Rabbit in Muscat and Sage - Roddy Damalis

Ingredients

• 1 ½ kg rabbit (jointed into 8 pieces)
• ½ cup olive oil
• 200ml Muscat
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 1 onion (sliced)
• 4 bay leaves
• 2 sprigs fresh sage (or 1 tsp dried)
• ¼ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp cracked black pepper
• 500 ml Muscat
• 5 sprigs fresh sage (or 1 tsp dried)
• 1kg shallots, pickling onions (or red onions in thick wedges)
• 4 Star Anise
• 100g butter
• 1 tsp cornflour (dissolved in water)
• Salt
• Cracked black pepper