Rabbit Rillettes - The Local Palate

Ingredients

• 1 rabbit, 3–3½ pounds
• 1 tablespoon sea salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 quart lard
• ½ cup chicken stock or rabbit stock
• 8 whole garlic cloves
• 2 shallots, cut into quarters
• 1 slice heavily smoked bacon
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 3 allspice berries
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 2 cloves
• 3 juniper berries, smashed with the back of a knife
• 5 sage leaves
• 1 bunch fresh thyme
• 1 tablespoon whole-grain mustard
• 1 teaspoon white pepper