Stifado
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 rabbit or 1 chicken, 3 to 4 pounds, cut into 8 pieces
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- 2 large onions, roughly chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, sliced
- 2 cups dry red wine
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 2 cups chopped tomatoes (canned are fine), with their juice
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 3 whole cloves
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 allspice berries
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- Put half the oil in a deep skillet or flameproof casserole, preferably nonstick, with a lid.
- Turn the heat to medium-high and wait a minute or so, until the oil is hot.
- Put the rabbit pieces in the skillet; season with salt and pepper and brown the pieces well, rotating and turning them as necessary, 10 to 15 minutes.
- Transfer the meat to a plate and wipe out the pan.
- Put the remaining 2 tablespoons oil in the skillet, turn the heat to medium-high, and add the onions and garlic; cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions soften, about 5 minutes.
- Add the wine and cook, stirring occasionally, and allowing it to bubble away for a minute or two.
- Stir in the vinegar and tomatoes and cook, stirring occasionally, until the tomatoes break up, about 10 minutes.
- Tie the cinnamon stick, cloves, bay leaf, and allspice in a small cheesecloth bag and add to the sauce, along with the sugar and some salt and pepper.
- Return the meat to the pan, cover, and adjust the heat so the mixture simmers steadily.
- Cook until the meat is tender but not dry, 20 to 40 minutes (chicken is likely to require less cooking time than rabbit).
- If the sauce is thin, transfer the meat to a plate and keep it warm, then reduce the sauce over high heat until thickened.
- Spoon over the meat and serve.
extra virgin olive oil, rabbit, salt, onions, garlic, red wine, red wine vinegar, tomatoes, cinnamon, cloves, bay leaf, berries, sugar
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/stifado-386418 (may not work)