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Hare Braised in Sour Cream

A superb dish for the most discerning cooks! Easy to make, delicious, tender hare steeped in a sour cream sauce. It'll dress up any holiday table and wow your guests, since this is meat not everyone has had the chance to try.

sharlis

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Vegetable oil

Hare

Salt

Onion

Ground black pepper

Parsley root

Vinegar

Sour cream

Water

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 57 % 13 g

Fats 39 % 9 g

Carbohydrates 4 % 1 g

138 kcal

GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Cooking method

Step 1:

You'll need the ingredients from the list for this recipe.
Step 2:

Peel the onions and cut them into large pieces.
Step 3:

Cut the hare into several large pieces (saddle, hind legs, shoulders), trim off the silverskin, rinse, and pat dry with paper towels.
Step 4:

Put the meat in a deep bowl. For the marinade, mix the vinegar with cold water. Pour it over the hare and let it marinate for 2–3 hours in a cool spot — the refrigerator works well.
Step 5:

Then lift the hare pieces out of the marinade, pat them dry with a kitchen towel, and arrange them on a baking sheet. Season with salt, scatter over the pre-cut parsley root and onion, drizzle with oil, and roast in a preheated oven until a nice golden-brown crust forms. As it roasts, baste the pieces now and then with the juices the meat releases.
Step 6:

Transfer the roasted hare to a braising pan. Stir the roasting juices into the sour cream and pour this mixture over the meat. Then braise, covered, for about 25–30 minutes in the oven. As you can see, you don't have to be a hunter to know how to make hare braised in sour cream — any home cook can pull it off!

You can try this recipe at home and treat yourself and your family to this delicacy. Hare cooked this way is one of the most savory and delicious dishes in Hungarian cuisine. It's a dish that will please any guest who turns up at your door. Serve the hare braised in sour cream with its sauce and any side you like, but it pairs best with mashed potatoes. Don't forget to sprinkle it generously with chopped dill and serve a salad alongside. I loved this version, and even though it was my first time cooking hare, it turned out great. I've heard you can also soak hare in beer before cooking, but I haven't tried that yet — something to look forward to. Enjoy, and happy hosting!