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Rabbit with cabbage

Erken's 1914 rabbit dish in which rabbit pieces are parboiled, floured and layered with shredded cabbage in browned butter, seasoned with whole peppercorns or caraway, and simmered tender in the cooking water.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 317 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

From the chapter on poultry and game in Henriette Schønberg Erken's "Stor kokebok" (1914). Rabbit was an inexpensive and common meat, and the dish is a variant of the fårikål principle with layered meat and cabbage.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Parboil the rabbit

    Skin and clean the rabbit, cut it into suitable pieces and give them a quick boil in lightly salted water. Take out the meat and save the cooking water.

  2. 2

    Flour the meat

    Dry the meat pieces well and dredge them in all-purpose flour mixed with salt.

  3. 3

    Layer it up

    Cut the head of cabbage into shreds. Brown the butter in a pot and layer the floured meat and the cabbage in it. Sprinkle over whole peppercorns (or caraway).

  4. 4

    Cook

    Pour in enough of the boiling cooking water that it comes halfway up the meat. Cook covered until the meat and cabbage are tender, about 1–1½ hours.

  5. 5

    Season

    Season to taste with salt and serve piping hot.

Changes from the original

Measurements are given in modern units (g, dl, tsp). The method is divided into numbered steps, and the amount of cooking water is estimated. Whole peppercorns can be replaced with caraway as the original states.

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To19141949Modernised
1949 (proofread, p. 350) → Modernised~83% of the text changedremovedadded
1 stk kanin (flådd og renset). 1 stk kålhode (skåret i strimler). 80 gr. smør g smør. 50 gr. g hvetemel (til vending). 1 ts salt pepper. Kaninen flåes, rengjøres, opskjæres (eller etter smak). 1 ts hel pepper (kan erstattes med ½ ts karve). 5 dl kokende vann (fra oppkokingen av kaninen). Flå og rens kaninen, del den i passende stykker, gis stykker og gi dem et hurtig opkok raskt oppkok i lett saltet vann, tørkes lettsaltet vann. Ta opp kjøttet og vendes i mel ta vare på kokevannet.. Tørk kjøttstykkene godt og salt. Kålhodet skjæres op vend dem i strimler, hvetemel blandet med salt.. Skjær kålhodet i strimler. Brun smøret brunes i gryte, heri legges lagvis en gryte og legg det melete kjøtt melede kjøttet og kålen og tilsettes den hele pepper. Istedenfor å bruke lagvis oppi. Dryss over hel pepper kan man bruke 1/2 teskje karve; nu påhelles (eller karve).. Hell på så mye av det kokende vann kaninen kokte op i, så meget vann kokevannet at det står halvt op ad halvveis opp på kjøttet. Koker Kok under lokk til kaninkjøttet kjøtt og kålen kål er mør. Salt efter smak. mørt, ca. 1–1½ time.. Smak til med salt og server rykende varmt.

Note on Modernised

Mål er oppgitt i moderne enheter (g, dl, ts). Fremgangsmåten er delt i nummererte trinn, og mengden kokevann er anslått. Hel pepper kan erstattes av karve slik originalen angir.

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Frequently asked questions

How long does the dish take?
Count on around 105 minutes in all. The rabbit first gets a quick boil in lightly salted water, and then the meat and cabbage cook covered until everything is tender.
What do I use as the cooking liquid?
Use the boiling water the rabbit was parboiled in. Pour in enough that the liquid comes halfway up the meat.
Can I swap out the whole peppercorns?
Yes, the 1914 recipe (Stor kokebok, p. 317) states that instead of whole peppercorns you can use ½ teaspoon caraway.
How are the meat and cabbage layered in the pot?
The rabbit pieces are dried and dredged in flour and salt, the head of cabbage is cut into shreds, and then the floured meat and cabbage are layered in the pot with the browned butter.

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