Pot-roast guinea fowl with cabbage & bacon

Pot-roast guinea fowl with cabbage & bacon

This classic French dish makes a lovely meal for two, with enough for lunch the next day

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2 with leftovers

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr 30 mins

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Heat the butter in a large flameproof casserole and brown the guinea fowl all over. Remove and set aside.
  2. Add the lardons to the pan, cook for 2-3 mins until beginning to turn golden. Add the celery, carrot and onion and cook for 5 mins. Then stir in the cabbage and cook for 5 mins more.
  3. Add the juniper berries, wine and stock, then sit the guinea fowl on top. Bring to a simmer then cover tightly and roast in the oven for 1 hr 15 mins, until the bird is cooked through.

PER SERVING

1011 kcalories, protein 111g, carbohydrate 24g, fat 48 g, saturated fat 20g, fibre 12g, sugar 22g, salt 2.61 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2011.

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  • Binder photo Liz

    22 February 2011

    Liz rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I made this with a chicken rather than a guinea fowl, and curly kale rather than savoy cabbage. Really tasty with plenty leftover. I will make it again but I think next time the addition of some garlic and black pepper wouldn't go amiss. The leftover liquid makes a fab soup base!

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  • 11 April 2011

    Anne rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Delicious. Will make it again.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2 with leftovers

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

  • large knob unsalted butter
  • 1 guinea fowl , about 1.2kg/2lb 12oz
  • 100g smoked lardons or chopped bacon
  • 1 celery stalk, thickly sliced
  • 1 carrot , thickly sliced
  • 1 onion , thinly sliced
  • 1 small Savoy cabbage , shredded into 3cm thick ribbons
  • 10 juniper berries
  • 1 glass dry white wine
  • 300ml hot chicken stock
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PER SERVING

1011 kcalories, protein 111g, carbohydrate 24g, fat 48 g, saturated fat 20g, fibre 12g, sugar 22g, salt 2.61 g

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