Rabbit Ligurian Style
Coniglio alla Ligure. Difficulty level: High. Cooking time: 2h. Cost: High.
Ingredients
| 1 | Rabbit (weighing approximately 1.5 kg) | |
| 2 tbsp | 30 ml | Carrots, finely chopped |
| 2 tbsp | 30 ml | Onions, finely chopped |
| 2 tbsp | 30 ml | Celery, finely chopped |
| 1 tbsp | 15 ml | Walnuts, crushed |
| 1 tbsp | 15 ml | Pine nuts, crushed |
| 1 tbsp | 15 ml | Almonds, crushed |
| 1 tbsp | 15 ml | Hazelnuts, crushed |
| 1 clove | Garlic, minced | |
| 1 leaf | Bay leaf | |
| 1 salted | Anchovies, salted, rinsed and chopped | |
| 1 tbsp | 15 ml | Capers, rinsed |
| 100 g | Black olives | |
| 1 glass | Dry white wine | |
| 50 ml | Extra virgin olive oil | |
| — | Stock, meat or vegetable | |
| a handful | Thyme, fresh, chopped |
Instructions
Chop rabbit into pieces. Heat the olive oil in a large pan and throw in the chopped carrot, onion and celery and cook until the onion is soft and transparent. Add the pieces of rabbit and cook over a medium heat until the rabbit is browned on all sides. Throw in the crushed nuts, garlic, bay leaf, anchovy, capers and olives and toss ingredients together. Season with salt and pepper. Turn up heat and pour in the white wine and stir until most of the wine has evaporated. Add just enough stock to cover the rabbit, then cook over a low heat until the sauce has thickened and the rabbit is cooked (40-50 minutes). Stir in the chopped thyme and serve immediately with some creamy polenta.
Topic: Food + Wine rabbit recipe.