Rabbit Nicoise (james Beard)

Total Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 (3 -4 lb) rabbit, cut into serving pieces
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 cups dry red wine
• 1 1/2 ounces cognac
• salt
• pepper
• 6 italian sausages
• 8 ounces mushrooms, sliced

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325°f.
• 2 heat butter in a skillet.
• 3 add rabbit and brown well on all sides.
• 4 place rabbit pieces in a baking dish.
• 5 add garlic, olive oil, wine and cognac.
• 6 sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• 7 cover and bake for 1 1/2 hours.
• 8 brown sausages in a skillet.
• 9 add sausages and mushrooms to baking dish.
• 10 bake for 30 minutes more.