The Unofficial Recipes of The Hunger Games by Rockridge University Press Read Free Book Online Page A

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    Once all the meat is browned, add the onions, diced celery, carrot and leek. Then add the parsley, salt, pepper, and thyme and sauté for 10 minutes.
    Add in ½ cup of the stock to deglaze the pan, scraping the browned bits loose to flavor the soup with a wooden spoon.
    Put the meat back into the pot and pour in the rest of the stock and add the tomato paste and bay leaf, stirring well to mix in the tomato paste.
    Cover and simmer on low for 2 hours and 15 minutes.
    While soup is cooking, preheat oven to 400 degrees
    Combine the sweet potatoes, chopped carrots and turnips on the pan. Pour the tablespoon of olive oil right over the vegetables.
    Add sea salt and sage and toss with your hands to coat. Place in oven and roast for 20–30 minutes, until just tender. Set aside.
    Once soup has finished cooking and duck is tender, add the root vegetables in, stir well to heat through and taste for salt and pepper.
    Pour into bowls and garnish with fresh sage leaf.

ROASTED RABBIT LEGS WITH EGG SAUCE
    SERVES 4
    Katniss was able to keep herself going in the Arena because of her extensive hunting and foraging skills. During theHunger Games , she nourished herself with raw eggs and rabbit legs. Here, we combine the two by using soft-poached yolks as a rich sauce. It may sound strange, but it lends a creamy, rich balance to the salty, slightly gamey rabbit.
    If possible, buy two fresh rabbits and have the butcher package the four legs separately. Put the rest of the meat in the freezer to use for Mrs. Everdeen’s Rabbit Stew With Greens. If you can only get frozen cut-up rabbit, pull the legs out without thawing the meat and rewrap, then freeze the rest.
    4 RABBIT LEGS, RINSED AND DRIED
    1 TABLESPOON OLIVE OIL
    1 TEASPOON SALT, DIVIDED
    Â½ TEASPOON FRESHLY GROUND BLACK PEPPER
    1 TABLESPOON BUTTER
    1 TABLESPOON DRIED PARSLEY
    2 CUPS WATER
    4 LARGE WHOLE EGGS
    Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
    Lightly grease a baking sheet or baking pan.
    Rub the rabbit legs with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
    Bake for 20 minutes, then baste with butter and sprinkle with parsley.
    Continue baking for another 15 minutes, or until thigh registers at 160 degrees on a meat thermometer.
    Set aside to rest for 10 minutes.
    As the rabbit rests, bring salted water to a boil in a medium saucepan.
    Drop in eggs 1 at a time. Don’t worry about swirling the whites as you would with poached eggs.
    Boil 1 minute, then remove from heat and take yolks out with a slotted spoon and place on a saucer or plate. Use your fingers to pull off any white strings.
    Dump the yolks into a mug or measuring cup and pierce each one. Place a rabbit leg onto each plate and pour yolk over each.

DECEPTIVELY SWEET BERRY SYRUP SODA
    MAKES 2 CUPS
    When Katniss mixed up the sleep syrup Haymitch sent her with some wild berries, she fed it to Peeta with a spoon. It was a trick, but one meant to save his life.
    You can use this simple syrup by adding a teaspoon to a glass of iced lemon-lime soda for a pretty and refreshing drink. It makes a nice beverage for Hunger Games parties, or just to revive you on a hot day. You can also serve a bit of this warm over vanilla ice cream.
    1 CUP SUGAR
    Â½ CUP WATER
    1 CUP RED RASPBERRIES
    2 CUPS LEMON-LIME SODA
    In a medium saucepan, pour the sugar into the water and stir over low heat until all sugar is dissolved.
    Put raspberries into a blender and blend until smooth. Add to the saucepan and cook over low heat until thick and smooth.
    Cool the syrup in a closed container in the fridge.
    To make the punch, pour lemon-lime soda over ice in an 8-ounce glass and top with 1 teaspoon syrup. Do not stir. Garnish with a fresh mint leaf, such as Katniss chewed in the Arena.
    The syrup keeps well in the fridge for several weeks.

GOAT CHEESE TOASTS WITH FRESH APPLE
    SERVES 4
    Katniss and Peeta bonded in their cave over a simple meal of goat cheese on bread with slices of fresh apple. As is the case many times in the trilogy, this meal