Thank goodness for the incredibly efficient and extremely versatile slow cooker, the braised rabbit New Brunswick stew, one of the most well recognized and most famed dinner time items, is simple to make and filled with taste.
Slow cooking the tender meat from a rabbit is possibly the best way to bring about the pure tastes and aromas of this dish, and combined with very carefully chosen, complimentary ingredients, this dish is one of the healthiest and most scrumptious entrees for all age groups and at any time of the year.
Essentials you will need for this recipe:
One 7-quart slow cooker, preferably one such as the West Bend slow cooker, so ingredients slow cooked and simmered all through the course of the day are held at a constant temperature and cooking pressure for even cooking and distribution of heat,maximizing flavor and texture.
Other ingredients you will require for this recipe:
1 sm Rabbit; (1 to 2 lb.)
1/2 ts Basil; chopped
1/2 ts Chervil; chopped
1/2 ts Lemon thyme; chopped
Salt and pepper; to taste
2 tb Butter; clarified
4 oz Lima beans; shelled
1 Red onion; pared, halved
1 tb Tomato concassee
1 qt Brown chicken stock
1 Carrot; (batonette)
1 Celery rib; (batonette)
2 Red potatoes; cut in quarter
Good to include, but not vital ingredients for this recipe:
Tomato concassee: skinned, seeded, finely chopped tomato pulp basil, chervil, lemon thyme, chopped, to taste
Preparing the braised rabbit New Brunswick stew:
Remove the hind legs and thigh bones from the rabbit. This helps make rabbit meat pieces the perfect size for simmering and to fit into the slow cooker. Combine herbs by scattering generously over rabbit meat and season folds with salt and pepper.
Trim off belly and front legs, place bits around buttered onions, carrots and other vegetable ingredients. Rabbit loin,potatoes, stock and lima beans lay on top of other ingredients, to make sure slow cooking process cooks smaller pieces uniformly on top of larger ones, with proper timing. Set slow cooker on medium heat for 6-9 hours, or till ingredients form thick, gravy-like consistency. Slow cooker will simmer ingredients with each other, and rabbit meat's abundant flavors and intense aromas will infuse with the remainder of vegetable ingredients and spices to result in a perfect combination. Slow cooking rabbit meat also maximizes texture and tenderness for the best possible taste.
To serve braised rabbit New Brunswick stew:
Eliminate any leftover bones from rabbit loin, reserving warm meat at the bottom of each bowl. Prepare celery, carrots and thigh pieces on platter, preparing potatoes and other ingredients remaining in the slow cooker in between rows of meat.
Pour warm stock over all ingredients; serve steaming hot with fresh corn bread.