Rice With Rabbit

Name: Rice With Rabbit
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Cuisine: spanish
Ingredients: 1 rabbit, cut into 8 pieces; Salt; pepper; 1 teaspoon ground Espelette pepper or hot Spanish paprika; 1 cup white wine; 5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 1 large onion, chopped; 3 garlic cloves, slivered; 1 1/2 cups Spanish short grain rice (calasparra or bomba); 1 tablespoon tomato paste; 3 1/2 cups chicken stock; 1 tablespoon minced flat-leaf parsley leaves

Recipe from Restaurante Txantxangorri

Adapted by Florence Fabricant

Rice With Rabbit — Melina Hammer for The New York Times

Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Rating: 5(34)
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Memorable dishes sometimes come out of nowhere. One recent evening in Tarragona, just south of Barcelona, I wandered past a number of cafes and tapas bars. Txantxangorri, a Basque place serving rice dishes — not paellas — was the only one that had seats. The rice with rabbit, served in a terra cotta casserole, was simple, satisfying and, unlike the Michelin-starred dishes I had elsewhere in Spain, something I could try at home. With reds from Roussillon, a region that is practically in Catalonia anyway, I had my chance.If you do not have an earthenware casserole, you can make the whole thing, from stovetop to oven, in enameled cast iron. —Florence Fabricant

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Ingredients

Yield:4 to 6 servings

For the Rice With Rabbit

1rabbit, cut into 8 pieces
Salt
pepper
1teaspoon ground Espelette pepper or hot Spanish paprika
1cup white wine
5tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1large onion, chopped
3garlic cloves, slivered
1½cups Spanish short grain rice (calasparra or bomba)
1tablespoon tomato paste
3½cups chicken stock
1tablespoon minced flat-leaf parsley leaves

Ingredient Substitution Guide

Preparation

For the Rice With Rabbit
1. Step 1
  Use a cleaver to cut the rabbit into about 24 small chunks, cutting through bones as needed. Place in a bowl, massage with salt, pepper and half the Espelette or paprika. Pour in half the wine and 2 tablespoons oil. Mix well, cover loosely, and marinate 6 hours, refrigerated.
2. Step 2
  Heat the oven to 375 degrees. Dry the rabbit pieces, reserving marinade. In a large skillet heat 2 tablespoons oil to medium-high and sauté the rabbit until lightly browned but not cooked through. Remove the rabbit to a bowl.
3. Step 3
  Lower heat to medium and add the remaining oil to the skillet. Sauté the onion and garlic until just starting to color. Add the rice and stir. Add the reserved marinade, tomato paste, the remaining Espelette or paprika, the remaining wine, and the stock. Bring to a simmer. Taste and add salt if needed.
4. Step 4
  Transfer to a 4-quart casserole, preferably earthenware. Tuck in the rabbit pieces and bake, uncovered, until the rice has absorbed the liquid and is tender, about 40 minutes. Scatter parsley on top and serve.

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DEH4 years ago

Did with brown rice, Thyme, tarragon and rosemary. About 4 hrs in crock pot. Delish!

RJM5 years ago

Came out a little bland...I was disappointed. I think I’ll add lime wedges for serving. Otherwise it was a pleasure to cook. I even bought a terra-cotta casserole for this meal. With a little tweaking it will be ‘delish’.

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