Best Rabbit Loin With Bitter Greens Recipes

GRILLED MARINATED RABBIT WITH LEMON AND ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Place the rabbit pieces in a large shallow bowl. Combine the oil, lemon juice, rosemary leaves, salt and pepper. Pour the mixture over the rabbit, mix well and allow to marinate for half an hour.
• Heat a charcoal grill or broiler. Cook the rabbit, turning occasionally with tongs, until the pieces are tender but juicy, basting frequently with the marinade. (The legs will take longer than the other pieces.) Garnish with rosemary sprigs and serve.

SEARED RABBIT LOIN WITH FRISéE AND PANCETTA

Steps:

• To prepare the frisée, remove the outer green leaves, reserving only the soft yellow inner part of each head. Separate the leaves, rinse well, and dry.
• Cook the pancetta in a sauté pan over medium heat until it crisps and the fat renders, 3 to 4 minutes. Drain and reserve.
• Trim the loins of any connective tissue. Heat 3 tablespoons of the olive oil in a sauté pan over high heat. Add the loins and brown well on all sides. Transfer the loins to a plate to rest, then slice 1/2 inch thick.
• Combine the vinegar, the remaining 4 tablespoons olive oil, the olives, and the shallot in a bowl. Add the frisée, sliced rabbit loin, and pancetta. Toss gently to combine and season with salt and pepper. Divide among 4 small plates and serve.

WHOLE ROASTED RABBIT WITH GUANCIALE, WILTED GREENS AND PAN DRIPPINGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500 degrees.
• Season rabbits on all sides and inside the cavity with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Set aside.
• Trim the watercress and dandelion greens, removing the woodiest stems. Cut the Treviso into halves the long way, then cut each half into thirds, and trim away any especially tough white stalky interior core.
• Lay sliced guanciale on a sheet pan large enough to hold the rabbits. (You can use 2 separate pans if necessary.) Scatter the dandelion greens, watercress and Treviso on top of the guanciale, and then place the rabbit on top, back side facing up. Drizzle the rabbit and greens with the wine and extra-virgin olive oil.
• Roast rabbits for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, check rabbits, and rotate the pans to ensure that they are cooking and browning evenly. Return to the oven to continue roasting until rabbit legs are just cooked through, about 15 more minutes.
• Let rabbit rest for 10 minutes, then cut into 8 pieces each; two hindquarters, two forequarters and four loin pieces. Transfer the guanciale and greens to a serving platter. Place the rabbit pieces on top and drizzle with the pan-drippings left on the sheet tray and a healthy drizzle of olive oil.

LAPIN A LA BOURGUIGNONNE (RABBIT WITH RED-WINE SAUCE)

Steps:

• Sprinkle the rabbit pieces with salt and pepper.
• Put the salt-pork cubes in a saucepan and add water to cover. Bring to the boil and simmer about one minute. Drain thoroughly.
• Heat the butter in a large, heavy casserole and add the salt-pork pieces. Cook, stirring, until lightly browned, about three minutes. Add the onions and cook, stirring, about two minutes.
• Add the mushrooms, salt and pepper and cook, stirring, about two minutes. Transfer the onions, mushrooms and salt-pork pieces to a bowl and set aside.
• To the fat remaining in the casserole, add the rabbit pieces in one layer and cook, turning the pieces as necessary, until lightly browned all over, about five minutes. Scatter the mushrooms, onions and salt pork over the rabbit pieces and stir to blend.
• Cook about five minutes and sprinkle with flour, salt and pepper. Add the wine and cloves.
• Tie the parsley, thyme and bay leaf into a bundle and add it. Bring to the boil, cover closely and cook over very low heat about one hour. Remove and discard the herb bunch. Uncover and cook about three minutes to reduce the sauce.

MUSTARDY BRAISED RABBIT WITH CARROTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Place flour in a shallow bowl. Tie thyme, rosemary and clove in a spice sachet or square of cheesecloth (or just toss them in pot if you do not mind accidentally biting into clove later).
• Season rabbit pieces all over with salt and pepper. Coat each piece evenly with flour; tap off excess. Heat 3 tablespoons oil in a large oven-proof Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Sear rabbit in batches, until browned all over, 5 to 6 minutes a side. Transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate.
• Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil to pot; reduce heat to medium. Add leeks and 2 tablespoons sage and cook, stirring, until softened, about 2 minutes. Stir in the carrots, celery, garlic, coriander, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until vegetables begin to color, about 5 minutes.
• Add wine and increase heat to high; simmer, scraping up browned bits from bottom of pot, until reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Return rabbit to pot. Add stock (it should come almost halfway up the sides of rabbit) and herb sachet (or herbs and clove). Transfer pot to oven and cook, partially covered, until meat is fork tender, about 2 hours.
• Transfer rabbit pieces to a serving platter. If liquid seems too thin, place pot over medium-high heat and simmer until it thickens slightly. Discard sachet. Stir in mustard, to taste. Spoon sauce and vegetables over rabbit. Garnish with parsley and remaining 1 tablespoon chopped sage. Serve with noodles, if desired.

RABBIT LOIN WITH BITTER GREENS

Steps:

• Sprinkle rabbit saddles with salt and pepper. If possible, do this the night before cooking and refrigerate.
• In a small bowl, combine mustard and vinegar. Whisk in 1/4 cup olive oil and season with salt and pepper. May be covered and refrigerated up to 24 hours.
• Place dried fruit in a small saucepan with a pinch of salt and pepper, and add enough wine or Armagnac to just cover. Bring to a boil and immediately remove from heat. Drain when cool, remove any pits and cut larger fruits into chunks.
• Place a large, heavy sauté pan with a lid over high heat with remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil until oil shimmers. Add rabbit saddles and sear well on all sides. Reduce heat to medium low, cover, and cook until interior is slightly pink, 145 degrees on an instant-read thermometer (about 20 minutes). Allow to rest several minutes, then use a sharp knife to remove loins and tenderloins from bone. Slice meat thinly on the bias while still warm.
• In a wide, shallow serving bowl, combine frisée or other greens, almonds and fruit. Add mustard dressing to taste, warmed slightly or at room temperature, season with salt and pepper, and toss well. Add rabbit and toss again.