Braised Rabbit Leg with Mushroom Filling in Grappa Raisin Sauce

Name: Braised Rabbit Leg with Mushroom Filling in Grappa Raisin Sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 9 h 5 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 4 rabbit legs; 2 rabbit shoulders; 120 g button mushrooms; 60 g shitake mushrooms; 1 egg yolk; 210 g brown stock; 30 g carrots; 20 g celery; 40 g onions; 50 ml dry white wine; 40 g raisins; 60 g unsalted butter; 30 ml cooking oil; 60 ml grappa; sea salt; freshly ground pepper

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Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Additional Time
8 hrs
Total Time
9 hrs 5 mins
Servings
4 servings
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
International

Braised Rabbit Leg with Mushroom Filling in Grappa Raisin Sauce

Iris Warren

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A versatile and tasty recipe that’s quick to prepare and easy to enjoy.

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Ingredients

Servings

4 rabbit legs
2 rabbit shoulders
120 g button mushrooms
60 g shitake mushrooms
1 egg yolk
210 g brown stock
30 g carrots
20 g celery
40 g onions
50 ml dry white wine
40 g raisins
60 g unsalted butter
30 ml cooking oil
60 ml grappa
sea salt
freshly ground pepper

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Instructions

Soak the raisins overnight in grappa.
In a sauce pan smother the chopped mushrooms in butter slowly until they have lost all their water and are completely dry. Season and set aside to cool.
In a bowl over ice, combine the minced shoulder meat with the cooked mushrooms and the egg well. Season to taste and add the chopped herbs.
Remove the upper leg bone of the rabbit legs by de-boning around the leg from the inside (while leaving the outer skin intact) all the way to the knee joint. The end results needs to be a pocket where later the stuffing will be filled into.
Trim the lower leg bone of all the meat and clean the bone. Wrap it in Aluminum foil. This will prevent the bone to become dirty during the cooking process.
Stuff the rabbit beg with the mushroom meat mixture tightly and sew together with needle and butchers thread. Ensure that this is done very tightly as to prevent the stuffing to come out of the leg during the cooking process.
Season the rabbit leg with salt and ground pepper.
In a sauce pan, heat the vegetable oil, and brown the stuffed rabbit legs evenly on all sides.
Remove from the pan and in the same pan, add the vegetables and sauté them well.
De-glaze the vegetables with white wine and add the Demi-glace. Bring to boil, add the rabbit legs and simmer for at least 45 minutes or until the rabbit legs are tender. Remove the rabbit legs and set aside, keeping them warm. Strain the sauce.
Strain the raisins. Add the grappa to the sauce and bring to boil, and then add the raisins. Simmer for 5 minutes or until the sauce has the correct consistency; then adjust seasoning. Swing in a few nuggets of cold butter.
Carve the rabbit leg 2-3 times into medallions. Dress the rabbit leg onto the plate and drizzle with the raisin sauce.

Notes

Note: As a serving suggestion, in the picture the dish is served with grilled polenta and small, buttered vegetables. For the mushrooms, any fresh mushrooms can be substituted; ceps, chanterelles and morels would be especially delicate.