Sam's Coney Stew

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I'm back with another recipe from the world of Tolkien, this time it's Sam's infamous Coney stew, from Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and the only side dish required of course was taters.

Let's get cooking!

Ingredients:

1/2 tsp ground black pepper

1/2 tsp ground allspice

2 tsp thyme

3 tbsp olive oil

750g rabbit pieces or skinless chicken thighs

3 large onions, sliced

2 tsp caster sugar

3 garlic cloves, crushed

75ml red wine vinegar

300ml red wine

50g tomato puree

Salt

2 bay leaves

Flat-leaf parsley to garnish.

Mix together the pepper, allspice and thyme and rub over the rabbit or chicken pieces.

Heat the oil in a large pan and fry the meat in batches on all sides until thoroughly browned. Transfer each batch to a plate.

Add the onions to the pan with the sugar and fry, stirring frequently, for about 15 minutes until caramelised.

Stir in the garlic and cook for a further minute.

Add the vinegar and wine to the pan. Bring to the boil and continue to boil until the mixture has reduced by about a third.

Stir in the tomato puree and a little salt, return the meat to the pan and add the bay leaves.

Pre-heat your oven to 150C/Gas Mark 2.

Transfer from the pan to an oven proof dish and cover with a lid or tinfoil. Place in the preheated oven, for about 2 hours for the rabbit and 1 1/2 hours for the chicken thighs, until the meat is tender and the juices thick and glossy.

Check the seasoning and sprinkle with the parsley. Serve with anything you like. I served ours with mash potatoes.

The recipe calls for the use of a flameproof casserole dish, but I don't have one so cooked it all in a pan and then transferred to an ovenproof dish. I also couldn't find any rabbit locally to me so had to go with chicken thighs. I would love to be able to make it more authentic and make it with rabbit eventually. Overall this dish is delicious, we've had it a few times and each time it's cooked perfectly. It works perfectly with mash taters and is full of flavour. I feel this dish is perfect all year round but it's definitely the perfect winter warmer.

If you would like to make any of the recipes from the Recipes From The World of Tolkien book, you can find it available to order on Amazon and Waterstones.

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