The hunter's reward for bringing home a hare or
two.
This is a great hors d'oeuvre. Serve with
gherkins and pickles.
Ingredients (for
6 people)
1 hare
250g lean pork
250 g bacon
200 g ham
1 tablespoon cognac
thyme and bay leaves
salt and pepper
bacon strips
Procedure
Bone the hare,
save the liver. Cut the ham in bits and grind all the meat including the liver.
Mix the meat, salt, pepper, add one table
spoon of Cognac, thyme and a bay leaf.
Once the ground meat is homogeneous cover the
sides of a terrine with bacon stripes. Fill the terrine with the meat.
Cover
and put in a hot oven (220°C) in bain.marie (double boiler) for an hour
and a half. Pay attention on how cooked it is and if necessary prolong it.
Let it cool down in the terrine. Keep in the
refrigerator.