Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon butter, plus 1 tablespoon
  • Reserved rabbit meat, from stock, recipe follows
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1 tablespoon diced shallot
  • 1/2 cup Port
  • 1/4 cup dried currants
  • 1 to 1 1/2 cups Rabbit Demi-glace, recipe follows
  • 1/2 pound cooked fettuccini
  • Truffle oil
  • 1 (3 pound) rabbit
  • 1 cup diced carrots
  • 1 cup diced celery
  • 1 cup diced onion
  • 1 garlic head, halved
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups veal stock
  • 3 cups chicken stock

Method

  • Heat 1-tablespoon butter in a skillet until very hot, but not brown.
  • Add diced rabbit meat and season lightly with salt and pepper.
  • Saute until lightly golden.
  • Add shallots.
  • Deglaze pan with port wine and simmer for 1 to 2 minutes.
  • Add currants and rabbit demi-glace.
  • Cook slowly until rabbit is cooked through, about 3 to 4 minutes.
  • Melt remaining butter in a saute pan.
  • Add fettuccini and a dash of truffle oil and toss to heat through.
  • Divide onto 4 plates.
  • Spoon equal amounts of rabbit and sauce over each portion of pasta.
  • Drizzle lightly with more truffle oil.
  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  • Bone out rabbit and cut meat into 1-inch cubes.
  • Reserve meat and bones.
  • Roast rabbit bones until nicely browned, about 30 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and break up into pieces.
  • Place bones in an 8-quart or larger stockpot.
  • Add vegetables, garlic, seasonings, and stock.
  • Bring to a simmer and let simmer for 45 minutes.
  • Drain stock.
  • Let stand and skim off any fat or residue on top.
  • Return to stove and reduce until a demi-glace consistency, 1 to 1 1/2 cups.