Wood fired rabbit (Cognilio al forno)

[Ageo308]

I actually came across a couple of photos and thought id post a rabbit recipe id done.

I wont go into too much details but i basically did the following:

* Soaked rabbit in milk (30min) to remove game taste so its ready to accept my fresh ingredients.
* Rubbed rabbit with extra virgin olive oil & salt (sea salt is fine).
* Cut up 1 large onion (brown or white are usually fine) and some potatoes (brown)
* Added some pepper, oregano and my home made sauce mix (cuccio marro) which has a whole heap of ingredients which i wont even bother going into hehe
* Tossed everything together and drizzled a little more olive oil over the top
* Put into the oven (covered) for about 2-3hours on slow temp (i think it was around 160-180 degrees, the last 10min or so i take off the foil to let it soak the juice (that also thickens which can leave you a very nice gravy) then let it rest for a few min (the bigger the beast the more time i leave it).


Sorry about the finished product pics but for some reason its hard to snap 1 away since everyone sorta jumps into too quick.

Hope you enjoy

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[Mountian Mick]

Looks great we be around for supper at 8 pm is that OK, we love rabbit and hare, my daughter would rather eat it to chicken.

[Ageo308]

Originally Posted by Mountian Mick

Looks great we be around for supper at 8 pm is that OK, we love rabbit and hare, my daughter would rather eat it to chicken.

Mick if cooked properly game meat is always more tastier then domestic meats.