rabbit / hare stew

Name: Rabbit / Hare Stew
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: English
Ingredients: 2 - wild rabbits, skinned and jointed; 9 ounce(s) 250g salted pork belly or pancetta, cut into chunky cubes; 1 tablespoon(s) 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 large onion, thickly sliced; 3 large carrots – i cut them into large chucks.; 4 stalk(s) celery - again large chunks; 2 - bay leaves; 1 sprig(s) thyme, if handy; pint(s) 500ml cider or red wine (a nice merlot); 1 large teaspoon honey (i use manuka but any nice heavily flavoured honey will do the job); a few pinch(es) salt and freshly ground black pepper

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Amanda P

Christchurch

Updated on Aug 27, 2014

***I usually do multiple amounts of the same recipe, stick it in my big stew pot bring it to the simmer and then cook the whole lot in the oven (low temp about 120) for a couple of hours or until the rabbit is falling apart.*** This makes quite a thin gravy so if you like it thicker when you fry the onions put in a bit of flour and that goes towards thickening the gravy. Obviously it can be adapted to have other meats in it.

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prep time 30 Min

cook time 1 Hr 30 Min

method Slow Cooker Crock Pot

yield 4 serving(s)

Ingredients

2 - wild rabbits, skinned and jointed
9 ounces 250g salted pork belly or pancetta, cut into chunky cubes
1 tablespoon 1 tablespoon olive oil
1 large onion, thickly sliced
3 large carrots – i cut them into large chucks.
4 stalks celery - again large chunks
2 - bay leaves
1 sprig thyme, if handy
pint 500ml cider or red wine (a nice merlot)
1 large teaspoon honey (i use manuka but any nice heavily flavoured honey will do the job)
a few pinch salt and freshly ground black pepper

How To Make rabbit / hare stew

Step 1

Fry the pork belly / panchette till the fat runs (do this slowly) then take that meat out and put it in the slow cooker

Step 2

Brown the rabbit in the pork fat and put into the slow cooker
Step 3

Fry the onions …sweat them so they don’t go brown then put them and everything else into the slow cooker as well, including the honey and seasoning. Mix them all around and then pack them down Pour the cider over the top and then if you need to add enough water to cover the whole lot.
Step 4

Put it on and cook as you would a stew in the slow cooker. or you can do it on top of the stove…bring it to a simmer, cover then turn down and cook for about an hour and a half…keep on a low simmer.
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