Ingredients:
##1 whole rabbit.
##8 rashers of streaky bacon.
##2 tablespoons red wine.
For stuffing:
##1 tin of apricots.
##50g walnuts, chopped.
##1 juice of orange.
##Little grated orange rind.
##4oz breadcrumbs.
##1 beaten egg.
##Salt and black pepper.
Method:
1.Preheat oven: 200C/400F/gas mark 6.
2.Cut the apricots in pieces
3.Place all other stuffing ingredients into a bowl and mix together.
4.Fill the rabbit with the stuffing.
5.Place rabbit in oven in roasting tin and cover with bacon.
6.Place tin foil on top for 1 hour.
7.Remove foil and bacon, baste rabbit
8.Roll the bacon and place rabbit and bacon rolls back in the roasting tin for a further 15 minutes.
9.Take out of the oven add wine to pan juices to make a thin gravy.
10.Serve the rabbit with roast potatoes, red cabbage and cranberry sauce.