Why it works: Currant and flour are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 26% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 8,077 recipes. The science ↓
Hashed Habb
Ingredients
Directions
Cut the hare into pieces, separating the legs and shoulders.
Combine the trimmings and any leftover meat with ½ pint of water and 1 tablespoon of currant jelly in a clean stew pan.
Boil gently for 15 minutes, then strain the mixture into a basin.
Return the liquid to the stew pan, flour the hare pieces, and add them to the gravy.
Simmer gently until the hare is tender, about 20 minutes.
Slice the stuffing and warm it in the gravy for about 5 minutes before serving.
Divide the head and place one half on each side of the dish.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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Currant + flourtop 26% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together8,077 recipes
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