Garlic Rabbit

Submitted by eledhwen

"There seems to be only few recipes for the rabbit in the Czech Republic, although almost every household at a village used to raise rabbits. This is one of them."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 40mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 1 rabbit
• 8 garlic cloves, crushed
• 4 pinches salt
• 1 cup lard
• 1⁄4 cup water

directions

1. Heat the oven to 325°F/170°C/ gas 3.
2. Grease the baking pan with some lard, leaving the rest for the rabbit.
3. Clean the rabbit and salt generously.
4. Rub the rabit with the crushed garlic and place in in the pan.
5. Add the remaining lard between the legs of the rabbit and on the top. Add the water into the pan.
6. Place the rabbit into the heated oven and bake until golden, approximately 90 minutes, depending on your oven.
7. Check the rabbit often and pour the gravies over the meat to prevent the meat beeing too dry.