Best Rabbit Agnolotti With Rosemary And Chicken Brodo Recipes

AGNOLOTTI WITH BROWN BUTTER AND SAGE

Steps:

• Brown the meat in the olive oil, removing the pieces as they brown. Add the chopped carrot, celery and onion and saute this until translucent. Add the bay leaves, sherry and broth and return the squirrel pieces to the pot. Bring to a simmer, cover and cook until the meat wants to fall off the bones.
• Fish out the meat and debone it. Chop roughly and put the meat into a food processor. Pulse it into an almost-paste. Let it cool in a bowl. Once the meat is cool, add all the remaining filling ingredients and mix well.
• While the meat is cooking, make the pasta dough. Mix all the pasta ingredients together in a bowl and knead well for about 5 minutes. Wrap in plastic wrap and let the dough sit an hour to hydrate, or vacuum seal and it'll hydrate immediately.
• Once the dough has hydrated and the filling is ready, cut the pasta into five pieces. Keep all but the piece you are working on wrapped in plastic so it doesn't dry out.
• Roll out the pasta into long, thin rectangles. On my Atlas pasta roller, I roll to No. 7, which is two settings away from the thinnest, which is No. 9. That'll give you an idea how thin to roll it.
• Place a teaspoon of filling at intervals on the pasta sheet. Remember you are folding over this sheet, so put the filling about halfway down the sheet. Fold the sheet over the filling. Using the thumb and forefinger of both hands, pinch the pasta over the filling to seal, pushing out all the air.
• Use a ravioli cutter to even out the edge of the whole sheet where the top and bottom come together. Discard that little bit of pasta. Use the same ravioli roller to separate each agnolotto. Set them on a baking sheet dusted with semolina flour or corn meal. Repeat with the remaining dough.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add enough salt to make the water taste salty. Boil the agnolotti until they float, and then 1 minute more.
• Meanwhile, heat the butter in a large pan, ideally non-stick. Add the sage and toasted pine nuts and let this fry over medium heat. When the agnolotti are cooked, move them to this pan, toss to coat with the sage brown butter and pine nuts, and serve at once.

RABBIT AGNOLOTTI WITH ROSEMARY AND CHICKEN BRODO

Steps:

• To make confit: Place rabbit legs in a colander set over a bowl. Sprinkle with salt and add rosemary and thyme. Cover and transfer to a refrigerator for 24 hours.
• Preheat oven to 225 degrees. Rinse rabbit legs under cold water and pat dry. Place legs in a large Dutch oven in a single layer. Add enough olive oil to cover by 1/4 inch. Top with a parchment paper round, and place directly on oil. Transfer to oven and cook until meat if falling off the bone, about 7 hours. Remove from oven and set aside.
• To make the Rroasted chicken brodo: Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Cut remaining rabbit portions into 5 equal pieces; set aside.
• Heat oil in a large, heavy-bottomed roasting pan until very hot. Add rabbit and chicken wings; roast until golden brown on one side, about 10 minutes. Turn meat and add carrot, celery, and garlic; transfer to oven and continue roasting until meat and vegetables are browned, about 10 minutes more.
• Remove pan from oven. Remove meat and vegetables from pan and set aside. Strain fat from bottom of pan and reserve. Return roasting pan to stove and add 4 cups chicken stock. Heat over high heat while scraping up any caramelized brown bits from bottom of pan. Return meat and vegetables to roasting pan, along with remaining chicken stock. Bring to a boil and immediately reduce to a simmer. Let simmer for 2 1/2 hours. Strain liquid through a fine mesh sieve lined with cheesecloth; season with salt and pepper. Keep warm until ready to use.
• To make the agnolotti: Remove meat from rabbit legs and tear into small pieces; set aside. Heat butter in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add carrot and celery root and cook, stirring, until softened. Add shallots, spinach, and garlic, continue to cook, stirring, about 1 minute more. Add rabbit pieces and 1/4 cup of the brodo. Cook until liquid is reduced by half.
• Remove from heat and transfer mixture to a large bowl along with egg, parmesan, mascarpone, rosemary, and parsley; stir to combine. Transfer mixture to the bowl of a food processor and pulse until rabbit is broken up and mixture is well incorporated.
• Set the rollers of a hand-cranked or electric pasta machine at their widest opening. Divide dough into four equal pieces. Working with one piece at a time, and keeping remaining dough wrapped in plastic, dust dough lightly with flour, and run it once through the machine. Fold the dough in half, pressing it down with your fingertips, and run through the machine again. Repeat this step four or five times, dusting lightly with flour if needed, until the dough is smooth and elastic.
• Now change the rollers of the pasta machine to a decreasing setting, and roll out the dough once without folding. Keep rolling the sheet through the machine on decreasing settings until you have rolled it through the last (thinnest) setting. Repeat process with remaining pieces of dough.
• Place dime-size dollops of stuffing in the center of pasta sheets, spacing each dollop about 1/2 inch apart. Fold pasta sheets lengthwise over stuffing, pressing down to enclose. Using your fingers, pinch between each dollop of filling. Using a fluted pastry cutter, trim off excess dough and cut between each piece of filling to form agnolotti.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add salt and return to a boil. Add agnolotti and cook until tender and heated through, about 1 minute; drain.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add parsnips and cook until tender; drain and set aside. In a large saucepan, heat 1/4 cup reserved chicken fat. Add shallots, rosemary, and parsley. Cook, stirring, until shallots are soft and translucent. Add parsnips and cooked agnolotti, cook, stirring gently until agnolotti are heated through; season with salt and pepper.
• Divide evenly between 6 shallow bowls. Pour over warm brodo and top with spinach. Season with sea salt and pepper, and garnish with Parmesan. Serve immediately.

