Title: Spanish Rabbit Stew
Categories: None
Yield: 4 Servings

4 sl Bacon, diced
1 lg Rabbit, cut into 6-8 pieces
Salt and freshly ground
-black pepper
2 c Chopped onion
4 tb Slivered garlic
1/2 c Blanched almonds, toasted
-and ground
1 ts Ground cinnamon
1/2 ts Red pepper flakes
1 ts Coarse salt
1 c Dry white wine
3 c Chicken stock
2 Bay leaves
1/4 c Dry sherry

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Butter to thicken sauce Toasted sliced almonds for garnish Heat a large
saute pan or Dutch oven over medium heat and add the bacon. Cook the bacon
until it is brown and crisp, about 7 minutes. Remove bacon to drain on
paper towels. Season the rabbit with salt and pepper. Heat the remaining
bacon fat and sear the rabbit pieces until golden on all sides, turning
often, about 56 minutes. Lift out the rabbit pieces and reserve. Add the
onion to the pan and saute until the onions are soft and caramelized, about
57 minutes. Add the garlic, almonds, cinnamon, red pepper flakes and salt,
and cook until the aromas are released, about 1 minute. Add the wine and
reduce by half. Add the stock, browned rabbit pieces, browned bacon and bay
leaves. Cook, covered, until rabbit is fork tender, about 1 hour. Carefully
lift out the rabbit pieces and transfer to a serving platter. Add the
sherry to the sauce along with enough butter to thicken the sauce, whisking
until the butter is incorporated. Pour the sauce over the warm rabbit
pieces and garnish with toasted sliced almonds. Yield: 4 servings

Posted to FOODWINE Digest 12 Dec 96

From: Randee Fried

Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 20:22:08 -0500