Roast rabbit with thyme
Serves 4
Easy
Prep:
Cook:
This simple Sunday roast is ready in 45 minutes, just enough time to prepare the side dishes of your choice. Get your butcher to joint the rabbit
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- 1 whole farmed rabbit(about 1.2kg)
- 2 tbsp thyme leaves
- 4-6 tbsp olive oil
- 12 small onionsor shallots, peeled
- 16 garlic clovespeeled
Nutrition: Per serving
- kcal525
- fat30g
- saturates7g
- carbs6g
- sugars4g
- fibre3g
- protein56g
- salt0.4g
Method
step 1
Ask your butcher to joint the rabbit, cutting the legs into two pieces, the saddle into three and the shoulders and front into two. Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7.
step 2
Put the rabbit in a large roasting tin, season and add 1 tbsp of the thyme leaves. Add the oil and toss until the rabbit is well coated. Roast for 20 mins.
step 3
Add the onions or shallots and the garlic, then stir well and roast for another 15 mins, stirring again halfway through. Sprinkle over the remaining thyme before serving.
