Rabbit Provencale Recipes

RABBIT PROVENCALE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add garlic, parsley, and rabbit pieces. Fry slowly until opaque but not brown, about 10 to 15 minutes. Turn often, being careful not to pierce skin.
• Add brandy and cook for 1 minute. Add wine. The meat should be covered halfway with liquid; if not, add water. Add salt, pepper, and herbs and bring to a simmer. Lower heat and cover pot.
• Meanwhile, using a mortar and pestle, crush nuts and fried bread to a rough paste. Stir into pot and continue to cook for 45 minutes, or until rabbit is tender.

LAPIN FARCI PROVENCALE

Steps:

• Combine rabbit tenderloin, bacon strips, brandy, salt and pepper, and thyme. Marinate for at least 1 and up to 12 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Combine veal, pork and rabbit liver and kidneys with eggs. Season with salt and pepper, garlic, parsley and thyme. Strain brandy out of marinating bacon and add to stuffing, beating well. Stuff 1/2 of forcemeat tightly into rabbit cavity, keeping a 2-inch clearance at either end. Lay rabbit tenderloin and bacon strips on top and cover with remaining stuffing. Truss or pin rabbit together. Tie rabbit loosely with string every 2 inches, since the stuffing will expand during roasting. Place rabbit in roasting pan, coat with clarified butter and roast for 1 1/2 hours. To serve, remove pins and string and cut rabbit into 2-inch thick slices, like a terrine. Cut shoulders and haunch in two and serve on a bed of buttered noodles.