Ingredients

  • 1 rabbit, cut into 6
  • 60 g flour
  • salt & freshly ground black pepper
  • 30 g butter
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 10 small onions, peeled but a little root still attached
  • 2 slices bacon, diced
  • 1 cup dry white wine
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 1 sprig thyme
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • 500 g button mushrooms
  • extra butter
  • extra oil
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Method

  • Lightly coat the rabbit pieces in seasoned flour.
  • Heat the butter and oil and fry the rabbit pieces until golden brown.
  • Remove from the pan and add the tiny onions and bacon to the pan and fry until the onions are coloured.
  • Add the wine, water and tomato paste, stirring to combine and lift any brown bits off the bottom of the pan; add the thyme, bayleaf, garlic and season with extra black pepper.
  • Return the rabit to the pan.
  • Cover the pan and simmer about 1 hour or until the rabbit is tender.
  • Meanwhile, toss the mushrooms in a little extra butter and oil for a few minutes.
  • Add to the rabbit for the last few minutes of cooking.
  • Remove the thyme and bayleaf and serve the rabbit, mushrooms, onions and sauce with chopped parsley sprinkled over.