Country Profile

Population – 79,300
Major languages – Catalan (official language), Spanish, French
Major religion – Catholicism
Life expectancy – 81 years (men), 87 years (women)
Currency – euro

Area – 468 sq km (180.55 sq miles)

A Brief Overview

Andorra is a small landlocked country that sits between Spain and France. It’s so small that you could place it into Rhode Island (the smallest state in the US) almost 7 times. Interestingly, for 700 years Andorra was ruled jointly by the leader of France and the Spanish bishop of Urgell (Spain). It was not until 1993 that Andorra adopted their own constitution, severely limiting the roles of their co-leaders from France and Spain. Today, the government of Andorra is led by one legislative branch (the General Council). The co-leaders from France and Spain are still recognized as the Heads of State, but more so in honorary roles. Andorran Culture is greatly influenced by their neighbors in Catalonia, Spain. Catalan is the official spoken language of Andorra, which makes it the only country in the world to officially recognize Catalan as their national language.

Andorran Cunillo

The Dish of the Week

The Recipe

Serving Size: 4 (two if you live with Jeremiah)

1 rabbit

1 18oz can of crushed tomatoes

1 large onion

4 cloves of garlic

1 tsp. Oregano

1 Bay leaf

1 sprig of fresh thyme

Salt and pepper to taste

1-2 tbsp. Cooking oil

1 Cup white wine (substitute white grape juice if you prefer)

1/2 Cup water

Salt and pepper to taste

Spaghetti noodles to your preference

Instructions

Wash the rabbit and cut into pieces.*

Add the oil to a pot and fry the rabbit until browned, remove the meat and set aside.

Add the garlic, onion, and tomatoes and fry gently for about 5 minutes. Add the bay leaf, thyme, and oregano; now add the wine(white grape juice) and water and bring to a boil. Reduce the volume to half, then add the rabbit back to the pot, and season with salt and pepper.

Reduce to a simmer, cover, and cook gently for about 90 minutes or until the rabbit is tender.

When there is about 30 minutes left on the red sauce/rabbit start boiling your water. Once the water comes to a boil salt the water and add your spaghetti and stir occasionally for about 11 minutes or until the spaghetti is done.

*I attempted to cut the rabbit, but I hate touching raw meat, so Jeremiah did it for me! Here is a video on how to cut up a rabbit. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T3koU93-2e4

Stacie’s rating: 6 out of 10

Here’s what Stacie had to say:

“The homemade red sauce was good and had better taste than the average pasta sauce out of a jar that I’m used to. I was surprised at how well the rabbit tasted. I typically only like white meat, and it helped that all of the rabbit was white meat. Overall I was proud of the finished product, and would probably try it again!”

Jeremiah’s rating: 7 out of 10

Here’s what Jeremiah had to say:

“The red sauce was good and had a nice, sweet flavor. The only thing that I didn’t like about the sauce was that it was a little too thin. The rabbit was great and cooked perfectly. We used spaghetti noodles to go under the sauce, but if we were to make it again I would use egg noodles.”