Saddle of hare fillet with caramelized apple compote

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 500 g apples, sour
• 40 g sugar
• 80 g butter
• 4 tbsp lemon juice
• 12 slices of bacon
• 1 onion(s)
• 4 fillets (rabbit fillets, approx. 160 g each)
• salt and pepper
• 1 tbsp oil
• 200 ml cider
• 100 ml Game stock
• 250 g whipped cream

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 20 minutes; Total time approx. 40 minutes

Peel, core, and dice the apples. Melt the sugar in a pan until golden brown. Bring the caramel to a boil with 60g butter and lemon juice. Add the apple cubes, cover, and cook over low heat for 5-7 minutes. Keep warm. Dice 4 slices of bacon. Dice the onion. Season the hare fillets with pepper and a little salt (since they are only cooked for a short time, you can do this at this time). Heat the remaining butter and oil. Briefly fry the fillets in it, let cool. Wrap each fillet in 2 slices of bacon. Cook in a preheated oven at 220°C (top/bottom heat) on the 3rd rack from the bottom for 6-7 minutes, then turn on the broiler and broil the fillets for another 3 minutes. Brown the bacon cubes in the frying fat and sauté the onion. Deglaze with the cider and game stock and reduce until creamy. Add the cream and reduce again until creamy. Serve fillets with the cider sauce and caramelized apple compote.