Gentle oven-baked rabbit

Ingredients

• rabbit – 1 whole
• onion – 1 large
• salt – to taste
• ground black pepper – to taste
• allspice berries – 5 pcs
• bay leaf – 1 pc
• soured cream – 200 g
• tomato sauce – 2 tbsp
• dried basil – ¼ tsp
• water – 0.5 glasses (125 ml)
• sunflower oil for frying – 0.5 glasses (125 ml)

Method

1. Step 1

   Probably, meat-eaters know about the healthfulness and incredibly delicate taste of rabbit meat. But there are some nuances in its preparation. I’ll tell you in what form both my husband and children enjoy eating it.

   
2. Step 2

   Before cooking, the rabbit carcass must be soaked in cold water for about 2 hours.

   
3. Step 3

   We cut the carcass into pieces convenient for you. I usually separate the limbs by cutting them at the folds, and cut the spine crosswise between the vertebrae in small pieces. I separate the liver, kidneys and lungs. Wash the meat to remove excess blood and drain the water.

   
4. Step 4

   Fry the rabbit pieces in a frying pan in vegetable oil until golden brown and place in a heat-resistant saucepan or deep baking tray. Salt and pepper the fried meat to taste. Add peppercorns (you can use a mixture of peppers), bay leaf and dried basil.

   
5. Step 5

   Cut the onion into half rings. Take one large onion or two medium ones. Fry in a frying pan and place on top of the rabbit.

   
6. Step 6

   Prepare the sauce. Take soured cream (you can use it without fat), add warm (but not boiling water) water and tomato sauce. Add ¼ teaspoon salt and ground pepper. Mix everything well.

   
7. Step 7

   Pour the sauce over the fried rabbit and place it in a preheated oven at 200° for 1 hour. Cover the container with a lid or foil - the meat should simmer.