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Stifado is a favourite Greek family casserole, particularly in winter. Spiced with cumin, cloves and cinnamon, this dish is full of character. Although it’s traditionally made with wild rabbit, you can also use chicken or pork. I found a recipe in Crete which uses snails! The most important ingredient in a good stifado is the onions. It needs a large quantity to produce the characteristic rich, sweet sauce. Stifado can be made ahead and I do recommend it, as it tastes even better reheated.
Ingredients
1kg small pickling onions, peeled1 medium rabbit, cut into 8 pieces
Flour for dusting
¾ cup olive oil
½ cup red wine vinegar
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
6 plum tomatoes, peeled, seeded & diced
1 teaspoon honey
1 cinnamon stick
1 ½ tablespoons ground cumin
8 cloves
1 teaspoon ground allspice
4 bay leaves
Zest of 1 orange, removed in large strips
2 tablespoons tomato paste, diluted with ½ cup water
1 cup red wine
500ml chicken stock
500ml beef stock
Sea salt
1 handful chopped parsley
Preparation
Blanch the onions in boiling water for 5 minutes, drain & set aside. Heat the oven to 200ºC.Rinse the rabbit pieces and dry. Lightly dust with flour. Heat 4 tablespoons of olive oil in a sauté pan and lightly brown the meat on all sides, drain then place in an earthenware baking casserole dish.
Add the onions to the sauté pan and cook for 10 minutes until lightly browned. Transfer to the casserole dish. Drain the oil from the pan and add the vinegar, boil for 1 minute scraping up the browned bits from the bottom and sides with a wooden spoon.
Add the garlic, tomatoes, honey, spices, bay leaves & orange zest and simmer for 1 minute. Stir in the tomato paste, red wine & remaining olive oil, season well. Pour over the rabbit, cover tightly and bake for 20 minutes, reduce the oven temperature to 180ºC and add the chicken & beef stock and bake for 1 ½ hours, and if the cooking liquor reduces to less than 2 cups add more stock.
Remove from the oven, adjust the seasoning, sprinkle the chopped parsley over the top and serve.
If you enjoyed this Rabbit stifado recipe then browse more meat recipes and our most popular hainanese chicken rice recipe.
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