Pot Roasted Guinea Fowl With Calvados Cream And Apples Recipes

POT ROASTED GUINEA FOWL WITH CALVADOS CREAM AND APPLES

Steps:

• heat butter in a large deep saucepan (that has a tight fitting lid for later) on medium heat until it starts to foam, season bird and and brown in hot butter turning the bird using a cloth to protect your hands.
• at this stage when bird is sitting upright again, warm calavdos in a ladle over a direct heat, turn flame out and set to light the warm calvados using a long match and pour over the guinea fowl.
• when flames have died down add shallots and garlic anmd keeping heat low let them soften whilst you prepapre apples .
• remove cores form apples and cut into 1cm rings, asd you slice them add to the pan tucking them all around.
• now pour in the cider, add teh chopped sage and some seasoning, put on tight lid and let it cook very gently for one hour.
• When the bird is cooked remove and take to carving board and cover, simmer apples til liquid has almost evaporated, then add the cream the apples giving it a good shake, then turn heat off.
• crave guinea folw and arrange on serving platter, spoon the apples and a few sage leaves to garnish.

BREAST OF GUINEA FOWL WITH POMEGRANATE DRESSING

Steps:

• Halve the pomegranates and carefully scooop out the seeds, discarding the membrane.
• Cut the peel and pith from the grapefruit, then cut out the segments, using a small, sharp knife.
• Roughly chop the grapefruit flesh, reserving the juice.
• Blitz two thirds of the pomegranate seeds in a blender with the cranberry, orange and reserved grapefruit juices, then pass through a sieve placed over a small pan, pressing with the back of a spoon.
• Boil to reduce by about half, until slightly syrupy, then add to the vinaigrette.
• Pick over the remaining pomegranate seeds, removing any stray membrane, then add to the dressing with the grapefruit segmants and salnuts; set aside.
• Rub the skin on the guinea fowl breast with olive oil and seasoning.
• Heat a heavy based non stick frying pan, then fry the breasts, skin side down, for about 3 minutes.
• Turn the breasts over and cook the other side for 1 to 2 minutes.
• Do not overcook the meat, it should be very slightly pink.
• Slice each breast horizontally into three.
• Arrange on warm plates spooning the pomegranate dressing in between.
• Serve with a nice green vegetable and rice.

ROAST GUINEA FOWL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to very hot.
• Fold the wings behing the bird, and tie the legs loosely together.
• Brush with the butter and cover the breasts with the slices of bacon.
• Place on a rack set over a baking dish and cook in the center of the oven for 20 minutes per pound.
• Transfer the birds to a warmed serving dish and cover.
• Add the wine to the pan juices with the lemon juice and boil rapidly for a moment or two.
• Adjust the seasoning and serve with the birds.
• Discard the bacon.