Name: Guinea Fowl in Red Wine with Chestnuts,
Ingredients: 4 Guinea fowl breasts; Stock:; 30 ml Olive oil; 2 Guinea fowl carcasses; 2 Onions; roughly chopped; 2 Carrots; roughly chopped; 1/2 Bottle full-bodied red wine; 5 ml Juniper berries; 1 Bay leaf; Bouquet garni; To finish:; 15 ml Olive oil; 1/4 Bottle full-bodied red wine; 300 ml Guinea fowl stock; 30 ml Black treacle; 1 Bay leaf; 225 g Frozen chestnuts; defrosted; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 10 ml Arrowroot

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Grains		Poultry	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

4		Guinea fowl breasts
		Stock:
30	ml	Olive oil
2		Guinea fowl carcasses
2		Onions; roughly chopped
2		Carrots; roughly chopped
1/2		Bottle full-bodied red wine
5	ml	Juniper berries
1		Bay leaf
		Bouquet garni
		To finish:
15	ml	Olive oil
1/4		Bottle full-bodied red wine
300	ml	Guinea fowl stock
30	ml	Black treacle
1		Bay leaf
225	g	Frozen chestnuts; defrosted
		Salt and freshly ground black pepper
10	ml	Arrowroot

INSTRUCTIONS

First make the stock. Heat the oil in a large pan, add the guinea fowl
carcasses and brown well. Add the onions and carrots and saute until
lightly browned. Add 600 ml water and all the other stock ingredients.
Bring to the boil, lower the heat and simmer gently for about 3 hours.
Strain the stock into a bowl and allow to cool, Refrigerate when cold so
that the fat sets on the surface. discard this fat layer before use. To
cook the guinea fowl, heat the oil in a heavy-based frying pan over a
medium-high heat. Add the guinea fowl breasts and brown on both sides. Add
the wine, stock treacle, bay leaf, chestnuts and salt and pepper. Bring to
the boil, lower the heat and simmer for 15 - 20 minutes. Mix the arrowroot
to a paste with a little cold water. Remove the guinea fowl breasts from
the pan and keep warm. Add the arrowroot paste to the sauce, stirring
continuously. Cook, stirring, for 2 - 3 minutes.
To serve, slice the guinea fowl breasts and arrange on warmed individual
serving plates with the chestnuts. Spoon over the sauce and serve at once.
Posted to EAT-L Digest 11 Aug 96
Date:    Mon, 12 Aug 1996 17:12:53 EDT
From:    erika metzieder <100627.3022@COMPUSERVE.COM>
NOTES : Part of Menu 10. All recipes taken from "The Masterchef
Collection"
(Ebury Press, L 12.99).

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