Rabbit with prunes

Name: Rabbit with prunes
Prep time: 85 min
Total time: 85 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: Belgian
Ingredients: 3 lb rabbit pieces; 3 onions; 3 tbsp butter; 2 tbsp flour; 12 fl oz brown beer; 1 cup stock; 7 oz prunes; 1 tbsp apple syrup or dark syrup; 2 sprigs thyme; 2 bay leaves; to taste salt; to taste black pepper

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A sweet-savory rabbit stew with onions, beer and soft prunes.

Serves: 4 people

Preparation time: 85 min

Ingredients

rabbit pieces – 3 lb
onions – 3
butter – 3 tbsp
flour – 2 tbsp
brown beer – 12 fl oz
stock – 1 cup
prunes – 7 oz
apple syrup or dark syrup – 1 tbsp
thyme – 2 sprigs
bay leaves – 2
salt – to taste
black pepper – to taste

Method

1. Pat the rabbit dry and season with salt and pepper. Brown the pieces in butter until golden, then remove them from the pan.
2. Cook the sliced onions in the same pan until soft. Sprinkle over the flour and stir briefly.
3. Return the rabbit, pour in the beer and stock, then add the syrup, thyme and bay. Simmer gently for 1 hour.
4. Add the prunes and continue cooking for 20 to 30 minutes until the rabbit is tender and the sauce is lightly sweet and glossy.
5. Taste and adjust the seasoning.
6. Serve with boiled potatoes, croquettes or bread.