Game Meat Recipes

Roasted Roulard of Rabbit with Garlic and Rosemary

Match with Pinot Noir

Food and Wine Matching - Rabbit Roulard

Serves

Mains for six

Ingredients

  • 400g chicken mince
  • 1 cup cooked black rice
  • 2 tbsp harissa spice
  • 3 garlic cloves finely chopped
  • 3 tbsp of both chopped rosemary and chives
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 1 rabbits, boned - your butcher can do this for you. Reserve the bones.
  • 1 cup dry white wine
  • 1/2 cup (125ml) olive oil
  • 2 cups (500ml) chicken stock
  • 2 cup of couscous pearls
  • 3 cups of chicken stock
  • 4 saffron threads
  • Parsley to garnish

Method

  1. Place chicken mince, herbs, spice, garlic, rice and egg in a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper and mix well. Best to use your hands.

  2. Lay rabbit on a clean tea towel pat the stuffing evenly over the rabbit. Roll the rabbit up tightly, using the tea towels to help. Secure with some butchers twine.

  3. Place rabbits in a roasting pan, surround with reserved bones. Add the wine and oil, season well and roast for 1 1/2 hours, basting from time to time and adding more wine if pan becomes dry. When done, transfer rabbit to a baking tray, cover loosely with foil and set aside to rest for 30 minutes.

  4. Discard bones, reserve garlic and place roasting pan over medium heat. Add stock and stir to dislodge any pan scrapings. Cook for 2-3 minutes, then strain juices into a bowl.

  5. To cook the couscous, Bring 3 cups of chicken stock to a rapid boil, poor in the couscous pearls and saffron, turn down to a simmer for 10 min or until the pearls are tender.   

  6. Slice rabbit and place on serving plates. Drizzle with pan juices and serve with the couscous. We have moulded the couscous, achieved by lining a mould of choice with cling film and a little olive oil. Turn out at serving time. 

Wine match

The Maitress,

The Maitresse Pinot Noir 2010

Yarra Valley Vic,
Pinot Noir 2010 750mL

Pinot Noir is considered the most sensuous of all wines, and the Maitresse Pinot Noir from the Yarra Valley embodies that silky, smooth and seductive style perfectly. Bright ruby in colour with a perfumed nose of sweet and sour cherry.

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