forum: Food, Wine and Gardening
#11 Mon 25 Feb 13 8:28pm
sergio1972
Occupation NLP Trainer and Coach
- From Portugal
- Member since Tue 09 Dec 08
Re: Hare...
HI wine~o!
I love hare, in fact I love game in general, really. We have a really nice recipe for it and since its still cold out there (and here...) I think a stew is just what you need to do
Its very frequent here to marinade game for a day before actually cooking, by the way.
Get some onions, garlic, carrots, celery and fry them in olive oil.
Dust the hare with some flour and add to the veg. Fry for a couple of mins both sides of the meat bits. (Usually when cooking hare or rabbit I cook the legs and shanks before and then a while after add the loin as they have different cooking times) Add the marinade and some chicken stock. Simmer for a while. Add savoy cabbage cut in julienne and a can of baked beans and thats pretty much it.
There are a few herbs you can use, thyme, mint, sage, bay or even rosemary, although if its a "real" hare you may not want to overuse herbs.
Enjoy ![]()
Offline
#12 Tue 26 Feb 13 9:10am
wine~o
Occupation Handyman
- From Dorset u.k
- Member since Tue 21 Oct 08
Re: Hare...
Sounds fantastic, Sergio, might leave out the baked beans though..
Offline
#13 Tue 26 Feb 13 9:39am
elementsresto
- Member Occupation Consulting
- From New York
- Member since Mon 04 Feb 13
Re: Hare...
They say hare meat really taste good but I haven't tried eating it. It would be very tasty to marinate it and then grill it. hmmm
Offline
#14 Tue 26 Feb 13 10:31am
Merlin
- Administrator Occupation Sub-editor/general online chap
- From London
- Member since Wed 24 Oct 12
Re: Hare...
Interesting thread! I saw the most magnificent-looking hares hanging in Borough Market this weekend, and as curious as I was I didn't want to buy one as I've never cooked one before. I'd imagine they'd make a pretty great stew though?
Offline
#15 Tue 26 Feb 13 12:56pm
mummza
Occupation avoiding housework
- From The land of song.
- Member since Tue 04 Oct 05
Re: Hare...
I remember seeing some hares there at Borough market when I was there on a visit a while ago , they were hanging and still had their fur on .
Thinking about buying one can be quite daunting if you have never skinned a rabbit before .
Offline
#16 Tue 26 Feb 13 9:08pm
hippytea
- Member Occupation Chief cook and bottle-washer
- From Scotland
- Member since Mon 12 Sep 11
Re: Hare...
Won't they skin it for you? I've never seen hare before, but the big fishmonger at Glasgow Cross has rabbits hanging in the fur, and they skin and joint them for you at point of sale, no charge. Same for the pheasants. I would have thought any game retailer would be willing to do this, otherwise they'll miss out on a big sector of the market.
Offline
#17 Wed 27 Feb 13 9:37am
Ashen
Occupation Why is the Rum always gone???!
- From out to lunch
- Member since Sat 07 Jan 06
Re: Hare...
this will sound bad but skinnning a rabbit is actually very easy, it is like pulling a little sweater off.
Offline
#18 Wed 27 Feb 13 4:23pm
sergio1972
Occupation NLP Trainer and Coach
- From Portugal
- Member since Tue 09 Dec 08
Re: Hare...
Ashen wrote:
this will sound bad but skinnning a rabbit is actually very easy, it is like pulling a little sweater off.
You'll certainly be pulling off the rabbits sweater, thats for sure
![]()
Offline