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Rabbit Pie Recipe

Yields1 ServingPrep Time15 minsCook Time50 minsTotal Time1 hr 5 mins

?There are many different ways to make rabbit pie, but one of the most popular is to use a slow cooker. This method allows the rabbit meat to become extremely tender, and the gravy to be rich and flavorful.

 1 rabbit
 few slices ham or bacon
 and white pepper to taste
 2 blades pounded mace
 7189 grated nutmeg
 few forcemeat balls
 2 hard-boiled eggs
 150 gravy
 pastry crust
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1. Cut up the rabbit (which should be young), remove the breast-bone and bone the legs.

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2. Put the rabbit, slices of ham, forcemeat balls and hard-boiled eggs, by turns, in layers, and season each layer with pepper, salt, pounded mace and grated nutmeg.

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3. Pour in about 300ml/½pt water, cover with a pastry crust, and bake in a well-heated oven for about 1½hour. Should the crust acquire too much colour, place a piece of paper over it to prevent it from burning.

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4. When done, pour in at the top, by means of the hole in the middle of the crust, a little good gravy, which may be made of the breast and leg bones of the rabbit and 2 or 3 shank-bones, flavoured with onion, herbs and spices.