**Tender and flavorful rabbit meat braised in a rich and creamy mustard sauce, complemented by a medley of vegetables and aromatic herbs. This classic French dish, "Rabbit with Mustard" also known as "Lapin a la Moutarde", is a delightful treat that combines the unique flavor of rabbit with the tangy kick of mustard. Our collection of recipes offers variations on this traditional dish, from the classic French version to modern interpretations that incorporate different cooking techniques and ingredients. Whether you prefer a simple and rustic preparation or a more elaborate and sophisticated dish, you're sure to find a recipe that suits your taste.**
**Our recipes include:**
* **Classic Rabbit with Mustard:** A traditional French recipe that showcases the natural flavors of rabbit, enhanced by a creamy mustard sauce and aromatic herbs.
* **Mustard-Roasted Rabbit:** A succulent and tender rabbit roasted with a flavorful mustard rub, resulting in a crispy exterior and a moist and juicy interior.
* **Slow-Cooker Rabbit with Mustard:** A convenient and hassle-free way to prepare rabbit, this recipe utilizes a slow cooker to create a fall-off-the-bone tender rabbit in a rich and flavorful mustard sauce.
* **Rabbit with Mustard and Bacon:** The addition of bacon adds a smoky and savory dimension to the classic rabbit with mustard dish, creating a harmonious blend of flavors.
* **Mustard-Glazed Rabbit Legs:** A delectable appetizer or main course, these rabbit legs are coated in a sweet and tangy mustard glaze and roasted until perfectly cooked.
WHITE WINE-BRAISED RABBIT WITH MUSTARD
This is a version of lapin à la moutarde, a homey, traditional French dish still popular in old-fashioned Parisian bistros at lunchtime. Yes, there are quite a few steps required to put this dish on the table, but probably no more than 30 minutes of active work. It is essentially a one-pot meal, with a little fiddling. The pleasingly sharp, succulent, saucy result is worth the extra effort. Get your rabbit in a butcher shop if possible, and ask to have it cut up; if your only option is a whole rabbit, it's not much more difficult than cutting up a chicken. Serve with noodles if you'd like, or rice, mashed potatoes or steamed new potatoes.
Provided by David Tanis
Categories dinner, lunch, main course
Time 2h
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Lay rabbit pieces on a baking sheet and season each piece generously with salt and pepper. (If you are using a pepper mill, adjust it for coarse grind.)
- Heat oven to 375 degrees. Put a deep, heavy-bottomed, oven-safe saucepan or Dutch oven over medium-high heat and add lard or oil.
- Put 1 cup flour on a wide plate. Dip seasoned rabbit pieces in flour and dust off excess. Gently set them in the hot oil in one layer without crowding; work in batches if necessary. Adjust heat to keep them from browning too quickly. Cook for about 3 to 4 minutes on each side until nicely browned.
- Remove browned rabbit from pan and set aside. Add diced onion to fat remaining in pan. Keep heat brisk and cook onions until softened and lightly browned, stirring occasionally, about 5 to 6 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
- Sprinkle onions with 2 tablespoons flour and stir until well incorporated, then cook for a minute or so, until mixture starts to smell toasty. Add wine and 1 cup broth, whisking as the sauce thickens. Whisk in remaining broth and the whole-grain mustard and bring to a simmer. Taste for salt and adjust.
- Return browned rabbit pieces to the sauce. Add thyme and sage. Cover pot and bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until meat is fork tender. (Alternatively, simmer over low heat, covered, on the stove top, for about the same amount of time.)
- Using tongs, remove rabbit pieces from sauce, set aside, and keep warm. Put saucepan over medium heat and bring contents to a simmer. Whisk in crème fraîche, Dijon mustard and capers and simmer until somewhat thickened, about 5 minutes. Taste sauce and adjust.
- Transfer rabbit to a warmed serving bowl and ladle the sauce over. Sprinkle generously with chives and a little freshly ground pepper. Accompany with noodles if desired.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 882, UnsaturatedFat 22 grams, Carbohydrate 44 grams, Fat 38 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 78 grams, SaturatedFat 10 grams, Sodium 1707 milligrams, Sugar 8 grams, TransFat 0 grams
SAUTéED RABBIT WITH MUSTARD SAUCE
Provided by Craig Claiborne And Pierre Franey
Categories dinner, one pot, main course
Time 1h20m
Yield Four servings
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Sprinkle the rabbit pieces with salt and pepper.
- Prepare the onions, mushrooms and garlic and set aside. Tie the parsley, thyme sprigs and bay leaf into a bundle and set aside.
