RABBIT FRICASSE WITH RED PEPPERS

Ingredients :

2 rabbits, thawed and cut in pieces

1 cup white wine vinegar

3 tablespoons coarse salt

Flour, necessary amount

Olive oil

1 large onion, finely chopped

4 garlic cloves, minced

1 cup tomato sauce (chopped tomato cooked with thyme and forced through a strainer)

2 cups stock made with rabbit´s bones (or chicken stock)

1 cup dry white wine

5 – 6 red peppers, peeled, seeded and deveined, half diced and half cut in strips

Fresh yellow ají , seeded and deveined, chopped or yellow ají paste

Rosemary

Paprika

Preparation:

Place rabbit in a bowl and cover with a mixture of vinegar and salt. Refrigerate and marinate overnight. Rinse and dry with paper towel the next day. Season with part of the garlic and pepper and refrigerate 6 hours.

Season rabbit with salt and dredge pieces in flour. Heat oil in a large skillet and brown pieces over medium heat. Remove from skillet and reserve.
Heat oil and sauté onion, diced red pepper, ají, remaining garlic, tomato purée and paprika in a medium size skillet. Add wine and cook, stirring. Add mixture to the skillet where the rabbit was browned and bring to a boil. Return rabbit to skillet and add stock and rosemary. Cover and cook over low heat for 15 minutes. Correct seasoning and continue cooking until rabbit is tender. Add more rosemary if necessary.
Fry red pepper strips and season with salt and pepper. Add to rabbit before serving.

8 servings

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