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Stewed rabbit in creamy sauce with baked root vegetables and tomato salsa

3 servings

90 minutes

The recipe is taken from the book "Geography to taste. Latvia" by Nika Ganich.

Stewed rabbit in creamy sauce with baked root vegetables and tomato salsa
Energy value per serving
Calories
816.7kcal
Proteins
46grams
Fats
59.1grams
Carbohydrates
21.1grams
Ingredients
3servings
Vegetable oil
 
to taste
Onion
50 
g
Parsnip
170 
g
Water
 
to taste
Nutmeg
 
to taste
Rosemary
1 
sprig
Olive oil
100 
ml
Garlic
1.5 
clove
Salt
 
to taste
Carrot
180 
g
Honey
10 
g
Parsley
4 
sprig
Shallot
0.5 
pc
Cream
 
to taste
Thyme
 
to taste
Cooking steps
  • 1

    For preparing the rabbit, place the legs in a marinade of spices (1 sprig of rosemary, half a clove of garlic, salt and pepper to taste) and olive oil and let marinate for 1 hour.

    Required ingredients:
    1. Rosemary: 1 sprig
    2. Garlic: 1.5 clove
    3. Salt:  to taste
    4. Ground black pepper:  to taste
    5. Olive oil: 100 ml
  • 2

    Sear the rabbit in a pan with oil until browned, add chopped onion, carrot (100 g), parsnip (90 g), and sauté together. Then add wine and reduce. Add hot water to fully cover the rabbit, cover with a lid and simmer until the meat pulls away from the bones. Then add cream, thyme, nutmeg and simmer for 5 minutes.

    Required ingredients:
    1. Rabbit legs: 2 pieces
    2. Vegetable oil:  to taste
    3. Onion: 50 g
    4. Carrot: 180 g
    5. Parsnip: 170 g
    6. Dry white wine: 100 ml
    7. Water:  to taste
    8. Cream:  to taste
    9. Thyme:  to taste
    10. Nutmeg:  to taste
  • 3

    Place the legs on a plate. Strain the sauce through a sieve into a saucepan and reduce it to a creamy consistency; you can thicken it with butter. Pour the sauce over the legs.

    Required ingredients:
    1. Vegetable oil:  to taste
  • 4

    For the garnish, sauté chopped carrots (80 g), parsnips (80 g), and celery root with French mustard and honey until semi-cooked. Serve al dente!

    Required ingredients:
    1. Carrot: 180 g
    2. Parsnip: 170 g
    3. Celeriac: 80 g
    4. French (Dijon) mustard: 5 g
    5. Honey: 10 g
  • 5

    For tomato salsa, dice the tomatoes, finely chop the parsley and shallots. Mix everything together and dress with balsamic vinegar and olive oil.

    Required ingredients:
    1. Tomatoes: 1 piece
    2. Parsley: 4 sprigs
    3. Shallot: 0.5 piece
    4. Balsamic vinegar: 1 teaspoon
    5. Extra virgin olive oil: 3 teaspoons
  • 6

    Serving. Place the rabbit legs, drizzle with sauce, and arrange vegetables and tomato salsa beside them.