Lapin A La Cocotte French Rabbit Stew Food

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.

CROCK POT RABBIT STEW

Steps:

• Grind pepper over the rabbit and place in the crock pot.
• Combine all other ingredients EXCEPT FLOUR in a large bowl, mix well and pour over the rabbit.
• Cover and cook on low for 6 hours for a small rabbit, or up to 8 hours for a large rabbit. Actually cook for half an hour less as below.
• Thirty minutes before ready blend flour with 1/2 cup of water until it is a smooth paste, add to the pot and stir well to thicken and continue cooking covered for a further 30 minutes.
• Give it a good stir and allow to rest 10-15 minutes before serving.
• At this point the rabbit should be so tender that you can tear pieces off with a fork to serve rather than cut. Just scoop it all out onto a plate.
• You'll end up with bones in the dish so eat much like you would a fish dish being careful for bones. Serve along with a nice crusty roll to soak up the juices.

LAPIN AU VIN (RABBIT STEW)

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
• Remove any visible silver skin or excess fat from the surface of the rabbit legs.
• Cut the bacon into ½" slices and add to a dry skillet.
• Cook the bacon over medium-low heat to render its fat out.
• Once the bacon is crispy, but not crunchy, remove it from the pan and reserve, leaving the fat in the pan. Turn the heat up to medium and add the rabbit legs.
• Brown (sear) the rabbit legs on each side.
• Remove the rabbit. Add the carrot, onion, and celery to the skillet. Brown the vegetables, stirring occasionally.
• Cut the potatoes into ½" cubes.
• Deglaze the pan with the white wine and add the marjoram and potatoes.
• Bring the stew base to a simmer and carefully nestle the rabbit legs in so they are partially covered by the liquid. Add any juices that have gathered on the resting plate and the reserved bacon.
• Put the lid on the skillet and transfer it to the oven for 45 minutes to an hour (until the rabbit is cooked through).
• Remove the skillet from the stove, and check the stew for consistency. If it looks a little dry, you can add chicken stock and simmer it briefly on the stove.
• Taste the stew for seasoning, and add salt and pepper to taste. Serve.

FRENCH OVEN STEW

Steps:

• Heat oven to 300°.
• Mix all ingredients (except peas and pearl onions) into a heavy 3 quart oven proof sauce pot.
• Cover and bake, stirring 3 times, 3 hours or until meat is tender and sauce thickened.
• Add peas and onions 1 hour before stew is done.
• Discard bay leaves before stirring.

BEST RABBIT STEW

Steps:

• In a large shallow bowl, combine all the marinade ingredients together and stir to mix well.
• Add rabbit pieces and baste them thoroughly.
• Cover the dish and leave to marinate over-night or at least 12 hours.
• Remove the rabbit from the marinade and dry on kitchen paper.
• Strain the marinade into a jug and reserve. Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a flame-proof casserole, fry the bacon strips over moderate heat until they are quite crisp.
• Set aside. Add the onions, garlic and carrots to the fat in the casserole and cook them 5 - 6 minutes, or until lightly colored red.
• Add the rabbit pieces and turn frequently to brown them evenly and quickly.
• Add the reserved marinade to the casserole and bring to the boil.
• Remove casserole from the heat, add the bacon pieces and place in the oven.
• Cook for 1 hour or until the thigh of the rabbit is tender when pierced with a fork.

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.