Sunday, August 27, 2006

475. GRIPPERS RABBIT PIE with BACON

Serves four generously


3 young rabbits
1 medium onion
5 rashers of unsmoked bacon
2 cloves of garlic
fresh herbs (rough chop parsley, thyme, chives, to taste)
small glass of dry sherry
frozen short crust pastry (unless you can make your own better)!
seasoning
1/2 pint double cream

Clean and skin bunnies as usual; you can reserve kidneys as garnish. Place in tray, whole and cover with bacon. Cook in moderate oven for about 15 mins. Meanwhile sweat sliced onions and crushed garlic in a pan until soft. Add sherry and reduce. When rabbits cooked, tear off as much meat as possible and add to pan with the bacon, choopped.Throw in herbs, add a little water if neccesary and cream. Roll out defrosted pastry about 1/4 inch thick and eggwash. Place rabbit mix in suitable pie dish and top with pastry. Cook in moderate oven until pastry golden. Pan fry kidneys in a little butter and serve as garnish.


courtesy of: Gripper Hayes / Bowhunting.net

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