Tantalize your taste buds with the delectable combination of tender rabbit meat and hearty pappardelle pasta in this captivating Italian dish. Originating from the Lazio region of Italy, this traditional recipe offers a symphony of flavors that will leave you craving for more. Indulge in the rich and savory sauce, infused with the essence of aromatic vegetables, herbs, and succulent rabbit meat that falls off the bone. The pappardelle pasta, with its wide and flat ribbons, embraces the sauce, creating a harmonious union of textures and flavors. This comprehensive guide provides a step-by-step journey through three distinct yet equally enticing variations of the rabbit with pappardelle recipe. Embark on a culinary adventure as you explore the classic version, the cacciatore-style, and the rustic Umbrian-style variations, each offering a unique interpretation of this Italian masterpiece.
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BRAISED RABBIT WITH FRESH PAPPARDELLE
It's a lean protein that packs a lot of flavor. It's a little sweeter than chicken and completely delicious. Adapted from Slow Fires: Mastering New Ways to Braise, Roast, and Grill, by Justin Smillie and Kitty Greenwald. Copyright © 2015 by Justin Smillie. Photographs copyright © 2015 by Ed Anderson. Published by Clarkson Potter Publishers, a division of Penguin Random House LLC. All rights reserved.
Provided by Justin Smillie
Categories main-dish
Time 2h5m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 F. Season rabbit with salt and pepper. In a large pot over medium heat, add oil followed by rabbit (everything but the wings) and sear until golden brown, 15 minutes. Delicately remove the rabbit when golden brown and set aside to rest.
- To the pan, add onion, celery and carrots and cook 10 minutes. Add garlic, tomato paste, sage and rosemary and cook 5 minutes. Continue by adding tomatoes, vinegar, and verjus and cook 5 more minutes. Add rabbit wings and dashi and bring to a boil. Add remaining rabbit and season with salt. Cover with parchment paper (cartouche) and place in the oven for 1 hour and 10 minutes. Pull some rabbit meat off the bone along with braising liquid and place in a saucepan.
- Add 1 cup cooked pasta and toss with rabbit, parsley, Parmesan and butter. Gently cook pasta until glazed with sauce and appears sheen. Serve with additional rabbit and Parmesan shavings.
PAPPARDELLE WITH RABBIT, RAMPS, AND WILD GARLIC
With a highly aromatic flavor somewhere between onion and garlic, ramps infuse this pasta dish with the essence of spring. Unlike their commercial counterpart, the green tops of these leeks are tender and piquant.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Pasta and Grains
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Dredge rabbit or chicken in flour mixture, coating all sides. Shake off excess.
- Melt 2 tablespoons butter with the oil in a heavy-bottomed pan over medium-high heat. Add meat pieces. (Work in batches if necessary.) Cook until dark golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate.
- Reduce heat to medium, and add garlic and ramp bulbs. Cook, stirring, until translucent and soft, about 5 minutes.
- Return meat to pan. Add stock, wine, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat, and cover. Place in oven, and cook until meat is very tender, about 1 hour. Transfer meat pieces to a plate. Cut meat from bones in large chunks. Discard bones.
- Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions. Place the pan with the cooked garlic and ramps and their cooking liquid over high heat, and boil until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Add meat and ramp leaves. Cook for 2 minutes. Stir in remaining 2 tablespoons butter. Remove from heat.
- Drain pasta, and add to meat mixture. Toss gently, and season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately.
RABBIT WITH PAPPARDELLE
Provided by Molly O'Neill
Categories dinner, pastas, main course
Time 3h
Yield Four servings
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Heat olive oil in a large saute pan over medium heat. Season rabbit with 1 teaspoon of the salt and some pepper. Add to pan and sear until golden brown, about 10 minutes.
- Add half of the carrots, half of the celery and all of the garlic, bay leaf, rosemary and thyme. Let vegetables sweat with the rabbit for 5 minutes. Pour in the wine. Lower heat until liquid barely simmers. Cover and cook until the rabbit is tender, about 30 minutes.
- Remove the rabbit from the pan and let cool. Set aside the pan with the vegetables. Pull the meat off the bone. Cut the rabbit in bite-size pieces. Set aside.
- Place the bones in a large saucepan. Add water, onion and the remaining carrots and celery. Simmer until liquid is reduced to about 2 cups, about 45 minutes. Strain.
- Return the rabbit meat to the pan with the vegetables. Pour the strained broth into the pan. Bring to a simmer. Stir in tomatoes. Cook very gently until rabbit is tender, about 1 hour.
- Add remaining salt and pepper to taste. Remove herbs. (Sauce can be made 1 to 2 days ahead. When ready to serve, reheat with a little additional rabbit stock or cooking liquid from the pasta, to thin slightly.)
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add pappardelle. Cook until tender, 1 to 2 minutes. Drain. Toss with rabbit mixture. Divide among 4 plates. Sprinkle top with parsley, pepper and Parmesan. Serve immediately.
PAPPARDELLE WITH LONG-COOKED RABBIT SUGO
Steps:
- Trim the rabbit pieces of any fat, rinse them well, and pat dry.
- Using the food processor, mince the onion, celery, carrot, garlic, and basil for 15 to 20 seconds, to a paste.
- Season the rabbit pieces all over with 1/2 teaspoon salt. Pour the olive oil into the saucepan, and set over medium heat. Lay all the meat in the pan, and let the pieces caramelize gradually, turning them every couple of minutes, until lightly browned on all sides, 6 to 8 minutes.
