Rabbit With Rosemary-Lime Baste
- Ready In:
- 47mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
3-4
ingredients
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Marinade
- 1 cup dry red wine
- 1⁄4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1⁄4 cup finely chopped yellow onion
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh rosemary
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
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Meat
- 1 (2 1/2 lb) rabbit, cut into 6 pieces
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Baste
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh rosemary
- 2 teaspoons grated lime zest
- 1⁄4 teaspoon kosher salt
directions
- Make the marinade: in a bowl, whisk the marinade ingredients together.
- Place the rabbit pieces in a large plastic zip-lock freezer bag and pour in marinade.
- Press air out of bag and seal tightly.
- Turn the bag to distribute the marinade; place in a bowl, and refrigerate 2-12 hours, turning occasionally.
- Just before grilling, make the baste: in a small bowl, whisk together the baste ingredients.
- Remove rabbit pieces from the bag and discard the marinade.
- Wipe off most of the marinade from the rabbit with paper towels.
- Prepare grill for direct grilling (scrape grill grate and oil it).
- Sear over direct high heat for 5 minutes, turning once halfway through searing time.
- Continue grilling over Indirect Medium heat until the meat is no longer pink at the bone: 15-20 minutes for the larger pieces, 10-12 minutes for the smaller pieces.
- During the last 5 minutes of grilling, brush the rabbit pieces with the baste.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
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