Roast Ostrich Recipes

ROAST OSTRICH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 250°F Place the meat in a shallow roasting pan. Spread the garlic evenly over the meat and then sprinkle with pepper. Separate the onion slices into rings and arrange over the meat; add water to the pan.
• Cover the roast with heavy duty foil or a roasting pan lid; Roast for 2 hours.
• Turn over the meat and stir the onions into the jus. Cover and roast for 1-2 hours more or until fork tender, spooning the jus over the meat every 15 - 30 minutes. Transfer the roast to a cutting board, cover with foil and allow to stand for 10 minutes.
• Carve the meat thinly against the grain and serve with the juices from the roasting.

SPICY OSTRICH ROAST

Steps:

• Note: You can use cornflour to thicken I just prefer the taste with the gravy granules.
• Crush spices and garlic using a blender or mortar and pestle.
• Rub mixture all over ostrich to cover completely, leave to sit for 1-2 hours.
• Heat some olive oil in a large fry pan, add ostrich and cook until browned all over, transfer ostrich to an over proof dish, roast in pre-heated oven 200 degrees Celsius for 30 minutes.
• Remove and allow to rest for 10-15 minutes before carving.
• Sauce.
• Combine all ingredients in a saucepan except the butter and gravy granules, bring to the boil and reduce liquid to approximately 1 cup.
• Whisk in butter and thicken with gravy granules, serve over meat.
• Serves 3-4.
• To Serve: I served mine on a big serving platter accompanied by a mix of wild mushrooms, onions done in butter and some fresh herbs, roasted pumpkin and sauteed cabbage.