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    Rabbit: Rabbit with Asiago Grits


    Source of Recipe


    Cooking Light, October 1994, page 87

    List of Ingredients




    1/2 pound fresh portabella mushrooms (2 large)
    1/4 pound fresh shiitake mushrooms
    1/4 pound fresh morel or chanterelle mushrooms
    7 teaspoons olive oil divided
    3 young rabbits (2-1/4-pound) (portioned into loins and legs by your butcher)
    6 medium carrots each cut into 4 pieces
    4 small onions quartered
    4 stalks celery each cut into 4 pieces
    2 medium leeks
    each trimmed and quartered
    4 bay leaves
    1 bunch fresh thyme (1/2 ounce)
    4 cups low-salt chicken broth
    1/3 cup chopped shallot
    2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
    Asiago Soft Grits
    Parsley leaves
    Fresh chives

    Recipe



    Using a sharp knife, remove brown gills from the undersides of portabella mushrooms; discard gills. Remove and reserve stems from portabella, shiitake, and more mushrooms. Slice mushroom caps; set aside.

    Heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add half of rabbit legs; sauté 8 minutes or until browned. Place in a large 8-quart Dutch oven or stockpot; set aside. Repeat procedure with 2 teaspoons olive oil and remaining rabbit legs.

    Heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in skillet over medium-high heat. Add carrot pieces and next 5 ingredients; sauté 12 minutes or until vegetables are lightly browned. Add carrot mixture to Dutch oven. Stir in reserved mushroom stems and chicken broth, and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 1 hour. Remove rabbit legs; set aside, and keep warm. Strain stock through a colander into a large bowl, and set stock aside. Discard solids.

    Heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in skillet over medium heat. Add rabbit loins, and cook 2-1/2 minutes on each side or until browned. Cover and cook for 10 minutes or until done, turning loins after 5 minutes. Remove from skillet, and cut loins in half crosswise. Set aside, and keep warm.

    Heat remaining 2 teaspoons olive oil in skillet over medium heat. Add shallot and 2 teaspoons thyme; sauté 1 minute. Add sliced mushroom caps; sauté 5 minutes. Add rabbit stock; bring to a boil, and cook, uncovered, 7 minutes or until sauce is reduced to 6 cups.

    Spoon 1/2 cup Asiago Soft Grits into each of 12 large shallow bowls. Divide meat among bowls, and top each with 1/2 cup sauce. Yield: 12 servings

    (serving size: about 4 ounces rabbit, 1/2 cup grits, and 1/2 cup sauce).
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    Notes: Chicken can be substituted for the rabbit.

 

 

 


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