- Heat the oil and butter in a heavy casserole and add the rabbit pieces. Cook until golden brown on one side, about four or five minutes, and turn the pieces. Cook about two minutes on the second side and pour off the fat.
- Add the mushrooms, onions and garlic, and stir. Sprinkle with flour and stir to coat the ingredients evenly.
- Add the wine, chicken broth and tomato paste, and stir. Add the herb bundle. Bring to the boil. Cover closely and let simmer one hour.
- Scoop out about one cup of the sauce and stir the mustard into it. Return this mixture to the casserole and stir. Bring the mixture barely to the simmer. Remove the herb bundle and serve.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 722, UnsaturatedFat 15 grams, Carbohydrate 17 grams, Fat 29 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 84 grams, SaturatedFat 9 grams, Sodium 1676 milligrams, Sugar 5 grams, TransFat 0 grams
RABBIT WITH MUSTARD SAUCE
Steps:
- Finely chop onion. Pat rabbit pieces dry and season with salt and pepper. In a deep large heavy skillet heat oil over moderate heat until hot but not smoking and brown rabbit pieces on all sides in 2 batches. Transfer rabbit as browned to a large bowl.
- In skillet cook onion in 1 tablespoon butter over moderately low heat, stirring, until softened. Add wine and boil until liquid is reduced by about half. Return rabbit to skillet and add broth. Simmer rabbit, covered, until tender, about 40 minutes.
- Transfer rabbit to cleaned large bowl and boil sauce until reduced to about 2 cups. In a small bowl whisk together 1/4 cup sauce and mustard and whisk mixture into sauce. In another small bowl stir cornstarch into 1 tablespoon cold water and whisk into sauce. Simmer sauce, whisking, 3 minutes, or until thickened. Whisk in remaining tablespoon butter, parsley, and salt and pepper to taste. Return rabbit to skillet and cook over moderately low heat, turning rabbit to coat with sauce, until heated through.
RABBIT WITH MUSTARD SAUCE
I found a recipe on the net to use our last rabbit in the freezer-we both agreed it was amazing. The ORIGINAL recipe on Group Recipes had no garlic, sage or thyme and used 4 tablespoons of oil. I used well flavoured home made chicken stock, so didn't need any additional seasoning at the end. Rabbit is super healthy and the 200g of meat we each ate would be the equivalent of a skinless chicken breast of the same size (no matter what the Food nutritional data seems to think!) I jointed an 800g rabbit myself and reckon it was around 500g of joints in 6 pieces.
Provided by JustJanS
Categories Rabbit
Time 1h25m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat 1 Tbsp olive oil in a large, deep skillet or Dutch oven.
- Sprinkle salt and pepper over the rabbit pieces.
- Brown rabbit pieces on all sides. Add additional oil if necessary (I had more than enough for our small rabbit); transfer to a plate when done.
- Add the onion, garlic and herbs to the remaining olive oil in the skillet and cook over medium heat until softened. Add wine and broth.
- Bring to a boil, and return rabbit to the pot. Cover and simmer for 1 hour .
- Remove rabbit to a plate.
- Boil sauce until it is reduced by about half. Whisk in mustard; season to taste.
- Return the rabbit to the sauce for a few minutes to reheat it.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 636, Fat 23.1, SaturatedFat 5.6, Cholesterol 142.5, Sodium 1213.2, Carbohydrate 15.2, Fiber 2.3, Sugar 5.6, Protein 57.1
RABBIT IN MUSTARD SAUCE
Provided by Molly O'Neill
Categories dinner, project, main course
Time 5h10m
Yield Four servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Rub the mustard all over the rabbit. Let stand for 3 hours. About 15 minutes before rabbit is ready, saute the bacon in a large, deep skillet until crisp. Remove bacon with a slotted spoon. Add the onion and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes.
- Wipe the mustard off of the rabbit. Toss with the flour. Add the butter to the pan. Working in 2 batches, saute rabbit pieces until golden on both sides, about 8 minutes for each batch. Remove rabbit from pan and set aside.
- Pour the wine into the pan. Over medium-high heat, simmer while scraping up browned bits from the bottom of the pan.
- Add the chicken broth, thyme, rosemary and bay leaf. Add the rabbit. Bring to a simmer. Reduce heat so that liquid barely simmers. Cook until rabbit is tender, about 1 hour and 15 minutes, skimming top as necessary.
- Remove rabbit from pan. Increase heat. Simmer sauce until thickened, about 20 minutes. Stir in cream. Simmer for 5 minutes.
