Friday, April 20, 2012

Hazenrugfilet Hasenrückenfilets Filet de Lièvre avec Champignons Hare-back Filets with Mushrooms

serves 4

Ingredients:
  • 4 hare-back filets (note to Americans: a hare is not a rabbit)
  • 40 grams butter
  • 1½ shallots, peeled and minced
  • 1 teaspoon of minced garlic
  • 200 grams of your favorite (firm) mushrooms, cleaned
  • 1 dl broth (preferably of hare or other game)
  • 3 tablespoons cognac or brandy
  • 2 dl whipping cream
  • salt
  • freshly ground pepper
Instructions:

  • towel the filets dry with kitchen paper
  • rub with pepper and some salt on all sides
  • heat up the butter in a frying pan, and quickly brown the filets on all sides (2-3 minutes)
  • remove the filets from the pan, set them aside but keep them warm (e.g., on a tray in the oven)
  • leave small mushrooms whole, and cut up larger ones (not too small!)
  • bake the shallots and mushrooms in the butter, then add the garlic
  • after a minute, add the broth and cognac
  • let boil down a bit
  • add the cream and blend
  • reduce the heat until the sauce no longer boils
  • return the filets to the sauce to reheat them
  • serve with garlic-potato puffs and peas + carrots or green beans

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