Slow-cook rich game into a delicious ragu to serve with ribbon pasta - stock and wine will keep the lean meat moist
Nutrition and extra info
- Freezable
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal633
- fat25g
- saturates11g
- carbs57g
- sugars6g
- fibre2g
- protein40g
- salt1.4g
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Olive oil
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- 1 wild rabbit, jointed (ask your butcher to do this for you)
- 4 rashers smoked streaky bacon, chopped
- 1 small red onion, finely chopped
- 1 carrot, finely chopped
Carrot
ka-rotThe carrot, with its distinctive bright orange colour, is one of the most versatile root…
- 3 garlic cloves, crushed
- 2 rosemary sprigs, leaves picked and chopped
Rosemary
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- 1 tbsp tomato purée
- 150ml white or rosé wine
- 500ml chicken stock
- 500g pappardelle pasta
- zest ½ orange
Orange
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- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 100ml double cream
- small bunch flat-leaf parsley, chopped, plus a few leaves picked to serve
- grated parmesan, to serve
Parmesan
parm-ee-zanParmesan is a straw-coloured hard cheese with a natural yellow rind and rich, fruity flavour. It…
Method
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.
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