Rabbit: Nose To Tail

Ingredients

Ingredients For the mustard cream sauce
  • 2 tbsp English mustard

  • 2 tsp white wine vinegar

  • 100ml/3½fl oz double cream

  • salt and freshly ground black pepper

For the sausages
  • rapeseed oil, for frying

  • 2 tsp fennel seeds, finely crushed

  • 1 banana shallot, peeled and finely diced

  • 75g/2½oz rabbit offal (heart, kidney, liver), very finely chopped

  • 400g/14oz rabbit mince, from legs and hind quarters

  • 50g/1¾oz panko breadcrumbs

  • 1 tbsp yellow mustard seeds

  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh flatleaf parsley

  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh chives

  • 1 tsp truffle oil

  • 1 tsp cayenne pepper

  • 2 sheets caul fat, each about 20cm x 15cm/8in x 6in

For the ballotines
  • 200g/7oz shelled unsalted pistachios

  • 1 tsp mustard powder

  • 2 tbsp finely chopped fennel leaves

  • 30g/1oz unsalted butter

  • 100g/3½oz girolle mushrooms, cleaned and sliced

  • 100g/3½oz chanterelle mushrooms, cleaned and sliced

  • about 30g/1oz panko breadcrumbs

  • 8 saddle fillets farmed rabbit, approximately 900g/2lb in total

  • 10 large slices prosciutto

  • 2 large sheets caul fat, each about 20cm x 20cm/8in x 8in

  • rapeseed oil, for frying

For the parsnip purée
  • 650g/1lb 7oz parsnips, trimmed, peeled and cut into 2cm/¾in chunks

  • 350ml/12fl oz double cream

  • 1 litre/1¾ pints whole milk

  • 200g/7oz unsalted butter, cubed

  • 1 lemon, quartered

  • 2 bay leaves, lightly crushed

For the offal toasts
  • 50g/1¾oz rabbit offal (heart, kidney, liver), trimmed and chopped

  • 85g/3oz duck liver, trimmed and chopped

  • 4 sprigs thyme, leaves only

  • pinch mustard powder

  • 100g/3½oz clarified butter or ghee

  • 4 slices white bread, crusts removed

For the radishes
  • 1 bunch purple baby radishes with leaves

  • 1 bunch red baby radishes with leaves

  • 50g/1¾oz duck fat

  • 1 litre/1¾ pints rabbit or game stock

To serve
  • fresh watercress

Description

This Dish Makes Use Of Every Part Of The Rabbit: Rabbit Ballotine, Mince And Offal Sausage, Offal Toasts, Parsnip Purée, Radishes And Mustard Cream...

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