Parisien Rabbit
Ingredients
15 Juniper Berries
4 cloves of garlic, crushed
½ onion, finely chopped
Mungo lentils (green)
3 large slices of ham, or streaky bacon, cubed
2 heads of sage
½ teaspoon of Chilli powder (optional)
1 Rabbit, young, jointed
2 pints of water
Salt to taste
Dripping
Crush the juniper berries gently in a pestle and mortar. Obtain a fresh rabbit; if it’s from a butcher ask him to joint it.
Fry the rabbit joints in the dripping until sealed. Fry the bacon, onion and garlic until soft.
Add all other ingredients and cook in the oven for 2 hours at 160ºC or Gas Mark 5.
Serve with green vegetables and mustard mashed potatoes.
