One Pot Roast Guinea Fowl Recipes

ROAST GUINEA FOWL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan oven) mark 6. Put the guinea fowl in a bowl, add the lemon zest and juice, bay leaves, thyme and peppercorns. Cover and leave to marinate for 1hr.
• Put the bird in a roasting tin, breast side down, stuff with the lemon quarters and the butter, pour the stock over and roast for 50min.
• Turn the guinea fowl on to the backbone, and continue to roast for 20min or until the juices run clear when the thigh is pierced with a skewer.
• Put the guinea fowl on a board and cover with foil. Leave to rest.
• To make the gravy, put the roasting tin on the heat and scrape up the juices in the pan. Add redcurrant jelly, wine and 50ml (2fl oz) water to the pan and bring to the boil. Simmer for 3-5 min to make a gravy and season well.

POT-ROASTED GUINEA FOWL WITH SAGE, CELERY AND BLOOD ORANGE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Remove any excess fat from the cavity of each guinea fowl. Wash thoroughly inside and out and pat dry with paper towels. Rub the cavity with a little salt. Cut off the two ends of the oranges, stand them on end and carefully slice off the skin (once you have removed one piece of skin you can see where the flesh meets the skin). Slice the oranges into five or six rounds each. Remove the tougher outside ribs of the celery until you reach the white, dense bulb and slice across thinly.
• Put in a bowl, mix in the thyme and a small pinch of salt and pepper, then stuff the cavity of each guinea fowl with this filling. Pull the skin at the front of each guinea fowl's cavity forward, to cover the filling, and tightly tie/truss up.
• Heat a thick-bottomed pan and add the olive oil and the guinea fowl, the skin of which has been rubbed in sea salt and pepper. Cook until lightly golden on all sides, then add the garlic, butter and sage and cook for 3-4 minutes until golden brown. Add the wine at intervals, enough to keep the pan slightly moist at all times. Place in the oven for 45 minutes, checking every 10-15 minutes and just topping up the wine as necessary. The guinea fowl will be roasted and partially steamed.
• When cooked, carefully remove from the oven and place upside down on a dish, allowing all the juices and moisture to relax back into the breast meat for at least 5 minutes. While your meat is resting, make the gravy.
• Remove all the fat from the roasting pan and place the pan on gentle heat. In the bottom of the pan will be your cooked, soft, sweet, whole garlic cloves and some gorgeous sticky stuff--when this gets hot, scoop out the stuffing from the guinea fowl cavity and add to the pan with about 2/3 cup of wine. As the wine boils and steams, scrape all the goodness with a spoon from the bottom of the pan into the liquor. When it has all dissolved, leave to simmer gently. Squash the cooked garlic out of their skins with a spoon (discard the skins); this will also thicken the gravy slightly, as well as give it flavor. Pour any of the juices that have drained out of the rested birds into the pan with the gravy, simmer and season to taste. Serve the guinea fowl with roast potatoes and any simply cooked green vegetable--spinach, kale, bok choy or broccoli.

ONE-POT ROAST GUINEA FOWL

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Toss the vegetables with the oil and some seasoning in a large flameproof roasting tin. Place the bird on top of the veg, smear with 1 tbsp butter and lay the rashers in a row over the breast. Season generously, then roast for 40 mins.
• Remove from the oven and give the veg a stir while adding the garlic and thyme. Pour 200ml stock and the wine over the veg and return to oven to roast for another 40 mins until the bird is cooked through and the juices run clear.
• Remove the bird, place on a serving plate, cover with foil to keep warm and leave to rest. Turn the oven up to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and roast the veg for a further 15 mins until tender.
• Remove the veg with a slotted spoon and transfer to the serving plate with the bird. Mix 2 tsp butter and flour in a small bowl to form a smooth paste. Place the roasting tin with all the cooking juices, plus any resting juices, on the hob. Whisk the paste and redcurrant jelly into the juices until dissolved, then add the remaining stock and extra seasoning, if you like. Bubble for a few mins until the sauce thickens. Slice and serve the guinea fowl, crisp bacon and the veg with the sauce on the side.

POT-ROASTED GUINEA FOWL WITH CALVADOS, CREAM AND APPLES

Steps:

• Begin by heating the butter in the saucepan over a medium heat until it foams, then season the bird and brown it in the hot butter, turning it frequently so it can brown all over (use a cloth to protect your hands as you turn it). At this stage - when the bird is sitting upright again - warm the Calvados in a ladle over direct heat, then turn the flame out and set light to the warm Calvados using a long match and pour it over the guinea fowl. (If you do not have a gas hob, warm the Calvados in a small saucepan.) When the flames have died down, add the shallots and garlic and, keeping the heat low, let them soften while you prepare the apples. Remove the cores and cut them into 1cm rings. As you slice them, add them to the pan, tucking them all around. Now pour in the cider, add the chopped sage and some seasoning, put a tight-fitting lid on and let it cook very gently for 1 hour. When the bird is cooked, remove it to a carving board and cover. Simmer the apples till the liquid has almost evaporated, then add the cream to the apples, giving it all a good shake, then turn the heat out. Carve the guinea fowl as you would a pheasant. To do this, put the bird on its back, take a sharp knife and run the blade down the breastbone and along the wishbone, keeping it as close to the bone as you can. Using the knife as a lever, gently pull the breast away from the frame. Now insert your fingers along the ribcage and you'll find you can ease the leg and thigh away from the bone. Trim the bits of skin off and repeat with the other side. Cut each half in half again and return to the casserole to warm the joints in the sauce before transferring onto a serving platter. Spoon the apples and a few sage leaves all over to serve.

ROAST GUINEA FOWL WITH POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180°C (approximately 350°F).
• Rinse the guinea fowl inside and out and pat dry. Season inside with salt and pepper. Rinse the parsley, shake dry and pluck the leaves. Rinse the lemon in hot water, pat dry and cut into slices. Place the lemon together with the parsley stems in the cavity of the guinea fowl and tie the legs with kitchen twine.
• Peel the potato and rinse. Peel the onions. Melt the butter in a small saucepan with the oil. Peel the garlic and squeeze through a press. Brush a deep baking dish with the butter and oil. Spread the potatoes and onions in the dish, sprinkle a little of the oil mixture over it and season with salt and pepper. Brush the guinea fowl with the oil, season with salt and pepper and place on top of the potatoes. Bake in the oven until golden brown, about 50 minutes. Brush occasionally with the oil.
• Chop the parsley leaves finely and mix with a little salt. Remove the guinea fowl from the oven, remove the kitchen twine and sprinkle the parsley over it generously. Serve on plates alongside the potatoes.