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Stewed rabbit with beans

Stewed rabbit with broad beans

Stewed rabbit with beans

Name: Stewed rabbit with beans
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 3 h 30 min
Total time: 3 h 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 whole rabbit cut into 6 pieces (get your butcher to do this); 200g smoked bacon lardons; 3 carrots cut into small pieces; 2 onions cut into small pieces; 3 celery sticks, cut into small pieces; 2 tbsp plain flour; 300ml light ale; 2 bay leaves; ½ bunch thyme a few sprigs reserved to garnish; 700ml chicken stock (fresh if possible); 500g podded and peeled fresh broad bean (or use frozen)

Barney Desmazery

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 20 mins

Cook: 3 hrs and 30 mins

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Use this rich game meat in a delicious light casserole with podded beans, bacon, light ale and thyme

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 whole rabbit

cut into 6 pieces (get your butcher to do this)
200g smoked bacon

lardons
3 carrots

cut into small pieces
2 onions

cut into small pieces
3 celery

sticks, cut into small pieces
2 tbsp plain flour
300ml light ale
2 bay leaves
½ bunch thyme

a few sprigs reserved to garnish
700ml chicken stock

(fresh if possible)
500g podded and peeled fresh broad bean

(or use frozen)

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal556
fat21g
saturates7g
carbs35g
sugars13g
fibre12g
protein54g
salt2.1g

Method

step 1

Heat the oil in a large flameproof casserole dish. Brown the rabbit in batches, then transfer to a plate. Add the bacon and fry until crisp. Reduce the heat to low, throw in the vegetables and sweat for 15 mins until soft but not brown. Add the flour and cook for a few mins.
step 2

Increase the heat again, pour in the ale and boil hard, scraping the base of the dish, until well reduced. Return the rabbit to the dish with the herbs, stock and some seasoning. Cover and very gently simmer on the hob for 2 hrs or until the rabbit is really tender and the sauce thickened. Top up with water occasionally, if needed.
step 3

Stir the broad beans through the stew 5 mins before serving.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2013

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