Recipe: Rabbit Spanish Style

Name: Rabbit Spanish Style
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: rabbit Spanish style for 4 to 6 people:1 rabbit of 3.25 lb (1.5 kg); 1.1 qt (1 liter) of mussels; 2.1 oz (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

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Prep 15 min

Cook 60 min

Total 1h15

Servings 6 serv.

a recipe from my father

Ingredients for 6 servings

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rabbit Spanish style for 4 to 6 people:

1 rabbit of 3.25 lb (1.5 kg)
1.1 qt (1 liter) of mussels
2.1 oz (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.