Roasted guinea fowl with grapes
Background
Guinea fowl is like a combination of pheasant and chicken - it has a slightly gamey flesh; it's darker and dryer than chicken yet it's bigger than a pheasant so you get more meat from it. I love it and cook it regularly during the game season when it's more generally available. It's ideal for a lazy Sunday roast - or for dinner parties, even for Christmas dinner if you only have to cook for up to four people. This roasted guinea fowl with grapes is an easy recipe, well worth a try.
Ingredients
- 1 medium guinea fowl
- 50g butter or dairy-free margarine
- 1 bunch of Tarragon
- 150g streaky bacon
- 150 ml white wine
- 30 ml sherry
- 100g red grapes
- Salt and pepper
- juice of ½ lemon
- Chicken stock (about 200 ml)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- Place the guinea fowl into a roasting tray. Put a small cube of butter and 2 sprigs of tarragon into the cavity of the fowl. Rub the skin all over with the remaining butter, then cover the chest with the bacon.
- Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes while regularly basting with the juices. Remove the bacon for the last 15 minutes of roasting.
- When the skin is golden, remove it from the oven and cover with foil.
- Pour the wine and sherry into the baking tray, then add the stock. Bring to the boil, return the guinea fowl (whole or cut into four portions) and add the grapes. Season with salt & pepper, drizzle with lemon juice. Cover with foil and roast for a further 20 minutes.
- Serve with the gravy, grapes and a couple of side dishes.
Categories
- Meal Type: - Dinner - Lunch - Main - Roast - Seasonal
- Cuisines: - British
- Occasions: - Christmas - Dinner Party - Sunday Lunch
- Ingredients: - Game
- Health and Diet: - Dairy Free - Gluten Free - Low Carb
- Skill Levels: - Easy
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