Smothered Rabbit

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Game Cookery

By Patricia Lousada

Published 1989

  • About

A homely stew that was popular in Hanoverian England.

Ingredients

  • 1 rabbit, cut into convenient-sized pieces
  • 580 g ( lb) onions,

Method

Lightly brown the pork belly in a frying pan. Place it in a casserole and cover with the seasoned rabbit pieces, one onion, quartered, cloves, bay leaf and a few peppercorns. Cover with water and bring to a simmer, skim, and either simmer in a low oven or on top of the stove, covered, for about 1 hour. Strain the liquid (and spices and onion) into a saucepan and boil to reduce to about 250 ml (