German Rabbit Recipe - cooking recipe

Ingredients

rabbit
red wine
pickling spices
salt
diced carrots
celery
onion
1 c. water
flour
salt
pepper
bacon fat
garlic
chopped mushrooms

Preparation

Cut up rabbit and marinate in red wine, pickling spices, salt, diced carrots, celery, onion and 1 cup water for 2 or 3 days. Dry rabbit on paper towel; coat with flour, salt and pepper. Brown in bacon fat.
Add garlic while frying.
Strain marinade for gravy.
Add gravy to meat and simmer for 3/4 hour.
Add chopped mushrooms and continue cooking 15 minutes, or until meat is done.