- Stir in salt and pepper. Remove bay leaf. Return rabbit to the pan. Stir in parsley. Serve with noodles.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 930, UnsaturatedFat 19 grams, Carbohydrate 28 grams, Fat 40 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 90 grams, SaturatedFat 14 grams, Sodium 1456 milligrams, Sugar 6 grams, TransFat 0 grams
RABBIT WITH MUSTARD & BACON
Barney's restaurant classic involves a bit of chef's technique and gives you a stunning result
Provided by Barney Desmazery
Categories Main course
Time 1h40m
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Mash the butter with the herbs, garlic and lemon zest, then chill. This can be done up to a day in advance. Use a small sturdy knife to scrape the meat away from the thigh bone part of the rabbit leg. Try and create a pocket around the bone rather than cutting into the actual meat. When you get to the joint, cut or snap the bone away.
- Halve the butter, roll into two logs, then stuff into the cavity of each rabbit leg. Wrap the slices of pancetta around each leg so that they join underneath. The rabbit can be prepared up to a day ahead and kept in the fridge.
- Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Place the rabbit on a shallow roasting tray and roast for 20-30 mins (see tip below), then leave to rest for 5 mins. While the rabbit is cooking, make the sauce. Heat the crème fraîche with both mustards and simmer for 2-3 mins until thickened slightly. Season to taste, then add a squeeze of lemon juice and set aside.
- To serve, spoon some sauce onto each plate and carve the rabbit into thick slices. Arrange the rabbit on top of the sauce with some steamed new potatoes on the side.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 352 calories, Fat 27 grams fat, SaturatedFat 14 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 1 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 1 grams sugar, Protein 27 grams protein, Sodium 1.78 milligram of sodium
RABBIT IN MUSTARD SAUCE
I came across this delicious rabbit recipe in the French section of a cook book about Mediterranean cooking. As my mother always pairs rabbit with mashed potatoes - which is also highly recommended with this recipe - I doubled the sauce. Who doesn't want extra sauce for the mashed potatoes? This has also the advantage that the dish can easily be reheated. I usually thin sauces with a little bit of water, wine, cream or milk if I reheat them. When I cooked this recipe, I reheated it several times, as it was only me who ate it and it always tasted delicious. You can of course halve the sauce if you are not as partial to sauces as I am. I also changed the recipe found in the book slightly in that I rubbed the pieces of rabbit in mustard before frying them. My mother always does it this way. For me rabbit cooked like in this recipe with plenty of mashed potatoes on the side is pure comfort food. I also recommend to serve some cooked carrots or steamed tomatoes with it. Yummy.
Provided by tigerduck
Categories Rabbit
Time 1h50m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- As indicated in the introduction I have doubled the sauce of the original recipe. You may therefore halve it if you are not as partial to sauce as I am.
- Preheat oven 180°C / 355°F / gas 2.
- Remove any visible fat from the rabbit meat. Rinse rabbit meat under cold water and drain well with kitchen paper.
- Brush pieces with mustard, but do not use too much of it, as it otherwise will burn during the frying process. Generously salt and pepper the meat.
- Fry the meat pieces in portions in hot olive oil in an oven-safe pot until they have a nice colour. Use more oil if necessary. Put browned meat aside.
- Fry onions and bacon in the pot you fried the rabbit for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Sprinkle with flour and stir. Add wine and stock and bring to a boil while you keep stirring. Add meat and thyme leaves.
- Cover with a lid and cook in the oven for 75-90 minutes or until tender. Remove pot from oven and put on stove. Add cream and 3 tablespoons of Dijon mustard. Mix and check if you want to add another tablespoon. Season to taste. Cook for a few minutes on the stove until the sauce is creamy.
- Serve on individual plates with mashed potatoes and vegetable of your choice. Garnish meat with thyme sprigs or thyme leaves.
MUSTARDY BRAISED RABBIT WITH CARROTS
Provided by Melissa Clark
Categories dinner, one pot, main course
Time 2h45m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Place flour in a shallow bowl. Tie thyme, rosemary and clove in a spice sachet or square of cheesecloth (or just toss them in pot if you do not mind accidentally biting into clove later).
- Season rabbit pieces all over with salt and pepper. Coat each piece evenly with flour; tap off excess. Heat 3 tablespoons oil in a large oven-proof Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Sear rabbit in batches, until browned all over, 5 to 6 minutes a side. Transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate.
- Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil to pot; reduce heat to medium. Add leeks and 2 tablespoons sage and cook, stirring, until softened, about 2 minutes. Stir in the carrots, celery, garlic, coriander, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until vegetables begin to color, about 5 minutes.
- Add wine and increase heat to high; simmer, scraping up browned bits from bottom of pot, until reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Return rabbit to pot. Add stock (it should come almost halfway up the sides of rabbit) and herb sachet (or herbs and clove). Transfer pot to oven and cook, partially covered, until meat is fork tender, about 2 hours.
