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Larded Rabbit

A historical recipe from Domestic French Cookery, 4th ed., by Sulpice Barué (1836).

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A historical recipe

Domestic French Cookery, 4th ed., by Sulpice Barué (1836). Project Gutenberg eBook #34837.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

France

Known as a French recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Ingredients 2 ingredients

  1. a bunch of sweet-herbs
  2. a gill of white wine

Cook safely

  • Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.

Method

  1. Lard a fine large rabbit, and put it into a stew-pan with a slice or two of cold ham, a bunch of sweet-herbs, a table-spoonful of sweet oil, and a gill of white wine.
  2. Stew it slowly, and, when it is quite done, strain the gravy and pour it over the rabbit.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
  • Sieve
Source Public domain in the USA
Credit

From Domestic French Cookery, 4th ed., by Sulpice Barué (1836). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #34837 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34837). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

What was changed: As printed, from the book's text; Project Gutenberg's header and licence removed. Ingredient lines were read out of the text by a program. A historical recipe, not current advice.