Boned Saddle of Hare

Name: Boned Saddle of Hare
Ingredients: olive oil; butter; salt and pepper; salt and pepper; 450 ml (¾ pint) red wine; 150 ml (¼ pint) beef stock; 4 tablespoons double cream; 2 tablespoons cognac; 2 sprigs of thyme; 1 bay leaf; 6 juniper berries, crushed; 8 peppercorns, crushed; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 1 stalk of celery, chopped; 1 carrot, chopped; 1 large onion; 7 tablespoons groundnut oil; 2 saddles of hare, boned, and bones reserved and chopped

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Game Cookery

By Patricia Lousada

Published 1989

About

Ingredients

2 saddles of hare, boned, and bones reserved and chopped
7 tablespoons groundnut oil
1 large on

Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Heat the groundnut oil in a roasting pan until it is nearly smoking. Add the bones and sear them for about 10 minutes, until they are brown but not charred. Add the vegetables, garlic, juniper berries and peppercorns and cook until they begin to colour. Place the tin in a hot oven, 220°C/425°F/gas 7, for about 20 minutes to colour the bones and vegetables even further. Be careful not to char th