Today we welcome again to our dear friend the rabbit with this dish of roasted marinated rabbit with rosemary, orange and maple syrup. This is a very easy recipe that leaves a delicious taste in your mouth. Very different from other preparations of rabbit meat as in mustard sauce [1] or even with garlic [2] in Spain.
Roasted Marinated Rabbit With Rosemary, Orange and Maple Syrup Recipe
Autor: Damián Serrano Personas: 4 Tiempo: Dificultad: Fácil
Ingredientes
- 4 rabbit legs
- 1 sprig of rosemary
- 1 orange
- 25 ml of maple syrup
- 3 or 4 shallots
- 25 ml of olive oil
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 or 2 bay leaves
- Salt and pepper
Elaboración
- Clean the rabbit legs, remove all traces of fat.
- Grate the orange zest, being careful not to take too much of the white part as it is bitter.
- Squeeze the orange.
- Peel and wash the shallots. Cut them into strips.
- Peel the garlic cloves and crush them a little with the flat side of a large knife.
- In a glass jar, add the orange juice, zest, olive oil, maple syrup, shallots, rosemary cut in half, garlic and bay leaves. Close tightly and shake well to mix flavors.
- Use this mixture to marinate the rabbit for at least 2 hours. Keep covered in the refrigerator.
- Preheat oven to 175 ° C, heat top and bottom.
- Remove the rabbit legs from the marinade, season with salt and pepper to taste on both sides.
- In a baking pan, place a layer of shallots, the rabbit legs, rosemary, bay leaf and garlic. Drizzle with a little marinade just to cover the shallots. Reserve remaining marinade.
- Bake at half maximum for 30 minutes. Halfway through cooking, baste again with a little more marinade, so the shallots are caramelized and do not burn.
- It is done. Serve one leg portion with caramelized shallots and some cooking sauce. Enjoy!
Sugerencias, trucos y consejos
- You can serve the rabbit with rosemary, orange and maple syrup accompaigned by a green salad, mushrooms or white rice [3] …
- You can use a whole rabbit in pieces instead of just thighs.
- During cooking, you may need to add more marinade to prevent the shallots burn.
- The syrup may be replaced with honey.