Roast Partridge With Cranberry And Red Wine Gravy Recipes

ROAST PARTRIDGE WITH CRANBERRY AND RED WINE GRAVY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200°C, gas mark 6. Remove the bacon from the partridges and finely chop, then mix with the onion. Rinse the birds and pat dry using kitchen paper. Using your fingers, loosen the skin from the breast meat and pack the bacon and onion under the skin of the birds. Place the partridges in a non-stick roasting tin. Tuck the rosemary sprigs inside the birds and dot them with half of the butter. Roast for 40 minutes, or until cooked and the juices run clear (see Cook's tips). Transfer the partridges to serving plates and keep warm. Pour the juices from the roasting tin into a small saucepan. Add the cranberry jelly and wine to the pan juices with the remaining butter and a little seasoning. Cook over a gentle heat, stirring until the jelly has dissolved, and the sauce is bubbling and has reduced slightly. Strain through a sieve and serve in a jug alongside the partridges, with a pile of celeriac mash (see Cook's tips) and seasonal vegetables.

BEEF ROAST WITH CRANBERRY GRAVY

Steps:

• Sprinkle beef with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Brown roast on all sides. Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker., Add carrots and onion to drippings; cook and stir over medium heat 4-5 minutes or until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Spoon vegetables around roast; add cranberry juice, 3/4 cup water, cranberries, vinegar, thyme and bay leaf. Cook, covered, on low 7-9 hours or until meat is tender., Using a slotted spoon, remove roast and vegetables to a serving platter; keep warm. Pour cooking juices into a small saucepan; skim fat. Discard thyme and bay leaf. Bring cooking juices to a boil. Mix cornstarch and water until smooth; gradually stir into pan. Return to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with roast.

SLOW COOKER CRANBERRY ROAST

Steps:

• Place onion soup mix in the bottom of a slow cooker. Place roast in the slow cooker, and top with cranberry sauce.
• Cover, and cook 8 hours on Low.
• Remove roast, and set aside. Set slow cooker to High. Whisk together butter and flour, and slowly mix into the liquid remaining in the slow cooker to create a thick gravy. Serve with the roast.

NORTHERN ONTARIO PARTRIDGE (RUFFED GROUSE)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Place the slices of bacon in the skillet and fry until they have released their juices, but are not crispy. Remove the bacon and set aside. Place the partridge breast halves into the pan, and brown them quickly, about 2 minutes per side.
• Remove the partridge pieces, and wrap each one with two slices of bacon. Secure with toothpicks. Pour enough of the drippings from the skillet into a baking dish to cover the bottom. Place the partridge pieces into the dish along with the chicken broth, white wine, shallots, garlic, salt and black pepper.
• Roast uncovered for 45 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove drippings from the baking dish using a turkey baster, and place in a saucepan. Whisk in the flour, and cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until thickened. Serve gravy with partridge.

RED WINE GRAVY

Steps:

• In a medium or large saucepan, add the oil and sauté the onion over medium heat for about 5 minutes until softened. Stir in the red wine, Worcestershire sauce and dried thyme. Simmer for another couple of minutes.
• Now stir in the vegetable stock and the cornstarch mixture.
• Bring to a gentle simmer, stirring for 10 to 12 minutes, until the gravy has thickened and coats the stirring spoon well. Add a little more water or stock if the gravy gets too thick.

PARTRIDGE POT ROAST

Steps:

• In a large frying pan melt the butter over moderate heat.
• When the foam subsides, add the onions and carrots and cook stirring occasionally, for 5 to 7 minutes, or until the onions are soft and translucent, but not brown.
• Using a slotted spoon, transfer the vegetables to a large flameproof casserole.
• Set aside.
• Add the bacon and mushrooms to the pan and cook, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes, or until the bacon is crisp and has rendered most of its fat.
• With a slotted spoon, transfer the bacon mixture to the casserole.
• Place the partridges in the pan and cook, turning them occasionally, for 6 to 8 minutes, or until they are lightly and evenly browned.
• Remove the pan from the heat and transfer the partridges to the casserole.
• Add the salt, pepper and bouquet garni.
• Pour the beef stock and red wine over the partridges.
• Place the casserole over high heat and bring the liquid to the boil.
• Reduce the heat to low, cover the casserole and cook, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour, or until the partridges are tender when pierced with the point of a sharp knife.
• Remove the casserole from the heat.
• Using tongs or two large spoons, remove the partridges from the casserole.
• Cut each partridge into 4 pieces, and keep warm.
• Strain the cooking liquid and set the vegetables aside to keep warm.
• Remove and discard the bouquet garni.
• Return the strained cooking liquid to the casserole.
• Return the casserole to high heat and boil, stirring occasionally, for 5 to 7 minutes, or until the cooking liquid has reduced by about one-third.
• Reduce the heat to low.
• Gradually stir in the BEURRE MANIE*, a small knob at a time and continue cooking, whisking constantly, for 2 to 3 minutes, or until the sauce is smooth and has thickened.
• (*BEURREMANIE, is kneaded butter and is used to thicken stews and sauces. It is added in small knobs to the boiling liquid, which is then whisked until the butter melts and the sauce thickens.)*TO MAKE BEURRE MANIE: Mix together equal amounts of softened butter and flour (soften the butter with a fork to incorporate the flour) Replace the partridges and vegetables in the casserole and stir in the chopped parsley.
• Cook for a further 2 to 3 minutes or until the pot roast is piping hot.
• Remove the casserole from the heat and serve immediately.

EASY RED WINE GRAVY

Steps:

• Mix 3 tbsp red wine with the cornflour until smooth, then mix in all the wine. Heat stock in a pan, then pour in the red wine mixture and redcurrant jelly, stirring until thickened. Cover the surface with cling film to stop a skin forming. Chill for up to 2 days. To serve, reheat in a pan until bubbling, then stir in the turkey juices and transfer to a warm gravy boat.

SPICED ROAST BEEF WITH RED WINE GRAVY

Steps:

• Up to 2 days before, crush together the peppercorns and seeds using a pestle and mortar, or in a saucepan with the end of a rolling pin or similar. Brush the beef fillet all over with the mustard, then roll in the peppercorn mix to coat. Cover and chill.
• Two hours before you are ready to start cooking, take the beef out of the fridge to come to room temperature.
• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Heat the oil in a pan big enough to hold the beef, and brown the beef all over, seasoning with salt. In a roasting tin, use the onions as a bed to sit the beef on - pat on any spices that have fallen off. Roast for 20 mins for rare, 25 mins for medium, and 35 mins for well-done beef.
• Lift the beef from the tin and rest on a platter, covered with foil to keep it hot, for about 30 mins. Set the tin with the onions and roasting juices over the hob and stir in the oil, cornflour and crumbled stock cubes. Mix in the jelly, then gradually stir in the wine and 400ml boiling water, scraping up any stuck bits from the bottom. Simmer for 15 mins until reduced a little. Season, then sieve into a clean pan to keep warm, discarding the onions. Slice the beef, scatter over the thyme, if you like, and serve with the gravy.