Baked rabbit with mushrooms - (Kouneli sto fourno me manitaria)

NOTES
AB magazine, Spring 2003
Greek : Κουνέλι στο φούρνο με μανιτάρια
Serves / Yields : 4 - 6 persons
Season:Autumn,Winter

INGREDIENTS

• 1 rabbit, around 1,5 kg, cut in servings
• 1 cup mushrooms, washed and cut in medium size pieces
• 1 cup olive oil
• Salt
• Pepper
  
  Sauce
  
• 3 spoons olive oil
• 2 spoons flour
• 1,5 glass fresh - lukewarm milk
• 1 cup parmezan cheese, finely grated
• Salt
• Pepper
• Nutmeg

METHOD 

Marinate the rabbit pieces and the mushrooms in olive oil. Add salt and pepper and put in fridge for an hour. Place them in a baking pan and bake in 180 C for 40 - 50 minutes. Prepare the sauce as follows: Heat olive oil and add flour. Pour gradually the milk and stir constantly until the sauce starts to thicken. Do not let the sauce get to thick. When it starts to thicken remove from heat and add salt, pepper, parmezan cheese and nutmeg. When the rabbit gets ready serve in plates together with mushrooms and pour over spoons of sauce.

Source: Greek-recipe.com