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Have you heard of this Canarian signature dish? Delicious rabbit in salmorejo sauce. Try this Spanish delight: you need very few ingredients for it!

Rabbit in Salmorejo Sauce

Have you heard of this one? Delicious rabbit in salmorejo sauce, a Canarian signature dish! Try out this Spanish delight: you need very few ingredients for it!

Course Main Course
Cuisine Spanish
Prep Time 5 hours
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 6 hours
Servings 4 people
Calories per serving 560 kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 whole fresh rabbit with liver
  • 6 medium garlic cloves
  • ½ tbsp thyme
  • 1 tbsp paprika powder
  • ½ tbsp ground cumin or cumin seeds
  • 1 small red bell pepper
  • ½ cup olive oil (120 ml)
  • 5 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 5 tbsp dry white wine
  • 2 bay leaves crumbled
  • salt

Instructions

  1. Remove the liver (and kidneys if they are still attached) and place this aside until needed later. Cut the rabbit into 8 pieces: sever the head, 4 legs and chop the remaining rib case and spine into 3 pieces. Place the chopped rabbit in a large baking dish.
    Delicious rabbit in salmorejo sauce, a Canarian signature dish! Try out this Spanish delight: very few ingredients needed!

  2. Chop the liver up. Pour a little olive oil in a non-stick pan, place it over medium-high heat and add the liver (and kidneys if using) once the oil is hot. Quickly bake the liver (and kidneys) until cooked through and then take the pan off the heat. Let it cool a little.

    Delicious rabbit in salmorejo sauce, a Canarian signature dish! Try out this Spanish delight: very few ingredients needed!

  3. Peel the garlic cloves and add them to a blender (you can also use a pestle for this step). Add the crumbled bay leaves, dried thyme, cumin and hot paprika. Season with a generous pinch of salt. Blend (or mash) into a wet paste. Add the white wine, 4 tbsp of olive oil and the red vinegar.

    Delicious rabbit in salmorejo sauce, a Canarian signature dish! Try out this Spanish delight: very few ingredients needed!
  4. Blend again. Clean and chop up the red bell pepper. Add this to the blender together with the baked rabbit liver (and kidneys).
    Delicious rabbit in salmorejo sauce, a Canarian signature dish! Try out this Spanish delight: very few ingredients needed!

  5. Blend into a smooth red paste. Check the seasoning and add extra salt, vinegar or hot paprika to taste if necessary. Pour the salmorejo marinade over the chopped rabbit and stir well.

    Delicious rabbit in salmorejo sauce, a Canarian signature dish! Try out this Spanish delight: very few ingredients needed!
  6. Cover the dish with a piece of cling film. Let the rabbit marinate in the fridge for at least 4 hours. Stir every hour. After that, pour a little olive oil in a large non-stick pan, place it over medium-high heat and add the bits of rabbit to the hot oil.
    Delicious rabbit in salmorejo sauce, a Canarian signature dish! Try out this Spanish delight: very few ingredients needed!

  7. Bake the rabbit on all sides until golden. Then turn the heat lower and add the remaining salmorejo marinade to the rabbit in the pan. Cover and simmer the rabbit for another 30 minutes. In the end check the seasoning and add extra paprika or salt to taste. Divide the rabbit over plates and drizzle with the remaining sauce. Serve hot.

    Have you heard of this Canarian signature dish? Delicious rabbit in salmorejo sauce. Try this Spanish delight: you need very few ingredients for it!