Rabbit Cacciatore

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 carrots, sliced
• 8 -10 mushrooms, sliced
• 3 large tomatoes, chopped
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup dry red wine
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh oregano
• 1 teaspoon sugar (optional)
• 1 cup water
• pepper
• 1 (3 -4 lb) rabbit, cut up
• 2 tablespoons butter

Recipe

• 1 heat 4 tablespoons olive oil in skillet.
• 2 add garlic, onions and carrots, and cook for about 3 minutes.
• 3 add mushrooms and saute about 2 minutes.
• 4 add tomatoes and cook for 1 minutes.
• 5 add tomato sauce, wine oregano, sugar, water and pepper.
• 6 heat through.
• 7 in a separate skillet, heat butter and remaining oil.
• 8 add rabbit and brown on both sides.
• 9 add rabbit to sauce mixture.
• 10 cover and simmer until rabbit is tender, about 35 minutes.
• 11 uncover and simmer until sauce is slightly thickened, about 5-10 minutes more.