recipes

[McGurk]

Ok, here's a recipie for mustard rabbit, I;ve only tried it once, but it worked very well.

Mustard Rabbit (Serves 4)
Ingredients;
15 g (5 oz) butter
15 ml (1 tbsp) oil
2 carrots, scrubbed and sliced
2 leeks, trimmed and sliced
1 large onion, skinned and chopped
2 lb (900 g) rabbit meat, diced.
25 ml (1 1/2 tbsp) wholemeal flour
600 ml (1 pint) chicken stock
30 ml (2 tbsp) Meaux mustard
150 ml (1/4 pt) plain yogurt

method
1. Melt the butter and oil in a flameproof casserole on the hob.

2. Add carrots, leeks and onion and cook for 5 minutes.

3. Toss rabbit joints in the flour, shaking off the excess and reserving.

4. Add rabbit to pan and cook for 5 minutes, turning, until sealed.

5. Add reserved flour, stock and mustard to pan and stir well.

6. Bring to the boil, lower the heat, cover and simmer about 1 hour, stirring occasionally.

7. Using a slotted spoon, transfer rabbit and vegetables on to a plate.

8. Simmer the liquid until reduced by half, stirring occasionally.

9. Remove from heat, stir in the yogurt and return the rabbit and vegetables to the pan.

10. Reheat gently and serve.

Goes well with boiled tatties and neeps.

[The Supreme Canuck]

Some family recipes here:

Beef and Barley Casserole

Ingredients:

1 1/4 lbs hamburger
1 onion, chopped
1 clove of garlic, minced
12 ounces of sliced mushrooms
2 cups beef broth
2 cups water
8 ounces medium pearl barley, rinsed
4 carrots, thinly sliced
4 stalks of celery, thinly sliced
1/2 tsp thyme
1 bay leaf
Pinch of nutmeg
Pinch of cinnamon
1 tsp salt
Dash of pepper
1/4 cup minced fresh parsley

Directions:

Brown beef in a pot.
Add onion and garlic.
Sauté.
Add mushrooms.
Sauté.
Add stock, barley, carrots, celery, thyme, bay leaf, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and pepper.
Simmer.
Cover and reduce to low.
Simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Uncover and cook until the barley is tender and most of the liquid is absorbed. About 10 - 15 minutes.
Remove the bay leaf, add parsley.


Finnan Haddie

Ingredients:

Smoked haddock
2 tbsp butter
Flour
Milk
Salt
Pepper
Curry powder

Directions:

Bake fish 10 - 15 minutes at 400 F
Melt butter, mix in flour
Add milk, spices.
Serve with sauce.


Both are great in the winter.