Creolerabbitrarebit Recipes

CREOLE RABBIT (RAREBIT)

Steps:

• Cook bacon until crisp.
• Add onion and green pepper and cook until tender but not brown.
• Add tomatoes, salt, pepper and Worcestershire sauce.
• Simmer uncovered 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile melt butter, blend in flour.
• Gradually add milk and cheddar cheese.
• Cook until thickened.
• Serve over toast.
• Use cheddar sauce first and top with creole mixture.

CREAMY "GRITS" WITH CREOLE SHRIMP

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add extra-virgin olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter. When butter melts into extra-virgin olive oil, add garlic, onions, celery, bell peppers, thyme, bay leaf then season with salt and pepper. Cook veggies 7 to 8 minutes until tender, add in the Worcestershire, 1 to 2 tablespoons hot sauce (medium to spicy heat level) and the flour and cook 1 minute more then add in beer and cook it off, another 30 seconds or so. Whisk in 1 cup of stock then add tomatoes and okra, if using, and bring to a bubble. Add shrimp and cook 3 to 5 minutes, until shrimp turn pink and firm then turn off heat. Remove thyme stems and bay leaf.
• Bring remaining 2 tablespoons butter, 2 cups stock, 1 cup milk and 2 teaspoons hot sauce, to a boil in a sauce pot. Stir in 1 cup quick cooking polenta. Stir constantly to mass the cornmeal. Once the mixture thickens to the consistency of whipped potatoes, season the "grits" with salt and divide among dinner plates.
• Serve generous ladles of shrimp and sauce on a bed of creamy "grits".

CREOLE RABBIT - LOUISIANA STYLE

Steps:

• Dry rabbit and place in bowl.
• Combine salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, onion, garlic and vinegar.
• Pour over rabbit, turning pieces to coat.
• Cover bowl and marinade overnight in refrigerator.
• Transfer rabbit and marinade to well-greased baking dish.
• Bake in preheated 450°F oven 1 hour.
• Combine remaining ingredients and pour over rabbit.
• Bake 30 to 45 minutes longer, until rabbit is fork-tender.
• Serve warm.

WELSH RABBIT (RAREBIT)

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a heavy saucepan over medium-low heat, and stir the Cheddar cheese and beer into the melted butter. Cook and stir until the cheese melts, about 5 minutes, and remove from the heat.n
• Whisk together the egg, salt, dry mustard, cayenne pepper, and Worcestershire sauce in a bowl. Gradually whisk the egg mixture into the cheese mixture, stirring between additions, until the egg mixture is thoroughly combined. Return the saucepan to the stove, and stir over low heat until the Welsh rabbit is hot and smooth.n