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Belgian Rabbit in Wine
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Belgian Rabbit in Wine

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

998
Calories
42g
Protein
28g
Fat
138g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 15 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Beef 100g cooked 250
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Apple 1 medium (182g) 95
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Rabbit not in our table 0
Liver not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

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  • 2x Rabbits - (2 1/2 lbs ea) or 1 hare cut serving pieces
  • Rabbit livers
  • 2 lrg Onions
  • 1x Bay leaf
  • 2 1/2 cup Red Burgundy wine
  • 1 tbl Red-wine vinegar
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 1 pch Dried thyme
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1/4 tsp Freshly-ground black pepper
  • 5 1/2 tbl Butter
  • 1x Tart apple peeled, cored, and chopped
  • 2x Shallots minced
  • 2 cup Beef broth
  • 2tsp Cornstarch dissolved in
  • 1 tbl Water
  • 1 tsp Kitchen Bouquet
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Directions

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Slice 1 onion thin and break into rings. Put onion rings, rabbit, and bay leaf in a shallow bowl. Pour on a mixture of wine, vinegar, lemon juice, thyme, salt, and pepper. Cover and refrigerate for 24 to 36 hours; less time for young rabbits. Drain rabbit. Reserve marinade and onion rings but discard bay leaf. Chop livers and saute in 2 tablespoons of the butter. Chop remaining onion and add with apple to livers. Saute until onion is soft. Add 1 cup of the reserved marinade and simmer, covered, for 1 hour. Melt remaining butter and brown rabbit well on all sides. Add shallots, reserved onion rings, rest of marinade, and beef broth. Simmer, covered, for about 1 hour, or until tender. Remove rabbit and keep warm. Puree liver mixture in a blender. Stir liver puree, constarch mix, and Kitchen Bouquet into pan liquid. Cook, stirring, until smooth and thickened. Simmer, covered, for 10 minutes more. Serve the sauce with the rabbit.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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