Rabbit With Tarragon And Garlic Recipes

RABBIT WITH TARRAGON AND GARLIC

Steps:

• Salt and pepper the rabbit generously. Heat the oil in a large frying pan and add the rabbit. When it starts to brown, add the butter, lower the heat and brown on all sides for 10 minutes, shaking the pan often to avoid sticking. With a slotted spoon, remove the rabbit from the pan and reserve.
• Pour all the fat from the pan and pat it dry with a paper towel. Add the tarragon vinegar, stirring to detach any fond stuck to the bottom of the pan, and place over high heat. Boil the vinegar for about 30 seconds, or until it has almost completely evaporated, then add the tomatoes and the bunch of tarragon stems (reserve the leaves for later), and cook slowly for four minutes. Add the cream, salt and pepper; then add the rabbit, cover and simmer gently for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, place the cloves of garlic in a small saucepan, add the milk, and bring to a boil. Simmer gently for four minutes and drain.
• Heat the butter in a small frying pan, add the garlic, salt, pepper and sugar. Cook over very low heat 15 minutes, stirring often, to color and caramelize the garlic on all sides without burning.
• Lift the pieces of rabbit out of the sauce with a slotted spoon and place them on a plate. Measure the sauce; if there is more than one-and-two-thirds cups, boil it to reduce to that amount, then strain it into a clean frying pan. Correct seasoning and heat the rabbit in the sauce.
• Place the rabbit on a serving platter, spoon the sauce over it and sprinkle with the freshly chopped tarragon. Place the caramelized cloves of garlic around the rabbit and serve.

SADDLE OF RABBIT ROASTED IN TOBACCO LEAF WITH A SUBTLE GARLIC SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat a stockpot with 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium-high heat, sear the rabbit shoulders until they are a dark golden brown. Add the carrot, onion, celery, and garlic. Sweat vegetables for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the juniper berry, thyme, rosemary, and cinnamon stick. Add water to cover the ingredients and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Heat a saute pan with 2 tablespoons of butter over medium heat, add the shallots and sweat until they are translucent. Add the wine and reduce by 1/2. Stir in the parsley and tarragon.
• Remove the rabbit shoulders from the stockpot. Remove the meat from the bone and chop fine. Strain the liquid in the stockpot through a fine sieve. Return sauce to stockpot. Simmer for 10 minutes and season with salt and black pepper.
• Heat a saute pan with 2 tablespoons of butter over medium heat, add the chanterelle mushrooms and saute until golden brown. Reserve warm on back of stovetop.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the chopped meat and shallot mixture to form the filling. Season the rabbit loins with salt and black pepper. Fill the center of the loin with the filling. Roll the loin into a log shape. Wrap a tobacco leaf around each rabbit. Tie the rabbit with butcher's twine to keep its shape.
• Place rabbit onto a baking rack with a drip pan underneath. Roast in oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until internal temperature is 160 degrees F. Remove rabbit from oven. Let rest for 5 minutes. Remove tobacco leaves and slice. Serve with sauteed chanterelle mushrooms.

RABBIT WITH TARRAGON SAUCE

Steps:

• Put the flour, tarragon, salt& pepper in a zip lock bag and mix well.
• Add the rabbit piece by piece, shake well to lightly coat each piece.
• Melt butter in a large skillet, add oil.
• Saute the rabbit pieces until golden.
• Remove apprx 1/2 of the butter/oil so your sauce will not have too much grease.
• Add chicken broth.
• Simmer rabbit apprx 60 minutes.
• Cover for half the time uncover the last 30 minutes.
• If you wish you may thicken the sauce with a little flour.

SPAETZLE WITH CORN, PEAS, BRAISED RABBIT AND TARRAGON

Steps:

• For rabbit: preheat oven to 375 degrees. Season rabbit with salt and pepper to taste. Place a large braising pan or casserole over medium-high heat and add vegetable oil. When oil shimmers, add rabbit and brown lightly on all sides.
• Transfer rabbit to a platter. Add carrot, onion and celery root to pan. Sauté until softened and lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Return rabbit to pan on top of vegetables, and add wine, thyme and garlic. Cover and braise in oven for 45 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare corn, peas and spaetzle.
• For corn and peas: in a large saucepan bring milk to a simmer and season lightly with salt. Add corn and simmer for 2 minutes. Drain, cut corn from cob and reserve. Fill a small saucepan with lightly salted water and bring to a simmer. Add peas and simmer just until they turn bright green. Drain, cool in ice water, drain again; reserve.
• For spaetzle: place a large pot of lightly salted water over high heat to bring to a boil. Place flour in a large bowl and season to taste with salt, pepper and a pinch of nutmeg. Add eggs, 1/2 cup cream and quark; mix well. When water boils, press dough through a spaetzle maker directly into water. As noodles float to top, remove with a slotted spoon and transfer to a bowl. Mix with a bit of olive oil. Set aside.
• To finish: when rabbit is cooked, reserve 3 tablespoons stock. Remove rabbit meat from bones and cut into small cubes. Place a large sautépan over medium heat, and add butter, corn, peas, rabbit and spaetzle. Sautè until thoroughly heated. Add reserved rabbit stock, 5 teaspoons heavy cream and a dash of lemon juice. Bring to a boil, add tarragon and chives, and season with salt and pepper to taste.