Life All Travel Destinations Entertaining Food All Chefs Recipes Restaurants Wine Pairing Food News Wine All Wine 101 Wine News Wine Regions Wine Varietals Wineries Home > Selector Magazine > Food > Lyndey Milan's agrodolce Braised Rabbit Food Lyndey Milan's agrodolce Braised Rabbit Preparation time 10 minutes Cooking time 60 minutes Serves 6 Ingredients 1 rabbit (approx 1.3kg), cut into 6 pieces ½ cup (75g) plain flour Salt and freshly ground black pepper 2 tbsp (40ml) extra virgin olive oil 20g butter 1 large carrot, finely chopped 1 celery stalk, finely chopped 1 large onion, finely chopped 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped 150g streaky bacon, chopped 4 thyme sprigs, plus extra, to serve 2 cups (500ml) Rosé 1 tbsp redcurrant jelly 2/3 cup (100g) golden raisins or regular raisins ¼ cup (40g) pine nuts, toasted Soft polenta, to serve Method Place rabbit in a plastic bag with flour and seasoning and toss to coat. Heat oil in a large deep frying pan over high heat. Shake rabbit then add to pan, in batches if necessary, and brown on all sides, approx. 5 minutes. Remove to a plate. Reduce heat to medium, add butter to the pan and when foaming add carrot, celery and onion. After 2 minutes, add the garlic, and cook, stirring, until onion is light golden, approx. 5 minutes. Add bacon and thyme, and cook for a further minute or until fragrant. Return rabbit to pan and add Rosé and redcurrant jelly. Bring to the boil, then reduce heat to low and cook, covered, for 45 minutes or until rabbit is tender. Add raisins and cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until sauce is slightly reduced. Taste and season and top with pine nuts and extra thyme sprigs. Serve with soft polenta, if desired. Lyndey's note: Ask your butcher to joint the rabbit for you. Often they are cut into 8, but 6 gives 6 nicely portioned pieces. Food Preparation Time 10 minutes Cooking Time 60 minutes Serves 6 Perfect Match Wignalls Pinot Noir 2023 $35.70 in any 12 $37.80 in any 6 $42.00 each Price | options $35.70 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Two Blues Sauvignon Blanc 2014 1 case has been added to your cart. Cart total: xxx 1 case, 12 bottles, 3 accessories Checkout Continue Shopping You might also like Food Lyndey Milan's quick chicken cassoulet with preserved lemon Words by Lyndey Milan on 1 Jan 2017 Food Lyndey Milan's beef with Cabernet jus and herbed potato gratin Words by Lyndey Milan on 1 Jun 2017 Food Lyndey Milan's Jamon, Fig and Ricotta Bruschette Words by Lyndey Milan on 1 Feb 2017