AGNOLOTTI WITH ROAST MEAT AND SPINACH STUFFING

Steps:

• Mix the pasta dough in advance, following the instructions in the preceding recipe. Refrigerate or freeze the dough. Return it to room temperature before rolling.
• Several hours in advance, roast the meats, to allow them to cool at room temperature. Preheat the oven to 425˚. Pour the tablespoon olive oil in the bottom of a small roasting pan. Cut the pork, veal, or beef chunk in 1-inch pieces, and put the pieces in the pan with the chicken (or rabbit) pieces, onion chunks, garlic, and rosemary. Pour in the stock, and season with 1/4 teaspoon of the salt. Cover the pan with aluminum foil, roast for about 1/2 hour, and remove the foil. Continue roasting, turning the pieces occasionally, until all are tender and caramelized and there's only a small amount of liquid left in the pan. Remove from the oven, and let the meat cool completely in the roasting juices.
• Rinse and drain the spinach leaves, and slice into thin shreds. Melt the tablespoon butter in a skillet over medium-high heat until foaming, add the spinach, season with 1/2 teaspoon of the salt, and stir to wilt the shreds. Cover the pan and cook for a minute or so, until the spinach releases its liquid, then cook uncovered over medium heat until the liquid has all cooked off and the spinach is tender. Turn the spinach into a colander set over a bowl, spreading it out to drain and cool quickly. Do not squeeze it.
• When the meats are cool, pour off and strain the pan juices. Pull the chicken or rabbit meat off the bones; remove and discard all fat, gristle, and skin. Shred the meat chunks, then chop into very fine bits with a sharp knife. Finely chop the onions and mix into the chopped meat, along with the pan juices. When the spinach is cool, blend with the meat in a mixing bowl. Beat the egg, and stir it into the filling along with the final 1/4 teaspoon of the salt, gratings of nutmeg and black pepper, and the 1/3 cup of grated cheese. Chill the filling for several hours or overnight.
• When ready to make the agnolotti, cut the pasta dough in quarters. Roll each piece through a pasta machine at progressively narrower settings into strips 4 to 5 inches wide and at least 24 inches long. Lay the long strips flat on a floured surface and keep covered.
• Fill and form agnolotti one strip at a time. With the dough running left to right in front of you, drop a scant tablespoon of filling in a mound, about 1 inch in from the end of the strip, then drop more mounds at 2-inch intervals along its entire length. You should have at least a dozen mounds in a straight line.
• Dip the pastry brush in water, and moisten the long edges of the dough strips, above and below the row of mounds. Pick up the top long edge of each strip, fold it over the filling mounds, align it with the bottom edge of dough, and press the moistened edges together.
• To seal the agnolotti, pinch the dough on either side of every filling mound, bringing the top and bottom edges of the folded strip together, with your forefinger and thumb. Finally, run the pastry wheel up and down through the pinched dough, separating individual plump agnolotti. Lay them, spaced apart, in a single layer on a floured tray. Repeat the entire process with the remaining long strips of dough.
• Cook the agnolotti right away, or refrigerate for a few hours, on the tray, sealed with plastic wrap. For longer storage, freeze them solid on the tray, then pack in freezer bags.
• Fill the big pot with at least 6 quarts of water, with 1 tablespoon salt, and bring to the boil. Meanwhile, put the butter in the sauté pan or skillet, set it over low heat to melt, then toss in the sage leaves. Keep the sauce warm-but not cooking-so the sage leaves infuse the melted butter.
• Cook only two dozen or so agnolotti at a time. When the water is at a rolling boil, shake excess flour from the agnolotti and drop them into the pot. Stir well, and return to the boil rapidly. The agnolotti will drop to the bottom, then rise to the surface; keep moving and stirring them so they cook evenly and don't stick. Cook for about 4 minutes, and check for doneness, biting into the thickest edge of dough.
• When they are fully cooked, lift out the agnolotti with a spider, drain briefly, and spill them into the warm butter in the pan, gently stirring and tumbling so all are coated. Meanwhile, return the water to the rolling boil and cook the remaining agnolotti. Drain and drop them in the pan, on top of the first batch. Raise the heat slightly, and turn and tumble the agnolotti until all are hot and coated with sage butter.
• Turn off the heat and sprinkle half of the grated cheese on top. Spoon portions of agnolotti onto warm plates, drizzle a bit of the hot sage butter left in the pan over each portion, and serve right away. Pass more cheese at the table.

