Stuffed Guinea Fowl with Chestnuts and Fruit
This guinea fowl recipe, stuffed with chestnuts, dried apricots, raisins, and a variety of other flavorful ingredients, beautifully combines rich flavors with the tender meat of the guinea fowl. Slow cooking enhances the flavors, producing a golden, aromatic juice. It’s perfect for a festive meal!
Ingredients
For 6 servings:
– 33 cl of full-fat cream
– 30 g of unsalted butter
– 1 labeled farm guinea fowl
– 1 chicken breast
– 10 steamed chestnuts
– 100 g of white mushrooms
– 100 g of bacon
– 5 dried apricots
– 1 tbsp crushed hazelnuts
– 1 tsp raisins
– 2 tbsp parsley
– 2 tbsp chives
– 2 tbsp thyme
– 3 bay leaves
– 5 carrots
– 1 clove of garlic
– 1 minced onion
– 1 tsp of four-spice powder
– 1 tsp ground coriander
– 1 tsp ground cumin
– 1 glass of white wine
– 3 slices of stale bread
– 1 bunch of currants
– Salt and pepper
Preparation
Total time: 1 hour 50 minutes
– Preparation: 30 minutes
– Cooking: 1 hour 20 minutes
1. Preheat the oven to 300°F (150°C). Set aside a few chestnuts, mushrooms, and a bay leaf for garnish. Flatten the guinea fowl on a cutting board, skin-side down, and butter the flesh. Season with salt, pepper, hazelnuts, and half of the spices and herbs. Set aside.
2. Crumble the remaining chestnuts. Clean the remaining mushrooms and carrots and chop them into small pieces. Finely chop the chicken breast, bacon, dried apricots, and stale bread.
3. In a skillet, sauté the onion, garlic, carrots, and raisins with a bit of oil for a few minutes. In another skillet, sauté the mushrooms. Combine and blend these ingredients in a blender for 5 seconds with the chicken, bacon, apricots, stale bread, remaining herbs, and 5 tablespoons of cream.
4. Stuff the guinea fowl with the mixture, folding the sides in and tying it up like a roast. Tie the legs together. Sprinkle with the remaining spices, and season with salt and pepper. Place the guinea fowl in a baking dish, pour in the white wine, and add the bay leaf. Roast in the oven for 1 hour and 20 minutes, basting occasionally with the cooking juices.
5. At the end of cooking, pour the remaining cream over the guinea fowl and cover the dish with parchment paper. Leave in the turned-off oven for 15 minutes.
To Finish
Place the guinea fowl on a serving platter and garnish with the reserved apricots, chestnuts, a bay leaf, and some currants.
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