Rabbit Confit

Ingredients

• 1 whole rabbit skinned and cut into 8 pieces
• 1 shallot peeled
• 10 cloves garlic peeled
• 3 fresh bay leaves or 6 dried
• 8 cloves
• 20 whole black peppercorns
• 8 star anise pods
• 16 juniper berries
• 6 cardamom pods
• 10 sprigs fresh thyme
• 4 sprigs fresh rosemary
• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds yellow or brown
• kosher salt
• cracked black pepper
• 6 cups oil or so, I usually use a blend of 90 percent canola and 10 percent extra-virgin olive, although you can change that to 50 per…
• lemon wedges for squeezing