serves
3
prep
10 minutes
cook
2:20 hours
difficulty
Easy
serves
3
people
preparation
10
minutes
cooking
2:20
hours
difficulty
Easy
level
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- ½ tbsp butter
- 1 rabbit, jointed
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 brown onions, finely sliced
- few sprigs of thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 medium carrots, sliced
- 500 ml brown Belgian ale, approximately
- 1 tbsp hot mustard
- ¼ cup diced honey bread (see Note), rye or pain d'épices (gingerbread)
- ¼ cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 150°C. Heat oil and butter in a flameproof casserole dish over medium-high heat. Add rabbit and cook for 3-4 minutes or until browned all over. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from the pan.
To the same pan, add the onion, thyme and bay leaf and cook for 2-3 minutes. Return the rabbit to the pan and add the carrot and beer. Bring to a simmer, then cover with a round of baking paper followed by a lid. Reduce heat to low and cook for about 2 hours or until rabbit is tender. Alternatively, bake in oven.
Stir in mustard and honey bread. Cook for a further 10 minutes over medium heat or in the oven, stirring occasionally. Spoon into serving bowls and scatter with parsley. Serve.
Note
• Honey bread is sometimes called Dutch gingerbread.
Photography by Benito Martin. Styling by Sarah O’Brien. Food preparation by Alice Storey.
In-video photography by Peter Warren.
Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