WILD RABBIT SLOW COOKED WITH ROSEMARY, OLIVE OIL & GARLIC

Steps:

• Use a really big casserole dish - one that'll go on the stove and fit all the meat. Toss the rabbit pieces in the flour, tap off the excess and then brown the pieces 5 or 6 at a time in a few tbsp of the oil.
• When they are lovely and golden brown, fit all the pieces back in the pan, throw in the rosemary, garlic and all of the olive oil (seriously!). Add the wine and mix well. Bring the mixture up to the boil, then partially cover with a lid, and allow it to simmer vigorously for 2-2½ hrs. After this time the sauce should be thickened and the rabbit should come away from the bones really easily. (Don't try to slow-cook this in the oven as it just won't bring the elements of the sauce together in the same way.) Season and serve the whole lot with sauteéd potatoes or creamy mash and buttered greens.

MEAT FILLING FOR AGNOLOTTI

Steps:

• Put oven racks in upper and lower thirds of oven and preheat oven to 450°F.
• Put meats, carrot, onion, celery, rosemary, and garlic in a large bowl and toss with salt and 1/4 cup olive oil, then divide mixture between 2 large (17- by 12-inch) flameproof (heavy) shallow baking pans and spread out evenly. Roast, turning meat occasionally and switching position of pans halfway through roasting, until meat is browned, about 30 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 375°F and roast, stirring occasionally, until meat is tender, about 1 hour more.
• While meat roasts, bring rice, 1 cup water, and a pinch of salt to a boil in a 1 1/2- to 2-quart heavy saucepan, then reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, until rice is al dente, about 15 minutes. Transfer rice to a sieve and rinse under cold water, then set aside.
• Heat remaining 1/4 cup oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat until hot but not smoking, then stir in cabbage and a pinch of salt. Add remaining 3/4 cup water and cover skillet, then cook, stirring occasionally, until water is evaporated and cabbage is tender, 20 to 30 minutes. Stir in butter and cool, uncovered.
• Transfer meat and roasted vegetables with a slotted spoon to a clean large bowl, then skim off and discard fat from pan juices and straddle 1 pan across 2 burners. Add 1/4 cup wine and deglaze by boiling over low heat, scraping up any brown bits, 1 minute. Pour wine mixture carefully into a heatproof bowl. Repeat with second pan and remaining 1/4 cup wine, transferring liquid to bowl.
• When cool enough to handle, discard bones and vegetables, leaving only meat in large bowl. Add wine mixture, then stir in cooked rice and cabbage. Grind mixture in meat grinder (filling will be dense).

ROAST RABBIT WITH ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Sprinkle the rabbit with salt and pepper.
• Heat the oil and half of the butter in a baking dish. Add the rabbit pieces in one layer. Sprinkle with rosemary.
• Place the dish in the oven and bake 30 minutes. Turn the rabbit pieces and continue baking five minutes. Sprinkle with shallots and garlic. Bake five minutes and add the wine and broth. Bake, turning the pieces occasionally, about 20 minutes. Stir in the remaining one tablespoon of butter. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

ITALIAN-STYLE BRAISED RABBIT WITH ROSEMARY AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Cut the rabbit into 9 pieces (or ask your butcher to) as follows: with a sharp cleaver, cut the saddle (center portion) into 3 pieces, leaving the kidneys attached. Cut the front portion (front legs) in half through the backbone. Chop each hind leg into 2 pieces. Reserve the liver and heart to sauté as a snack.
• Heat .25 inch of olive oil in a Dutch oven or deep, wide heavy skillet over medium heat. Season the rabbit pieces with salt and pepper, then dust lightly with flour. Lightly brown the rabbit for about 3 minutes on both sides, working in batches. Drain on kitchen towels, then transfer to a baking dish in one layer. Heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Pour off the used oil, wipe out the pan and add 2 tablespoons fresh oil. Heat to medium-high, add the onions and cook till soft, about 5 minutes. Add the leek, garlic, rosemary and mushrooms. Season generously with salt and pepper, and add red pepper flakes to taste. Cook for 2 minutes more, stirring.
• Add the chopped tomatoes and wine, and let the mixture reduce for 1 minute. Add the broth, bring to a simmer, taste and adjust seasonings.
• Ladle the mixture evenly over the rabbit. Cover the dish, and bake for 1 hour. Let rest 10 minutes before serving.

GRILLED RABBIT WITH ROSEMARY AND GARLIC

Steps:

• Cut the rabbit in 8 pieces; the legs, 2 pieces from the loin, and 2 from the ribs.
• place them in a bowl or Ziploc bag, and add oil.
• mince the garlic and chop the rosemary; add the rabbit, mix to coat well.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Allow to marinate for at least 2 hrs, or overnight.
• Prepare to grill.
• Grill for 8-10 min per side.
• time indicated is chill and grill time.