Braised Rabbit With Olives

By á-170456

Ingredients

• 1 rabbit - (abt 2 1/2 lbs) cut into 8 pieces
• Salt to taste
• Freshly-ground black pepper to taste
• 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 large red onion thinly sliced
• 1 pound white-skinned potatoes peeled, and cut into 1" cubes
• 3 bell peppers sliced
• 2 large tomatoes chopped
• 1 1/4 cups sliced pitted brine-cured
• Sicilian green olives
• 2 celery stalks thinly sliced
• 1/3 cup drained capers
• 3 large garlic cloves chopped
• 3 fresh thyme sprigs
• 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup water or more if needed
• Fresh Italian parsley sprigs

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Rinse rabbit and pat dry; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Heat 4 tablespoons oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Working in batches, add rabbit to pot and brown, turning often, about 8 minutes per batch. Transfer rabbit to bowl.

Reduce heat to medium. Add remaining 2 tablespoons oil to pot. Add onion; sauté 5 minutes. Mix in potatoes, bell peppers, tomatoes, olives, celery, capers, garlic, and thyme; cook 5 minutes. Mix in vinegar and 1/4 cup water. Add rabbit. Cover, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 10 minutes.

Spoon some of vegetable mixture over rabbit. Cover and simmer until rabbit is tender, stirring occasionally and adding more water by 1/4 cupfuls if mixture is dry, about 30 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

Spoon vegetables into large dish. Top with rabbit. Garnish with parsley and serve warm.

This recipe yields 4 servings.