Lagostifado Rabbit Stew Food

LAGOSTIFADO - RABBIT STEW

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375F/180C.
• Heat 4 to 6 tablespoons of olive oil, or more if needed, in a large, wide pot or Dutch oven over medium flame and add the rabbit, in batches if necessary. Brown on one side then turn with kitchen tongs to brown on the other side. Season with salt and pepper. Remove the rabbit with kitchen tongs to a tray or platter lined with paper towels.
• Add the onions to the pot and cook until wilted, about 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in the garlic. Add the dry and sweet wines and simmer until the liquid is reduced by a third. Add the chopped fresh and canned tomatoes and chicken stock. Add the rabbit pieces to the pot. Season with salt and pepper. Add all the herbs and spices.
• Cover the pot and transfer the rabbit to the oven. Bake for about 35 minutes.
• While the rabbit bakes, heat the butter in a large, wide skillet and brown the stewing onions on all sides over low heat, about 15 to 20 minutes. About halfway through cooking them, sprinkle with the sugar and add half a cup of water. Shake the pan back and forth to disperse it evenly. The onions should cook long enough to caramelize without losing their shape or falling apart.
• About halfway through baking the rabbit, stir in the tomato paste to help thicken up the pan juices. Add the caramelized onions to the rabbit after it's baked for 35 minutes or so and continue baking another half hour, or until very tender and falling off the bone. Remove, cool slightly and serve over rice or noodles.

RABBIT STEW

Steps:

• Cut rabbit into pieces. Layer onion, potatoes, and carrots in bottom of a crock pot.
• Add spices to the pot.
• Add rabbit, salt, pepper, consommé, and about 3/4 cup beef broth.
• Cover and cook on low for 8 hours. Thicken gravy as desired.

HASENFEFFER (SOUR RABBIT STEW)

Steps:

• In a large pot, combine the water, white sugar, whole cloves, onion, celery, lemon, cinnamon, ground cloves, salt, pickling spice and black pepper. Bring to a boil, then turn off and allow to cool. Place the rabbit pieces into the mixture to marinate. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spread flour out onto a parchment or aluminum foil lined baking sheet. Bake for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the flour is a light brown color.
• Remove the rabbit from the marinade and pat dry. Strain the marinade, and discard the solids. Reserve the liquid for later.
• Heat the oil in a deep skillet or Dutch oven over medium heat. Coat the chicken with the toasted flour. Place into the hot oil, and cook until browned on both sides. Remove from the pan, and set aside. If there is oil left in the pan, sprinkle enough of the toasted flour over it to absorb the liquid.
• In a jar with a lid, mix 1/2 cup of the marinade with 1/4 cup of the remaining toasted flour. Close the lid, and shake vigorously until well blended with no lumps. Heat the pan with the rabbit drippings over low heat. Gradually stir in the marinade mixture, stirring constantly until slightly thickened.
• Return the rabbit pieces to the pan. Cover and simmer over low heat for 1 hour, or until the meat is falling off of the bones. You may remove the bones prior to serving if desired.

HASENPFEFFER (RABBIT STEW)

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain on paper towels and set aside. Sprinkle rabbit with salt and coat with 1/3 cup flour, shaking off excess. Brown rabbit in remaining bacon fat. Remove from skillet, along with all but 2 tablespoons of the fat, and reserve.
• Saute shallots and garlic in skillet for about 4 minutes, until tender. Stir in wine, 1 cup water and bouillon. Heat to boiling, then stir in jelly, peppercorns, bay leaf, and rosemary. Return rabbit and bacon to skillet. Heat to boiling, then reduce heat to low. Cover and let simmer about 1 1/2 hours or until rabbit is tender.
• Remove bay leaf and discard. Place rabbit on a warm platter and keep warm while preparing gravy.
• To Make Gravy: Stir lemon juice into skillet with cooking liquid. Combine 3 tablespoons water with 2 tablespoons flour and mix together; stir mixture into skillet over low heat. Finally, stir in thyme. Pour gravy over stew and serve, or pour into a gravy boat and serve on the side.

STEWED RABBIT AND BISCUITS

Steps:

• For the biscuits: Combine the butter, sugar, baking powder and salt in an electric stand mixer. Use the paddle attachment and mix until the butter is pea size. Next, add the flour, tarragon and pepper. Then, add the buttermilk and eggs. Mix until incorporated.
• For the rabbit: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Cut the rabbit into eighths (save the extra bones and trimmings to fortify stock). Dredge the pieces in flour and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• In large saute pan or small rondeau, heat the olive oil. Sear the rabbit over medium-high heat. Remove when golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes and reserve. Discard the oil and turn the heat down to medium-low.
• Saute the shallots until blonde, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the carrots, rosemary, spring garlic, pinch of crushed red pepper and pinch of salt. Saute until soft, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the rabbit, allow to cook for 2 minutes. Next, add the hot stock, white wine and morels, and bring the liquid to a simmer. Simmer for about 4 minutes.
• Top with the biscuit mixture in small dollops. Then add peas. Bake until the biscuits are golden, the filling is bubbling and the rabbit is tender, 30 to 35 minutes.
• Top with the tarragon and serve.

RABBIT STEW

Steps:

• Using half the flour (3/4 cup) coat the pieces of rabbit, shaking off any excess. Heat the oil and butter in a large heavy-bottomed saucepan, and brown the floured rabbit on all sides. Add the celery, carrots, onions, salt, pepper, bay leaves, 6 cups water and red wine, and stew for about 2 hours. Add the potatoes 45 minutes into the stewing process. Once the rabbit and all the vegetables are cooked, use some water to form a paste with the remaining 3/4 cup flour. Stir the flour mixture into the pot as a thickener. Add the already sauteed mushrooms to the stew and allow to simmer for about 10 minutes. Adjust seasonings, if necessary, and serve.

LAPIN A LA COCOTTE - FRENCH RABBIT STEW

Steps:

• In a large skillet or medium-sized Dutch oven, cook bacon until done; remove bacon with a slotted spoon and reserve for another use (for a salad, etc).
• In the bacon drippings, cook the onion and garlic until transparent. A.
• dd the rabbit pieces and saute over medium heat until rabbit is golden.
• Sprinkle on the flour and continue to brown rabbit for another 5 minutes or so, then add the beef broth, red wine, thyme, parsley and bay leaves.
• Cover and simmer over low heat for about an hour, adding more broth if necessary. Salt and pepper to taste (with the bacon drippings, not much salt is needed). Serve with mashed potatoes or buttered egg noodles.