Rabbit Pie with Pancetta and Mushrooms

Cut the rabbit into pieces, remove the bones and put to one side (don't bother to bone the smaller pieces such as the forlegs, just add them to rest of the bones). You will be left with quite a lot of rabbit  Picture  .

Put the bones and any scraps of meat into a saucepan along with a scraped and halved carrot, half an onion and a half dozen or so of slightly crushed black peppercorns. Barely cover with water and then simmer for half an hour. Pour the mixture through a sieve and lightly season with salt. This makes a very nice stock.