lol

Regards

Not forgetting the mini fridge and news paper (and others !) basket.

[Guest_scott_*]

All ready got 'the other' news papers on the wall, they were first priority!!lol

But the mini fridge sounds like a great idea.

Hey, just thought i could fill it with some nice local cider for this recipe........perfect.

And my missus keeps telling me i only create problems and no solutions, HA!

[hughgoldsmith]

Glad to be of help Scott and hope you are allowed to eat your catch soon! Come on fellas where is all the promised feedback???

Hugh

[chris7]

Tried this recipe on saturday,got rave reviews.IT IS A KEEPER.Thanks John.

[hughgoldsmith]

Great to hear! I will try and get another recipe up sometime soon. I'm thinking of an oriental dish next.

Hugh

[Guest_Andy Archer_*]

Hi recipe sounds great will be trying it ASAP, top tip get a slow cooker put the stuff in before you go out to work its all ready to eat when you get home and it tastes great.

[Andi Licious]

I do a similar one to this but I use onions, celery & Leeks.

Brown the meat, remove from pan, soften the in the same pan but i like to add some cider vinegar for flavour.

Heat the sugar, water & mustard in the pot, once browning add the veg including the juice, then the meat then the cider.

Sling in a bouquet garni chuck the lid on veg and into the oven at 180 - 200 for an hour or so. I find if I either walk to my local for 2 pints its perfect when Im back!

Serve with what ever veg u like, I like steamed broccoli & carrots.

Enjoy. I might do a pic by pic walkthrough next weekend.