Rabbit Cacciatore - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 tablespoons olive oil, divided
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 large onion, chopped
2 carrots, sliced
8 -10 mushrooms, sliced
3 large tomatoes, chopped
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1/2 cup dry red wine
2 tablespoons minced fresh oregano
1 teaspoon sugar (optional)
1 cup water
pepper
1 (3 -4 lb) rabbit, cut up
2 tablespoons butter

Preparation

Heat 4 tablespoons olive oil in skillet.
Add garlic, onions and carrots, and cook for about 3 minutes.
Add mushrooms and saute about 2 minutes.
Add tomatoes and cook for 1 minutes.
Add tomato sauce, wine oregano, sugar, water and pepper.
Heat through.
In a separate skillet, heat butter and remaining oil.
Add rabbit and brown on both sides.
Add rabbit to sauce mixture.
Cover and simmer until rabbit is tender, about 35 minutes.
Uncover and simmer until sauce is slightly thickened, about 5-10 minutes more.