Κουνέλι ψητό. Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου.
Rabbit marinated in a wine, vinegar and herb sauce, then roasted in the oven.
Name - Recipe
Κουνέλι ψητό στο φούρνο.
1 rabbit
Peanut oil
For the sauce:
2 glasses red wine
½ glass vinegar
2 glasses water
1 onion
1 carrot, cut into pieces
Salt
Pepper
Cloves
Thyme or rosemary
Bay leaves
Boil all the ingredients for the sauce for about 45 minutes. Place the rabbit in a baking dish, pour over the sauce and allow it to soak in the sauce for two to three hours. Drain it, brush it with peanut oil, put thyme or bay leaves or rosemary around it, pour some sauce over it and roast it in a moderate oven. (Agathonas Kouppis, Kyperounda)
Boiling.
Marinating.
Roasting.
Additional information and bibliography
Oral testimony: Agathonas Kouppis, Kyperounda (see. Kourri, P. and Lazarou, S. (eds.) (2007). Traditional recipes of the village of Kyperounda, unpublished data).
Stalo Lazarou
Κουνέλι. Ύψωνας, 26/4/14. Πηγή: Ελίνα Χριστοφόρου Νεοφύτου.
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