Rabbit Rillettes
Description
This appetizer is quick and easy to prepare. This delicious appetizer is simply a lifesaver for true gourmets. Besides being very refined and original, this dish will also pleasantly diversify your diet. It can be served perfectly for breakfast cold with bruschetta, toast, or crackers. Or serve this dish hot! In short, I advise and recommend everyone to make it. The appetizer is ready. Serve immediately.
Instructions
- 1
Step 1
Cut up the rabbit. For this dish, the breast and ribs work best.
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Step 2
Rub the bay leaf, dried thyme, and salt together in a mortar. Grind finely. Marinate the rabbit meat in this mixture for 8–12 hours.
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Step 3
Transfer the meat to an ovenproof dish.
- 4
Step 4
Add coarsely chopped carrots, celery, and fresh thyme.
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Step 5
Pour in the wine and add water so that it covers the meat two-thirds of the way.
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Step 6
Braise in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for about three hours, until the meat pulls easily from the bone. Then remove the meat and shred it into strands.
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Step 7
Dilute slightly with the broth in which the meat was stewed. Pack into jars and cover with melted butter. Store in the refrigerator for up to three weeks.