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Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal633
  • fat25g
  • saturates11g
  • carbs57g
  • sugars6g
  • fibre2g
  • protein40g
  • salt1.4g
    low
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Method

  • step 1

    Heat the oil in a large pan. When hot, add the rabbit, brown on all sides, then remove from the pan and set aside.

  • step 2

    Add the bacon, onion and carrot to the pan and cook for 10 mins until soft. Add the garlic, rosemary and tomato purée, stir for 1-2 mins, then pour in the wine and chicken stock.

  • step 3

    Return the rabbit to the pan, season, cover with a lid and cook over a low heat for 1 hr until the rabbit is really tender.

  • step 4

    Remove the rabbit from the pan and shred the meat using 2 forks. Be careful to remove all small bones. Meanwhile, increase the heat under the pan and boil the liquid for 5 mins until reduced by half. Add the shredded meat and reduce the heat to low. Cook the pasta in a large pan of salted water following pack instructions. Drain, reserving a little pasta water to thin the sauce if necessary.

  • step 5

    Stir half the orange zest, mustard, cream and parsley into the rabbit sauce. Add the cooked pasta to the pan, toss everything well to coat and heat through for 1-2 mins. Serve in bowls with grated Parmesan, parsley leaves and the remaining orange zest.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2012

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A star rating of 4.3 out of 5.14 ratings

RieslingRabbit

I hope a rabbit eats you!

dominicrchambers03240

Spent half the day making this, and it was disappointing, a bit bland and fiddly to make - would never do again

Alinar2

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Very tasty and easy to prepare. I used fillet instead of whole rabbit so didn't need to worry about bones and the sauce still had lots of flavor. Omitted the orange zest as advised.

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glennsharpe

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

I made this last night for a valentines day dinner and it was delicious. Like some other comments, the orange was way too much. I only tried a bit with orange on my plate, it's strong and will completely overpower the rest of the dish. I wouldn't bother with it at all but if it's your first try…

Melissa26_xo

question

Would you be able to swap the rabbit in this recipe to beef?

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goodfoodteam

Rather than swapping, we'd recommend our tried and tested beef with pappardelle recipe: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/353608/pappardelle-with-beef

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