Makes enough sauce to serve 12
olive oil
3 rashers higher-welfare smoked streaky bacon, roughly chopped
2 bay leaves
2 sprigs of fresh rosemary
1 whole rabbit, skinned, including offal
1 bulb garlic, left whole, white skin peeled away
2 leeks, washed, topped and tailed
2 carrots, washed, topped and tailed
2 sticks celery, washed and trimmed
2 red onions, skin on, washed
20 g dried porcini mushrooms
2x400 g tinned chopped tomatoes
500 ml light smooth beer/ale
2 tablespoons tomato purée
sea salt
ground pepper
1 whole nutmeg
½ lemon
a few sprigs of fresh thyme
Optional serving method: serves 6
500 g dried pasta, optional
Parmesan or Cheddar cheese, optional
extra virgin olive oil, optional
a few sprigs of fresh thyme, optional