RABBIT A LA MINUTE

The Book of Household Management · Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary) · 1861

Source: The Book of Household Management
Time: Cook: 10 min Total: 35 min
Yield: 4.0 – 5.0 persons
Status: success · extracted 13 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (10)

1 rabbit ↝ Rabbit [Lamb, goat, game]
1/4 lb. of butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
salt and pepper to taste ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]
salt and pepper to taste ↝ Spices, pepper, black [Spices and Herbs]
2 blades of pounded mace ↝ Spices, mace, ground [Spices and Herbs]
3 dried mushrooms ↝ Mushrooms, shiitake, dried [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
2 tablespoonfuls of minced parsley ↝ Parsley, raw [Not included in a food category]
2 teaspoonfuls of flour ↝ Flour, 00 [Cereal Grains and Pasta]
2 glasses of sherry
1 pint of water ↝ Water, tap [Tap water]

Instructions (3)

Empty, skin, and wash the rabbit thoroughly, and cut it into joints.
Put the butter into a stewpan with the pieces of rabbit; add salt, pepper, and pounded mace, and let it cook until three parts done; then put in the remaining ingredients, and boil for about 10 minutes: it will then be ready to serve.
Fowls or hare may be dressed in the same manner.

Original Text

RABBIT A LA MINUTE.

980. INGREDIENTS.—1 rabbit, 1/4 lb. of butter, salt and pepper to taste, 2 blades of pounded mace, 3 dried mushrooms, 2 tablespoonfuls of minced parsley, 2 teaspoonfuls of flour, 2 glasses of sherry, 1 pint of water.

Mode.—Empty, skin, and wash the rabbit thoroughly, and cut it into joints. Put the butter into a stewpan with the pieces of rabbit; add salt, pepper, and pounded mace, and let it cook until three parts done; then put in the remaining ingredients, and boil for about 10 minutes: it will then be ready to serve. Fowls or hare may be dressed in the same manner.

Time.—Altogether, 35 minutes. Average cost, from 1s. to 1s. 6d. each.

Sufficient for 4 or 5 persons.

Seasonable from September to February.

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