Categories: Meats 
      Yield: 4 servings 
  
      2    Rabbit Backs,each cut into 
           Four pieces 
      2 tb Thyme,chopped 
      4    Cloves Garlic,pressed 
           Salt 
           Pepper 
     16 sl Bacon, lean 
  3 1/2 tb Oliveoil 
  2 1/2 lb Tomatoes,quartered 
      2 lg Onions, chopped 
      2 tb Basil, chopped 
      2    Bayleaves 
  
  1.Mix thyme with garlic. Salt and pepper rabbit pieces and rub with the 
    thymemix. 2.Put a little piece of bayleaf on each piece and wrap in 2 
  pieces of 
    bacon and tie with cooking string. 3.Brown the rabbit in the oil ,golden 
  brown take out. 4.Saute the onions;add the tomatoes and saute about 8 
  minutes.Season with 
    salt and pepper. 5.Put the rabbit pieces on top and cover and simmer 
  20-25 minutes;adding 
    a little water if nessesary. 6.Take rabbit out' put on platter. Let the 
  sauce simmer a little while 
    longer; than pour over meat and sprikle basil all over. Translated by 
  Brigitte Sealing