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Saddle of hare served on blackberry jam with crispy thyme-scented polenta, parsnip silk, chestnut purée and a medley of autumn mushrooms
Photo: Andrew Ridley

Saddle of hare served on blackberry jam with crispy thyme-scented polenta, parsnip silk, chestnut purée and a medley of autumn mushrooms

40 ingredients 1 hr + 2 hr Serves 4 openrecipes

Hare has a strong gamey flavour that goes brilliantly with these autumnal accompaniments.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1033
Calories
49g
Protein
53g
Fat
92g
Carbs

Counts 22 of 23 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 22 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Blackberry 1 cup (144g) 62
Parsnip 1/2 cup (78g) 55
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Mushroom 1/2 cup sliced (35g) 15
Shallot 1 tbsp minced (10g) 7
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
White Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Rosemary 1 tsp dried (1.2g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Chestnut 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

  • 2 hares
  • 6 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 celery
  • 2 bay leaves
  • small sprig rosemary
  • 3 juniper berries
  • 1 shallot
  • 1 tomato
  • 100ml/3½fl oz red wine
  • 400ml/14fl oz chicken stock
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 heaped tsp grated chocolate
  • 25g/1oz unsalted butter
  • 200g/7oz polenta
  • 4½ tbsp whole milk
  • 40g/1½oz unsalted butter
  • 1 tbsp fresh thyme
  • , for frying olive oil
  • unsalted butter
  • 150g/5½oz blackberries
  • 60g/2¼oz caster sugar
  • 4 tbsp liquid glucose
  • 2 large parsnips
  • 30g/1oz unsalted butter
  • 250ml/9fl oz whole milk
  • 50ml/2fl oz single cream
  • sea salt and freshly ground white pepper
  • 100g/3½oz chestnuts
  • 100ml/3½oz whole milk
  • 50ml/2fl oz single cream
  • fillets from the hare
  • groundnut oil
  • knob of unsalted butter
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 25g/1oz unsalted butter
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 150g/5½oz girolle mushrooms
  • 150g/5½oz chiodini mushrooms
  • fresh thyme

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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