Roast Grouse with Black Truffle
This is a recipe full of the rich flavour of late summer – deeply savoury grouse and heady truffle. It keeps the lean meat moist and creates a delicious sauce as you cook.
Ingredients
• 2 Grouse, oven ready and well seasoned
• 4 slices of Streaky Bacon
• Oil for frying
• 20g Minced Black Truffle
• 1 Onion, 1 stick of Celery, 1 Carrot – all diced
• 1 clove of Garlic, chopped
• 1 small bunch of fresh Thyme
• 150ml Red Wine and 150ml of Beef, Chicken or Game Stock
• Butter, salt and pepper to taste
• Serves 2
Preparation
• Preheat oven to 180 C / 350 F / gas mark 4.
• Wrap the bacon around the breasts of the grouse (if you buy from Forman & Field we do this for you in advance), get the oil quite hot in a heavy based frying pan and sear the birds all over so they have a good rich colour, just a couple of minutes each side.
• Take out the birds and set aside, reduce the heat to medium and soften the onion, celery and carrot and fry gently for another few minutes. Then add the garlic and give it another minute.
• Pour in the wine and stock and warm through.
• If your pan is oven friendly – if not, transfer to a casserole – pop the birds on top of the veg and liquid, add the thyme, loosely cover with foil and put them in the oven.
• Roast for 20 minutes, take out and give the breasts a squeeze. If they feel firmish on the outside but with a bit of give inside that should mean they are just cooked through but nice and pink and juicey. Reduce the roasting time by a five minutes if you prefer them rare, or add five minutes for well done.
• Once cooked take out the birds and set aside to rest for at least 5 minutes. Return the pan to the hob and bubble whilst vigourously scraping all that good stuff off the bottom until it is thickened to your liking – you can add more wine/stock if it’s already gone very syrupy whilst roasting. Strain, taste and season, return to the pan and whisk in a knob of butter for extra richness. Finally stir in the minced black truffle.
• Serve the birds with the sauce, Herb Mash is an ideal side dish.
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