Tuscan Rabbit with Prunes

Name: Tuscan Rabbit with Prunes
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 rabbits; boiling tea; about 12 prunes; olive oil; 1 glass of red wine; 1 glass of Marsala; 6 garlic cloves, chopped; 1 sprig of fresh thyme or marjoram; 1 sprig of fresh thyme or marjoram; salt and pepper; salt and pepper

Preparation info

8
Servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Paupers Cookbook

By Jocasta Innes

Published 2014

About

Serve with plenty of pappardelle or wide noodles and a green salad.

Ingredients

2 rabbits
boiling tea
about 12 prunes
olive oil

Europe
Italy
Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Joint the rabbits, cutting the saddles into two pieces so that more people can get the best bits. Pour boiling tea on to the prunes and leave for 15 minutes. Drain the prunes and put them with the rabbit in a marinade of a glass each of olive oil, wine and Marsala. Cover and leave for at least 1 hour or the whole day (if it’s for supper) in the fridge.

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