Rabbit In A Pot

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 large rabbit, cut up
• 6 tablespoons flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground savory
• 5 -6 slices bacon
• 1 lemon, zest of
• 6 peppercorns
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
• 1 onion
• 3 cloves
• 1 1/2 cups light red wine
• 2 tablespoons red currant jelly
• garlic-flavored croutons

Recipe

• 1 roll rabbit in 4 tbsp of the flour mixed with salt, pepper, brown sugar & savory.
• 2 saute in butter until browned.
• 3 line a 4 quart casserole with the bacon and place browned rabbit on top.
• 4 add lemon zest, peppercorns, bay leaf parsley and onion stuck with cloves. pour 1 1/4 cup of wine over the top.
• 5 do not mix.
• 6 cover and bake at 325 for 2 hours or until tender.
• 7 transfer rabbit to hot dish.
• 8 thicken gravy with the remainder of the wine and flour mixed together.
• 9 bring to a boil over medium heat and when creamy and thick add currant jelly.
• 10 taste for seasoning adding more if necessary.
• 11 pour gravy over rabbit and garnish with garlic croutons.