Pueblo Rabbit Stew Recipe
Ingredients
| Rabbit -2 pounds, cut up by butcher | ||
| Oil | 2 Teaspoon | |
| Medium onion -1, chopped | ||
| Mild green chiles -2, seeded and chopped | ||
| Black peppercorns | 4 To taste | |
| Juniper berries | 4 | |
| Pumpkin -1 pound, or winter squash, peeled and cut into chunks | ||
| Blue cornmeal -3 tablespoons, masa harina or 1/3 cup pumpkin seeds | ||
Directions
GETTING READY
1) Wash the rabbit and place on paper towels.
MAKING
2) In a pot, add oil and heat.
3) Stir in rabbit and brown well.
4) Add onions and chiles.
5) Lightly crush peppercorns and juniper berries and stir in with the rabbit.
6) Add water till the meat is barely covered, then allow to boil.
7) Lower heat and place lid to partially cover the pot.
8) Stir in the pumpkin and to stew, allow to simmer 25 to 30 minutes.
9) If pumpkin seeds are being used, then add to a blender till a coarse meal.
10) Use tablespoons of hot stew water to the pumpkin seeds and mix well till smooth.
11) When meat and pumpkin are cooked through, quickly stir in the seed mix till well blended into the stew.
12) Allow to gently simmer for 10 minutes till sauce is thick.
SERVING
13) Dish out in soup plates or bowls with a dollop of cream.
1) Wash the rabbit and place on paper towels.
MAKING
2) In a pot, add oil and heat.
3) Stir in rabbit and brown well.
4) Add onions and chiles.
5) Lightly crush peppercorns and juniper berries and stir in with the rabbit.
6) Add water till the meat is barely covered, then allow to boil.
7) Lower heat and place lid to partially cover the pot.
8) Stir in the pumpkin and to stew, allow to simmer 25 to 30 minutes.
9) If pumpkin seeds are being used, then add to a blender till a coarse meal.
10) Use tablespoons of hot stew water to the pumpkin seeds and mix well till smooth.
11) When meat and pumpkin are cooked through, quickly stir in the seed mix till well blended into the stew.
12) Allow to gently simmer for 10 minutes till sauce is thick.
SERVING
13) Dish out in soup plates or bowls with a dollop of cream.
Chef
