Mustard Rabbit
A good one for a rainy day when you have plenty of time on your hands as there's a bit of (easy) preparation needed and a good 2 hours cooking in the oven.
serves 8
INGREDIENTS:
• 2 rabbit saddles, belly flaps still attached and silver skin removed
• Parma ham slices
• 1 lb pork belly, skinned, boned, sliced and cut into 4 slices about
1 inch thick (keep the skin)
• 250g carrots, diced
• 325g onions, finely chopped
• 1 tbsp thyme, chopped
• 1 tbsp parsley, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• salt and pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• 5 fl oz dry white wine
• 5 fl oz chicken stock
• 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
• 4 egg yolks
• pt double cream
• 1 tbsp English mustard
• tsp sage
METHOD:
• Preheat the oven to 160C / gas mark 4.
• Arrange half the pork slices in a 4 pt dish, cover with half the carrots and onions, sprinkle with thyme, parsley and garlic. Add salt, pepper and bay leaf. Place the skin from the pork on top.
• Fill up with wine, chicken stock and vinegar. Cover with a lid and cook in the oven for 2 hours.
• Lift out the pork skin and strain the cooking liquid. Remove excess fat and reduce the liquid.
• Beat egg yolks with cream and 1 tbsp mustard. Add to the sauce, heat through to thicken but do not boil. Sprinkle with chopped parsley.
• Season the rabbit saddles with salt and pepper, brush with remaining mustard, place sage on top then wrap with Parma ham. Sear in a hot pan. Place the rabbit saddles in the oven for about 10 minutes.
• Arrange the pork on the plate, pour over the sauce, slice the rabbit and lay it on top. Serve with mashed potatoes and wilted spinach.
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