Rabbit Paella
Most people will know to add chicken and seafood to their paella, but actually rabbit is also one of the traditional ingredients for Spanish paella.
Rabbit Paella
Most people will know to add chicken and seafood to their paella, but actually rabbit is also one of the traditional ingredients for Spanish paella.
- Serves: 4
- Prepare: 30 Minutes
- Cook: 2 Hours
- Difficulty: medium
WHO ARE THE ORGANIC BUTCHERY?
Starting life as an organic farm in the heart of the West Country, The Organic Butchery is proudly founded on a long history of organic principles. We source the best quality organic grass-fed and wild meats, sustainable fish and organic free-range poultry from trusted local suppliers and like-minded brands to guarantee the highest standards of animal welfare and environmental stewardship. Our mission is to approach butchery with a whole-carcass perspective, to make the most of every animal that crosses our blocks, which means we offer you cuts that you will never see on the supermarket shelves.
WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE GAME?
It’s no secret that despite living a free-range life, game is reared primarily for sport. In the west country, we are surrounded by estates that do this and so manage the eco systems that support a bounty of flora and fauna in the area. Our game is harvested by people licensed to do so and only during ‘designated’ seasons.
Ingredients
- 1 rabbit (each leg cut into two, and the saddle into 4)
- 115g fresh broad beans
- 2 onions, peeled and chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely diced
- 1tbsp olive oil
- 1 bay leaf
- 2tsp smoked paprika
- sea salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 1l organic chicken bone broth
- 280g short-grained paella rice
Method
- This recipe uses young broad beans as they can be cooked and eaten whole, however, if you are using later-season broad beans they will need to be skinned before they can be eaten
- Heat the olive oil in a large paella pan, over a medium-high heat. To the pan add the rabbit and brown until golden, this should take 10 minutes. Now add the chopped onion and garlic and cook for a few minutes. Then add the bay leave, paprika and seasoning, pour over the organic chicken bone broth and bring to a gentle simmer
- Cover the pan and cook on a low heat for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Add the paella rice and mix well, return to a simmer and cook for a further 20 minutes, don’t be tempted to stir the rice, leave it to cook. After 20 minutes, add the broad beans and cook for a further 8 minutes. Divide the paella into generous portions and serve with crusty buttered bread
WHO ARE THE ORGANIC BUTCHERY?
Starting life as an organic farm in the heart of the West Country, The Organic Butchery is proudly founded on a long history of organic principles. We source the best quality organic grass-fed and wild meats, sustainable fish and organic free-range poultry from trusted local suppliers and like-minded brands to guarantee the highest standards of animal welfare and environmental stewardship. Our mission is to approach butchery with a whole-carcass perspective, to make the most of every animal that crosses our blocks, which means we offer you cuts that you will never see on the supermarket shelves.
WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE GAME?
It’s no secret that despite living a free-range life, game is reared primarily for sport. In the west country, we are surrounded by estates that do this and so manage the eco systems that support a bounty of flora and fauna in the area. Our game is harvested by people licensed to do so and only during ‘designated’ seasons.
Frequently asked questions
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Typically, game meat is the flesh of land mammals or birds, that are hunted for food instead of being raised on a farm. Game meat includes, ‘small birds’ such as quail, ‘winged game’ such as woodcock, grouse or partridge, ‘ground game’ such as rabbit or hare and ‘large game’ such as venison.
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Most game is only available during the autumn and winter, during the shooting season, this is followed by the ‘closed season’ when shooting is no longer allowed, this is essential for protecting animals when they are breeding and rearing their young. However, some game does not have a ‘closed season’, these game meats include rabbit and pigeon. At Coombe Farm Organic we freeze our game meat, making it available to you the consumer all year round.
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Game meat is one of the healthiest meats available, it is very low in fat and cholesterol, generally higher in protein, and very lean as wild game are able to walk and roam freely, therefore not storing much fat.