- Transfer rabbit pieces to a serving platter. If liquid seems too thin, place pot over medium-high heat and simmer until it thickens slightly. Discard sachet. Stir in mustard, to taste. Spoon sauce and vegetables over rabbit. Garnish with parsley and remaining 1 tablespoon chopped sage. Serve with noodles, if desired.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 773, UnsaturatedFat 21 grams, Carbohydrate 45 grams, Fat 33 grams, Fiber 9 grams, Protein 65 grams, SaturatedFat 8 grams, Sodium 1169 milligrams, Sugar 12 grams, TransFat 0 grams
LE LAPIN A LA MOUTARDE D'IRENE (RABBIT STEW WITH MUSTARD)
Provided by Bryan Miller And Pierre Franey
Categories project, soups and stews, appetizer, side dish
Time 3h15m
Yield Four to six servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Cut the rabbit into 12 serving pieces. Place the pieces in a mixing bowl. Add the mustard and coat all the pieces well. Cover with plastic wrap. Place in the refrigerator and marinate for two to three hours, or more.
- When ready to cook, heat the oil in a nonstick skillet. Add the rabbit pieces and the onions. Brown for about 10 minutes, stirring and turning the pieces.
- Place the bacon slices in the bottom of a heavy skillet and cook over medium heat. Add the rabbit, onions, thyme, bay leaf and wine. Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer about 40 minutes, or until done. Remove cover and continue cooking for five minutes. Add the cream and cook for one minute. Add salt and pepper if necessary. Remove bay leaf and serve.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 513, UnsaturatedFat 15 grams, Carbohydrate 17 grams, Fat 27 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 43 grams, SaturatedFat 8 grams, Sodium 969 milligrams, Sugar 7 grams, TransFat 0 grams
BRAISED RABBIT WITH GRAINY MUSTARD SAUCE
Categories Chicken Game Mustard Poultry Braise Christmas Dinner Lunch Rabbit Fall Winter Gourmet Sugar Conscious Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free
Yield Makes 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Rinse rabbit pieces and remove any fat, then pat dry and divide into 3 batches. Mix together salt and pepper in a small bowl for seasoning rabbit.
- Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F.
- Heat a dry 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot. Season first batch of rabbit, then add 3 tablespoons oil to skillet and brown rabbit on all sides, about 5 minutes total. Transfer browned rabbit to a flameproof roasting pan just large enough to hold all 3 batches in 1 layer. Season and brown remaining 2 batches of rabbit in same manner, transferring to roasting pan and adding more oil to skillet between batches if necessary. Reserve skillet.
- Add broth to roasting pan, then cover pan tightly with foil and braise rabbit in oven 15 minutes.
- While rabbit is braising, pour off any fat from skillet, then add onions, garlic, thyme, and 3 tablespoons butter and cook over moderately low heat, stirring and scraping up any brown bits, until onions are softened, about 5 minutes. Add wine and boil until liquid is reduced by half, about 10 minutes.
- Pour mixture over rabbit and continue to braise, covered tightly, until rabbit is tender when pierced with a fork, 45 minutes to 1 hour more. Transfer rabbit to an ovenproof serving dish and keep warm, covered loosely with foil, in turned-off oven.
- Straddle roasting pan over 2 burners and boil braising liquid until reduced to about 3 1/4 cups, about 10 minutes. Transfer 1/2 cup reduced liquid to a bowl and whisk in mustards. Add mustard mixture to reduced liquid in pan, whisking to incorporate. Dissolve cornstarch in water and whisk into sauce, then simmer, whisking, 2 minutes. Add remaining 3 tablespoons butter to sauce and swirl pan until incorporated. Season sauce with salt and pepper and pour over rabbit.
- *Available at butcher shops, specialty foods shops, and some supermarkets (may require special order).
Tips:
- Use a Dutch oven or a large heavy pot: This will help to evenly distribute the heat and prevent the rabbit from sticking.
- Brown the rabbit well: This will help to develop flavor and add color.
- Use a good quality mustard: This will make a big difference in the flavor of the dish.
- Add some vegetables: This will help to add flavor and color to the dish.
- Simmer the rabbit until it is tender: This will take about 1 hour.
- Serve the rabbit with your favorite sides: This could include mashed potatoes, rice, or roasted vegetables.
Conclusion:
Rabbit with mustard is a classic French dish that is both delicious and easy to make. It is a great way to enjoy rabbit if you are looking for something different. The mustard adds a tangy flavor that is complemented by the tender rabbit meat. This dish is sure to please everyone at your table.
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