In the heart of Burgundy, France, lies a culinary gem that embodies the region's rich history and love for fine dining: rabbit in mustard sauce. This classic dish, known as "lapin à la moutarde de Bourgogne," has tantalized taste buds for centuries, earning its place as a beloved staple. With its tender rabbit meat, creamy mustard sauce, and aromatic blend of spices, this dish offers a delightful journey into the flavors of Burgundy. As you embark on a culinary adventure to recreate this time-honored recipe, let's delve into the secrets of preparing the perfect rabbit in mustard sauce, Burgundy style.
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WHITE WINE-BRAISED RABBIT WITH MUSTARD
This is a version of lapin à la moutarde, a homey, traditional French dish still popular in old-fashioned Parisian bistros at lunchtime. Yes, there are quite a few steps required to put this dish on the table, but probably no more than 30 minutes of active work. It is essentially a one-pot meal, with a little fiddling. The pleasingly sharp, succulent, saucy result is worth the extra effort. Get your rabbit in a butcher shop if possible, and ask to have it cut up; if your only option is a whole rabbit, it's not much more difficult than cutting up a chicken. Serve with noodles if you'd like, or rice, mashed potatoes or steamed new potatoes.
Provided by David Tanis
Categories dinner, lunch, main course
Time 2h
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Lay rabbit pieces on a baking sheet and season each piece generously with salt and pepper. (If you are using a pepper mill, adjust it for coarse grind.)
- Heat oven to 375 degrees. Put a deep, heavy-bottomed, oven-safe saucepan or Dutch oven over medium-high heat and add lard or oil.
- Put 1 cup flour on a wide plate. Dip seasoned rabbit pieces in flour and dust off excess. Gently set them in the hot oil in one layer without crowding; work in batches if necessary. Adjust heat to keep them from browning too quickly. Cook for about 3 to 4 minutes on each side until nicely browned.
- Remove browned rabbit from pan and set aside. Add diced onion to fat remaining in pan. Keep heat brisk and cook onions until softened and lightly browned, stirring occasionally, about 5 to 6 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
- Sprinkle onions with 2 tablespoons flour and stir until well incorporated, then cook for a minute or so, until mixture starts to smell toasty. Add wine and 1 cup broth, whisking as the sauce thickens. Whisk in remaining broth and the whole-grain mustard and bring to a simmer. Taste for salt and adjust.
- Return browned rabbit pieces to the sauce. Add thyme and sage. Cover pot and bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until meat is fork tender. (Alternatively, simmer over low heat, covered, on the stove top, for about the same amount of time.)
- Using tongs, remove rabbit pieces from sauce, set aside, and keep warm. Put saucepan over medium heat and bring contents to a simmer. Whisk in crème fraîche, Dijon mustard and capers and simmer until somewhat thickened, about 5 minutes. Taste sauce and adjust.
- Transfer rabbit to a warmed serving bowl and ladle the sauce over. Sprinkle generously with chives and a little freshly ground pepper. Accompany with noodles if desired.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 882, UnsaturatedFat 22 grams, Carbohydrate 44 grams, Fat 38 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 78 grams, SaturatedFat 10 grams, Sodium 1707 milligrams, Sugar 8 grams, TransFat 0 grams
RABBIT IN MUSTARD SAUCE
I came across this delicious rabbit recipe in the French section of a cook book about Mediterranean cooking. As my mother always pairs rabbit with mashed potatoes - which is also highly recommended with this recipe - I doubled the sauce. Who doesn't want extra sauce for the mashed potatoes? This has also the advantage that the dish can easily be reheated. I usually thin sauces with a little bit of water, wine, cream or milk if I reheat them. When I cooked this recipe, I reheated it several times, as it was only me who ate it and it always tasted delicious. You can of course halve the sauce if you are not as partial to sauces as I am. I also changed the recipe found in the book slightly in that I rubbed the pieces of rabbit in mustard before frying them. My mother always does it this way. For me rabbit cooked like in this recipe with plenty of mashed potatoes on the side is pure comfort food. I also recommend to serve some cooked carrots or steamed tomatoes with it. Yummy.