- Scrape in the pestata, and stir it around the pan, tumbling the rabbit pieces over to coat them with the paste. Sprinkle in the peperoncino and keep stirring, scraping up the browned bits on the pan bottom and sides, as the pestata steams and sizzles.
- When the pestata is dry and starting to stick in the pan, pour in 2 cups or so of hot stock, almost to cover the meat. Sprinkle in 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Bring the liquid to a boil, adjust the heat to keep it perking gently, and cook partially covered, occasionally turning the rabbit pieces and stirring up the seasonings. As the liquid reduces, stir in another cup of hot stock every 20 minutes or so. Cook 1 1/2 hours or more, until the rabbit meat is quite tender; then turn off the heat, cover the pan, and let the sugo cool completely.
- Remove the rabbit pieces from the braising juices, and pull all the meat off the bones. Discard bones and cartilage; shred the meat in bite-sized morsels, and stir it back in the juices. Add more stock so the sauce has a flowing consistency, heat to a simmer, and cook for another 15 minutes or longer, until the meat is moist and melded with the sauce. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- While the sauce is hot, toss in pappardelle (as detailed in the preceding recipe), other pasta, or gnocchi. Or cool the sauce to use later; thin it with stock when reheating.
PAPPARDELLE WITH RABBIT & CHESTNUT RAGU
This is rainy-day comfort food at its best - flat pasta strips tossed with a rich meaty ragu, creamy chestnuts and fragrant orange zest
Provided by Cassie Best
Categories Dinner, Main course, Pasta
Time 4h5m
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- Heat 1 tbsp of the oil in a large, wide pan or flameproof casserole dish with a lid. Season the rabbit and toss in the flour. Add to the hot oil and brown on all sides - you may have to do this in batches. When it is a deep golden brown all over, transfer to a plate. Add the remaining oil and the lardons to the pan and cook for 10 mins until crisp and golden. Add the onion, carrot and celery, and stir for 10 mins, scraping up any crispy bits from the bottom, until the veg has softened. Add the garlic and cook for 1 min more.
- Next, stir in the cinnamon, juniper, bay leaves and rosemary. After 1 min, pour in the wine and crumble in the stock cube. Simmer for 5 mins, then add the tomatoes and return the rabbit to the pan. Nestle the rabbit into the sauce, cover with a lid and simmer gently for 2 hrs, stirring once or twice.
- Remove the rabbit, give the sauce a good stir, then cover again. Continue simmering the sauce while you shred the meat from the bones using 2 forks. Discard the bones and add the meat back to the pan, along with half the chestnuts. Cook, uncovered, for another 30 mins until reduced to a thick, rich sauce. Add the remaining chestnuts. Can now be cooled and chilled overnight, or frozen for up to 2 months.
- Cook the pasta following pack instructions. Stir the milk, orange zest and parsley into the sauce and reheat, if chilled. When the pasta is cooked, add it to the sauce and cook together for 1 min more. Serve with Parmesan, if you like.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 830 calories, Fat 23 grams fat, SaturatedFat 7 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 90 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 15 grams sugar, Fiber 8 grams fiber, Protein 53 grams protein, Sodium 2.6 milligram of sodium
BRAISED RABBIT PAPPARDELLE
Slow-cook rich game into a delicious ragu to serve with ribbon pasta - stock and wine will keep the lean meat moist
Provided by James Martin
Categories Dinner, Main course
Time 1h55m
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Heat the oil in a large pan. When hot, add the rabbit, brown on all sides, then remove from the pan and set aside.
- Add the bacon, onion and carrot to the pan and cook for 10 mins until soft. Add the garlic, rosemary and tomato purée, stir for 1-2 mins, then pour in the wine and chicken stock.
- Return the rabbit to the pan, season, cover with a lid and cook over a low heat for 1 hr until the rabbit is really tender.
- Remove the rabbit from the pan and shred the meat using 2 forks. Be careful to remove all small bones. Meanwhile, increase the heat under the pan and boil the liquid for 5 mins until reduced by half. Add the shredded meat and reduce the heat to low. Cook the pasta in a large pan of salted water following pack instructions. Drain, reserving a little pasta water to thin the sauce if necessary.
- Stir half the orange zest, mustard, cream and parsley into the rabbit sauce. Add the cooked pasta to the pan, toss everything well to coat and heat through for 1-2 mins. Serve in bowls with grated Parmesan, parsley leaves and the remaining orange zest.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 633 calories, Fat 25 grams fat, SaturatedFat 11 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 57 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 6 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 40 grams protein, Sodium 1.4 milligram of sodium
Tips:
- To cut down on prep time, use pre-cut rabbit meat or ask your butcher to cut it up for you.
- If you don't have pappardelle noodles, you can substitute another type of wide noodle, such as tagliatelle or fettuccine.
- To make the sauce extra flavorful, brown the rabbit meat well before adding the other ingredients.
- If you like a thicker sauce, simmer it for longer or add a cornstarch slurry.
- Serve the rabbit with a side of roasted vegetables or a simple salad.
Conclusion:
This rabbit with pappardelle recipe is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a special occasion or a weeknight meal. The rabbit meat is tender and flavorful, and the sauce is rich and creamy. The pappardelle noodles add a touch of elegance to the dish.
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