Hare Braised with Juniper Berries

Name: Hare Braised with Juniper Berries (Borókás Nyúl)
Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Cuisine: Hungary
Ingredients: Salt; 4 juniper berries (see Note); 3 pounds hare meat, without bones; ¼ pound smoked bacon, cut into strips; 1 medium-sized onion, peeled and minced; 2 tablespoons butter; 1 cup sour cream; 2 tablespoons flour

Borókás Nyúl

Preparation info

4 to 6
servings

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Cuisine of Hungary

By George Lang

Published 1982

About

Ingredients

4 juniper berries (see Note)
Salt
3 pounds hare meat, without bones

Europe
Hungary
Dinner
Eastern Europe

Method

Crush juniper berries, and together with some salt sprinkle them on the hare. Cover the meat and place in the refrigerator for 2 or 3 days.
Lard the hare with strips of bacon. Sprinkle it with minced onion.
Heat butter in a braising pan. On top of the stove brown the hare and onion, making sure that the meat is turned to brown all sides.
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