Rabbit In Mediterranean Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 rabbit joints
• 4 tablespoons french mustard (dijon mustard)
• 4 tablespoons seasoned flour, for coating (flour mixed with a pinch or two of salt and pepper)
• 60 g butter
• 60 g bacon, rind removed and diced
• 1 medium onion, peeled and chopped
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• salt & freshly ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 the day before you intend to cook the meal, soak the rabbit pieces in lightly salted water for at least 12 and up to 24 hours.
• 2 remove them and dry them well with paper towel. coat the joints on all sides with the mustard and leave covered in the fridge overnight.
• 3 coat the joints with the seasoned flour.
• 4 melt the butter in a casserole dish and brown the joints on all sides, then add the diced bacon, chopped onion and crushed garlic.
• 5 cover and cook for another 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 6 then add the diced tomatoes, seasoning and stir.
• 7 transfer the casserole to a moderately slow oven (160°c) and cook for another 45 minutes.
• 8 you may want to top it up with water, stock or red wine.
• 9 serve this with rice or baked potatoes. a garnish of finely chopped parsley looks good too.
• 10 alternative:.
• 11 this casserole can be cooked on a campfire in a heavy based casserole dish with a lid.
• 12 after adding the diced tomatoes, move the casserole dish to a cooler part of the campfire and simmer very gently, again you may want to top it up with water, stock or red wine. test whether the rabbit is tender with a skewer after 45 minutes, though it may take a little longer.