Rabbit stew made with bacon, wine, garlic, shallots, herbs, and spices.
Provided by: SmallRecipe.com
Categories: Stew
Total time: 2 hours 30 minutes
Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 2 hours 0 minutes
Ingredients:
| ½ pound bacon, diced |
| 3 pounds rabbit meat, cleaned and cut into pieces |
| ½ teaspoon salt |
| ⅓ cup all-purpose flour |
| ½ cup finely chopped shallots |
| 1 clove garlic, finely chopped |
| 1 cup dry red wine |
| 1 cup water |
| 1 tablespoon chicken bouillon granules |
| 1 tablespoon currant jelly |
| 10 black peppercorns, crushed |
| 1 bay leaf |
| ¼ teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed |
| 2 teaspoons lemon juice |
| 3 tablespoons water |
| 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour |
| ⅛ teaspoon dried thyme, crushed |
Steps:
- Place bacon in a large skillet; cook and stir over medium-high heat until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to transfer bacon to a paper towel-lined plate; set aside.
- Sprinkle rabbit with salt and coat with flour, shaking off excess. Cook rabbit in bacon fat in the skillet over medium heat until browned. Transfer rabbit to a plate and set aside. Drain excess grease, leaving 2 tablespoons fat in the skillet.
- Sauté shallots and garlic in fat in the skillet until tender, about 4 minutes. Add wine, water, and bouillon. Bring to a boil, then stir in jelly, peppercorns, bay leaf, and rosemary.
- Return rabbit and bacon to the skillet. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low. Cover and let simmer until rabbit is tender, about 1 1/2 hours.
- Remove bay leaf and discard. Place rabbit on a warm platter; cover to keep warm while preparing gravy.
- Make gravy: Stir lemon juice into cooking liquid in the skillet. Mix together water and flour in a small bowl; stir mixture into the skillet over low heat and simmer until thickened. Stir in thyme.
- Pour gravy over rabbit or serve in a gravy boat on the side.
Nutrition Facts:
Calories 767.3 calories, Carbohydrate 21.9 g, Cholesterol 300 mg, Fat 33.3 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 79.1 g, Saturated Fat 10.8 g, Sodium 893.9 mg, Sugar 3.7 g