Recipe: Rabbit Spanish Style

Name: Lapin à l'espagnole
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 6 portions
Ingredients: lapin à l'espagnole pour 4 à 6 personnes :1 lapin de 1.5 kg; 1 litre de moules; 60 gr de riz par personne; 1/2 cc environ de safran ou curcuma (pour colorer); 2 ou 3 oignons; 1 bouquet garni (thym, laurier); 1 cs de farine ou de "maizena"; 4 à 5 dl d'eau ou 1 dl eau et 4 dl vin blanc sec; 1 cs ou 2 d'huile d'olive de préférence ou tournesol; sel, poivre

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Prep 15 min

Cook 60 min

Total 1h15

Servings 6 serv.

a recipe from my father

Ingredients for 6 servings

rabbit Spanish style for 4 to 6 people:

1 rabbit of 1.5 kg
1 liter of mussels
60 gr of rice per person
1/2 tsp approximately of saffron or turmeric (for coloring)
2 or 3 onions
1 bouquet garni (thyme, bay leaf)
1 tbsp of flour or "cornstarch"
4 to 5 dl of water or 1 dl water and 4 dl dry white wine
1 tbsp or 2 of olive oil preferably or sunflower
salt, pepper

Step-by-step directions

1 cut the rabbit into pieces.
2/ brown the onions in the oil in a casserole or pressure cooker (if in a hurry). remove them and put the rabbit pieces in.
3/ when they are well browned on each side sprinkle with flour or "cornstarch" moisten with hot water and white wine and saffron. salt, pepper. add a bouquet garni and the browned onions.
4/ close the casserole, let cook 12 minutes in pressure cooker or 55 minutes in regular casserole. check the seasoning.
5/ meanwhile clean the mussels, wash them (without letting them soak in water).
6/ put the rice to cook according to the time indicated on the package - 2 or 3 minutes.
7/ open the casserole add the mussels and rice and cook for another 5 minutes in casserole or 3 minutes in pressure cooker.
check the cooking then plate on a dish the rabbit surrounded by mussels and yellow rice.
eat the mussels with your fingers since they are incorporated in the recipe with their shells.