Provided by tigerduck
Categories Rabbit
Time 1h50m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- As indicated in the introduction I have doubled the sauce of the original recipe. You may therefore halve it if you are not as partial to sauce as I am.
- Preheat oven 180°C / 355°F / gas 2.
- Remove any visible fat from the rabbit meat. Rinse rabbit meat under cold water and drain well with kitchen paper.
- Brush pieces with mustard, but do not use too much of it, as it otherwise will burn during the frying process. Generously salt and pepper the meat.
- Fry the meat pieces in portions in hot olive oil in an oven-safe pot until they have a nice colour. Use more oil if necessary. Put browned meat aside.
- Fry onions and bacon in the pot you fried the rabbit for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Sprinkle with flour and stir. Add wine and stock and bring to a boil while you keep stirring. Add meat and thyme leaves.
- Cover with a lid and cook in the oven for 75-90 minutes or until tender. Remove pot from oven and put on stove. Add cream and 3 tablespoons of Dijon mustard. Mix and check if you want to add another tablespoon. Season to taste. Cook for a few minutes on the stove until the sauce is creamy.
- Serve on individual plates with mashed potatoes and vegetable of your choice. Garnish meat with thyme sprigs or thyme leaves.
RABBIT IN MUSTARD SAUCE (BURGUNDY, FRANCE)
This recipe was featured on week 41 of my food blog, "Travel by Stove." I am attempting to cook one meal from every nation (and a few sub-regions) on Earth, and Burgundy, France is my 41st stop. Unless otherwise noted, my Travel by Stove recipes are taken from authentic or traditional sources, and this recipe has been posted without any alternations or additions to the ingredients.
Provided by GiddyUpGo
Categories Rabbit
Time 5h4m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Cut the rabbit up into six pieces and rub it all over with dijon mustard. Let marinade in the fridge, covered, for three or four hours.
- Fry the bacon over medium heat until lightly browned, then drain on paper towels. Pour off all but about a tablespoon of oil from the skillet, then add peanut oil and the rabbit pieces with the mustard.
- Saute for 10 minutes or until brown, turning once.
- Add the bacon, onion, herbs and white wine. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and cover. Simmer for 45 to 50 minutes or until tender.
- Add the half and half. Stir and cook for another five minutes. Remove the bay leaf and discard. Arrange the rabbit on a serving plate, leaving the sauce in the pot.
- If your sauce needs thickening, mix the flour with the softened butter and wisk inches Boil for one or two minutes or until thick. Serve the rabbit with the sauce spooned over.
BRAISED RABBIT WITH GRAINY MUSTARD SAUCE
Categories Chicken Game Mustard Poultry Braise Christmas Dinner Lunch Rabbit Fall Winter Gourmet Sugar Conscious Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free
Yield Makes 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Rinse rabbit pieces and remove any fat, then pat dry and divide into 3 batches. Mix together salt and pepper in a small bowl for seasoning rabbit.
- Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F.
- Heat a dry 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot. Season first batch of rabbit, then add 3 tablespoons oil to skillet and brown rabbit on all sides, about 5 minutes total. Transfer browned rabbit to a flameproof roasting pan just large enough to hold all 3 batches in 1 layer. Season and brown remaining 2 batches of rabbit in same manner, transferring to roasting pan and adding more oil to skillet between batches if necessary. Reserve skillet.
- Add broth to roasting pan, then cover pan tightly with foil and braise rabbit in oven 15 minutes.
- While rabbit is braising, pour off any fat from skillet, then add onions, garlic, thyme, and 3 tablespoons butter and cook over moderately low heat, stirring and scraping up any brown bits, until onions are softened, about 5 minutes. Add wine and boil until liquid is reduced by half, about 10 minutes.
- Pour mixture over rabbit and continue to braise, covered tightly, until rabbit is tender when pierced with a fork, 45 minutes to 1 hour more. Transfer rabbit to an ovenproof serving dish and keep warm, covered loosely with foil, in turned-off oven.
