Roast rabbit with thyme
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Easy
- Serves 4
Ingredients
- 1 whole farmed rabbit (about 1.2kg)
- 2 tbsp thyme leaves
- 4-6 tbsp olive oil
- 12 small onions or shallots, peeled
- 16 garlic cloves, peeled
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.
