Make Rabbit Fricassee
A fricassee is a creamy dish often made at home with white meat (usually a whole chicken cut into eight pieces), vegetables, and a dense white sauce. Rabbit meat can be substituted for chicken for a similar flavor, as has been done in this recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 whole rabbit
- 50g, 1.7 oz butter
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons flour
- 100g, 3.5 oz bacon, chopped
- 100g, 3.5 oz button mushrooms, cut into quarters
- 4 shallots, cut in half
- 4 celery sticks, diced
- 2 carrots, diced
- 250ml, 8.4 fl oz white wine
- 750ml, 25.3 fl oz chicken stock
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 4 sprigs of fresh thyme
- 2 bay leaves
- 50ml, 1.7 fl oz cream
- Salt and pepper for seasoning
Steps
- Divide the rabbit into 8 pieces. (You can ask your butcher to do this for you).
- If you're concerned about the rabbit's tenderness, marinate the rabbit for one night in the pot first, and when you cook the rabbit, make sure that the heat isn't that high; this way the rabbit will definitely become softer and tastier.
- Season all the pieces of rabbit with salt and pepper, then lightly cover them in flour.
- Start heating the oil and the butter in the pan and then add the rabbit. Lightly cook over a moderate heat until golden brown.
- When light brown, remove the rabbit from the pan and leave to one side.
- Brown the bacon, then add the mushrooms, the shallots, the diced celery and the diced carrot and cook until slightly brown.
- Pour in the white wine and reduce it down to about half.
- Once the wine has reduced, put the rabbit back into the pot.
- While continuously stirring, add the stock to the pan.
- Finally, before cooking the dish thoroughly, add the garlic, bay leaves and thyme. Stir.
- Bring the stock to a gentle simmer, then skim off any scum that may have risen to the surface. Cover, lower the Create Heat and cook, simmering for 1 hour.
- Spoon out the rabbit and the vegetables and place them onto a serving Test if a Dish Is Microwavable.
- For a delicious finishing touch, pour the cream into the sauce and reduce it down by about half. Here, also adjust the seasoning if necessary.
- Add some chopped parsley to the sauce, pour it over the rabbit and vegetables and serve immediately.
Things You'll Need
- Knife
- Large pot with lid
- Slotted spoon
- Spoon
- Fork
- Tray
- Chopping board
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Sources and Citations
- Videojug, http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-make-rabbit-fricassee – Used with permission, including images.