- Straddle roasting pan over 2 burners and boil braising liquid until reduced to about 3 1/4 cups, about 10 minutes. Transfer 1/2 cup reduced liquid to a bowl and whisk in mustards. Add mustard mixture to reduced liquid in pan, whisking to incorporate. Dissolve cornstarch in water and whisk into sauce, then simmer, whisking, 2 minutes. Add remaining 3 tablespoons butter to sauce and swirl pan until incorporated. Season sauce with salt and pepper and pour over rabbit.
- *Available at butcher shops, specialty foods shops, and some supermarkets (may require special order).
CAFE DES FEDERATIONS' RABBIT WITH MUSTARD SAUCE
Provided by Molly O'Neill
Time 1h10m
Yield Six servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Evenly brush one side of the rabbit pieces with some of the mustard. Season generously with salt and pepper. Heat the oil and butter in a large nonreactive skillet over medium heat. When the fat is hot but not smoking, add half of the rabbit, mustard sides down; do not overcrowd the pan. Cook until brown, about 10 minutes.
- Brush the rabbit pieces with additional mustard and turn. Season with salt and pepper. Cook until golden brown, another 10 minutes. Transfer to a large platter and repeat with the remaining rabbit.
- Add several tablespoons of the wine to the skillet and scrape up any browned bits that have stuck to the pan. Add the onions and cook, stirring, until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Remove the skillet from the heat. Sprinkle the flour over the onions and stir to coat. Add the remaining wine, the thyme and the bay leaf. Add all of the rabbit pieces.
- Return the skillet to low heat and simmer until the rabbit is very tender and the sauce begins to thicken, about 40 minutes.
- Transfer the rabbit and sauce to a warmed platter and sprinkle with parsley. Serve immediately over buttered fresh noodles or rice.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 624, UnsaturatedFat 24 grams, Carbohydrate 11 grams, Fat 38 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 37 grams, SaturatedFat 11 grams, Sodium 906 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 0 grams
RABBIT WITH MUSTARD SAUCE
Steps:
- Finely chop onion. Pat rabbit pieces dry and season with salt and pepper. In a deep large heavy skillet heat oil over moderate heat until hot but not smoking and brown rabbit pieces on all sides in 2 batches. Transfer rabbit as browned to a large bowl.
- In skillet cook onion in 1 tablespoon butter over moderately low heat, stirring, until softened. Add wine and boil until liquid is reduced by about half. Return rabbit to skillet and add broth. Simmer rabbit, covered, until tender, about 40 minutes.
- Transfer rabbit to cleaned large bowl and boil sauce until reduced to about 2 cups. In a small bowl whisk together 1/4 cup sauce and mustard and whisk mixture into sauce. In another small bowl stir cornstarch into 1 tablespoon cold water and whisk into sauce. Simmer sauce, whisking, 3 minutes, or until thickened. Whisk in remaining tablespoon butter, parsley, and salt and pepper to taste. Return rabbit to skillet and cook over moderately low heat, turning rabbit to coat with sauce, until heated through.
Tips:
- Choose the right rabbit: Select a young, tender rabbit for the best flavor and texture.
- Cut the rabbit properly: Cut the rabbit into small pieces, about 1-inch thick. This will ensure even cooking.
- Brown the rabbit: Browning the rabbit before adding it to the sauce will help to develop its flavor.
- Use a good quality mustard: The mustard is the key ingredient in this dish, so use a good quality one that you enjoy the taste of.
- Simmer the rabbit: Simmer the rabbit in the mustard sauce for at least 1 hour, or until the meat is tender.
- Serve with mashed potatoes or rice: Rabbit in mustard sauce is traditionally served with mashed potatoes or rice.
Conclusion:
Rabbit in mustard sauce is a classic French dish that is both delicious and easy to make. With its tender meat and flavorful sauce, this dish is sure to please everyone at your table. So next time you're looking for a new recipe to try, give rabbit in mustard sauce a try. You won't be disappointed!
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