Dutch Rabbit

Description
A dutch way of preparing rabbit.

Ingredients

 * 1 rabbit
 * salt
 * pepper
 * 250-375 g butter
 * 1-1 1/2 cup hot water
 * bouquet garni (optional)
 * 1 onion (optional)

Directions
Melt butter in saucepan and saute onion.

Heat butter mixture until golden brown.

Fry rabbit in butter until evenly browned and sealed.

Add the water and simmer for 1-5 hours with the water only*just* moving becuase the meat will toughen if it boils.

My dad usually makes this without the bouquet garni in the pot-- he gets wild rabbits on the farm in New Zealand and they seem to be strong enough in flavour to not need it.

I buy my bunnies in the Dutch supermarket and think that the additional herbs*are* needed as these are farmed rabbits and don't have the same taste.