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Put your rabbit pieces into a bowl.
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Using a pestle and mortar, or a liquidizer, bash or whiz up the thyme and rosemary leaves to a pulp, then add the garlic cloves and bash or whiz again.
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Stir in 8 tablespoons of olive oil, the lemon zest and juice and the honey, and pour this over the rabbit.
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Put the meat to one side and let it come to room temperature while you light your barbecue.
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Now Im going to talk about flavour.
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Get a couple of sprigs of fresh thyme and tie them together like a little brush.
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Each time you turn the meat, dab it with a little of the marinade to give you a lovely encrusted layer of flavour.
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This rabbit is going to be really tasty!
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Keeping the marinade to one side, remove the pieces of meat and season with salt and pepper.
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Sandwich 2 slices of pancetta between the 2 pieces of belly using 3 skewers.
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Put the legs and shoulder on the barbecue.
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When theyve been cooking for 10 minutes, put the belly on.
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After another 10 minutes put the saddle and ribs on.
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Make sure you turn the meat over every so often.
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Look after it by controlling the temperature and basting it continuously with the marinade.
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Cut three-quarters of the way through each kidney and open them out like a book.
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Cut the liver into 4 pieces and push one piece on to each remaining skewer, followed by a kidney and more liver.
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When all the pieces of meat are beautifully cooked, add your skewered bits of kidney and liver on to the barbecue and cook until golden, along with your 2 remaining slices of pancetta.
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After a few minutes, when the pancetta is browned, put it on top of the meat at the cooler end of the barbie.
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Now get your guests round the table.
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You can serve the rabbit with any white beans, or roast potatoes, or grilled vegetables, or different salads it really depends on how you feel and what the weathers like.
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Just put a big bowl of your chosen accompaniment in the middle of the table and serve all the meat on a board.
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Lovely with a glass of white wine.
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Simple, honest and bloody good.
