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Chorizo stuffed rabbit legs

Chorizo Stuffed Rabbit Legs

Today’s recipe is a refined version of Spanish paella without the rice.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Meat & Poultry
Cuisine Spanish
Servings 2 people
Calories 492 kcal

EQUIPMENT (click pictures for details)

Ingredients
 
 

  • 2 pcs rabbit legs
  • Caul fat (crepine or 6 slices of pancetta or cured ham)

For the stuffing

For the jus

Instructions
 

  • Prepare the rabbit legs by removing the bones with a paring knife. Cut the bones and keep them aside for later.
    trim a rabbit

Prepare the stuffing mix

  • Sweat the chopped onions until they are translucent.
    sweating onions
  • Add the chopped garlic and diced chorizo dices and cook for 2-3 minutes, season with the paprika powder.
    rabbit with chorizo making stuffing
  • Blend to make a stuffing mixture.
    rabbit with chorizo making stuffing

Stuff the rabbit legs

  • Carefully lay the caul fat on the work surface. Season and place a deboned rabbit leg on top.
    rabbit with chorizo fold in crepine
  • Mould half of the stuffing mixture into a sausage and place it where the bone was.
    rabbit with chorizo fold in crepine
  • Fold the meat over and then wrap the caul fat around the meat.
    rabbit with chorizo fold in crepine
  • Cut the excess caul fat and bind the leg with kitchen twine.
    rabbit with chorizo fold in crepine

Pan roast the rabbit legs

  • Sear and colour the stuffed rabbit over a medium to low heat.
    searing rabbit with chorizo
  • Add the bones and caramelise at the same time.
    searing rabbit with chorizo
  • Baste the rabbit often and continue cooking for 10-15 minutes.
    basting rabbit with chorizo
  • Transfer the rabbit legs onto a baking tray and finish the cooking process in the oven at 160°C for 5-10 minutes or until core temperature reaches 60-64°C.

Make the jus

  • Add the chopped onion to the pan with the bones.
    searing rabbit with chorizo
  • Deglaze the pan with the red wine vinegar.
    rabbit with chorizo making the sauce
  • Add the demi-glace then cook and reduce the jus until reaching the right texture. Sieve, season to taste and keep aside.
    rabbit with chorizo making sauce

Plating

  • Add a little sweet corn sauce and arrange a thick slice of the stuffed rabbit leg onto it. A slice of chargrilled corn finished the garnish.
    chorizo stuffed rabbit leg

Nutrition for 1 portion

Calories: 492kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 64gFat: 16gCholesterol: 187mgSodium: 1582mgFiber: 1gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 636IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 32mgIron: 9mg
Keyword chorizo, lean meat, peppercorn, rabbit, stuffing
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