Ingredients

  • 1 each rabbit cut up
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1/4 cup fennel bulb sliced
  • 2 tablespoons garlic chopped
  • 1 cup onions sliced
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1/2 cup wine
  • 1/2 cup stock
  • 1 cup tomatoes diced
  • 9 ounces olives pitted, sliced
  • 3 tablespoons parsley leaves chopped
  • 1 cup flour, all-purpose
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 tablespoon sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons thyme dried
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 each eggs beaten with

Method

  • Brown rabbit in heated olive oil.
  • Add the garlic, sweet onions, and fennel.
  • Saute until onions are translucent.
  • Add the wine and tomato paste, cook over low heat until the sauce is reduced by half.
  • Add the tomatoes, chicken stock and olives.
  • Simmer in a 350F (180C).
  • over for 1 1/2 hours.
  • Add more stock to the sauce as needed.
  • Cool the rabbit and remove the meat from the bones.
  • Dice into chunks and add fresh parsley.
  • Season with salt and pepper.
  • Keep chilled.
  • In a large mixing bowl, make the dough by combing flour, baking powder salt, sugar, thyme and 1 tablespoon parsley.
  • Incorporate butter and milk into the dough.
  • Form into a ball and let rest for 20 minutes.
  • Roll out the dough 18 inch think and cut 4 inch circles.
  • Spoon rabbit mixture into the middle of each circle and fold over.
  • Seal sides and top with egg wash.
  • Bake at 450 degrees until golden.