Rabbit, Carrot, Leek, and Green Bean Ragoût

Name: Rabbit, Carrot, Leek, and Green Bean Ragoût
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 bay leaf (not California); 3 larges carrots, cut diagonally into 1/2-inch-thick slices; 59 milliliters dry white wine; 473 milliliters fat-free chicken broth; 1 Tbsps fresh thyme; 2 Tbsps chopped garlic; 227 grams haricots verts or regular green beans, cut diagonally into 2-inch pieces; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 3 larges leeks, white and pale green parts only, cut into 1/2-inch-thick rounds; 227 grams (1-inch) boiling potatoes (about 8); 1 kilograms rabbit (thawed if frozen), cut into 8 serving pieces; 4 smalls (2-inch) red onions (1/2 pound total); 1 Tbsp unsalted butter

Rabbit, Carrot, Leek, and Green Bean Ragoût might be just the main course you are searching for. One serving contains 664 calories, 85g of protein, and 12g of fat. This recipe covers 42% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 2 hours. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. If you have potatoes, butter, kosher salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert.

Instructions

Remove fat, kidneys, and liver from rabbit if necessary. Pat rabbit dry and season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Liver

Whole Rabbit

Heat oil and 1/2 tablespoon butter in a wide 6-quart heavy pot over moderately high heat until foam subsides, then brown rabbit in 2 batches, 2 to 3 minutes per side.

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Butter

Whole Rabbit

Cooking Oil

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Pot

Transfer as browned to a plate.

Add wine to pot and boil 30 seconds.

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Wine

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Pot

Add broth and deglaze pot by boiling, scraping up brown bits. Mince and mash garlic with thyme and salt and stir into broth with bay leaf and rabbit. Simmer, covered, 40 minutes.

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Bay Leaves

Garlic

Whole Rabbit

Broth

Ground Meat

Thyme

Salt

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Pot

While rabbit is simmering, quarter onions lengthwise, leaving enough of core intact to keep layers together. Soak leeks in a large bowl of water 10 minutes, agitating occasionally to dislodge any sand and letting sand sink to bottom of bowl. Lift leeks out of water.

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Onion

Whole Rabbit

Leek

Water

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Bowl

Scatter onions, leeks, carrots, and potatoes over and around rabbit and continue to simmer, covered, until rabbit and vegetables are tender, 40 to 50 minutes.

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Vegetable

Potato

Carrot

Onion

Whole Rabbit

Leek

When rabbit is almost done, cook beans in a large pot of boiling salted water until just tender, 3 to 5 minutes, and drain in a colander.

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Whole Rabbit

Beans

Water

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Colander

Pot

Stir beans into ragout, then transfer rabbit and vegetables with a slotted spoon to a deep platter and keep warm. Boil cooking liquid until reduced to about 3/4 cup and whisk in remaining 1/2 tablespoon butter.

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Vegetable

Butter

Whole Rabbit

Beans

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Slotted Spoon