Guinea fowl with boudin blanc, savoy cabbage and white onion purée

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A spectacular guinea fowl recipe from Stephen Crane which is ideal for a winter feast. It's a good idea to make the boudin blanc and guinea fowl wings in advance, as the wings take 4-6 hours to confit. This recipe not only features guinea fowl legs and breasts, but also chicken breasts for the boudin blanc. It would be hard to find a more satisfying guinea fowl meal than this one.

First published in 2015

Ingredients

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Guinea fowl wings

Guinea fowl breasts

Boudin blanc

White onion purée

  • 2 onions, peeled and sliced
  • 1 knob of butter
  • 240ml of white wine

To plate

Equipment

  • Food processor or blender

Method

1
Press the guinea fowl wings over night with garlic, parsley and salt. Next day, wash the wings and confit in duck fat at 100⁰C for 4-6 hours
2
When the wings are cooked remove the two small bones and pané them in breadcrumbs and deep fry until golden
  • 200g of breadcrumbs
3
Roast the breasts in a pan and finish in an oven at 180⁰C/Gas mark 4 for 4 minutes
4
Pick the cabbage and boil the leaves in salted water for 2 minutes. Then drain and sauté them in a pan with the garlic and butter until tender. Season
5
For the boudin blanc, chop the chicken, foie gras, white bread soaked in milk, and the egg in a food processor until you get a smooth texture. If you want, you can press it through a sieve. Fold in the cream and season to taste
6
To cook the boudin blanc, roll it in cling film into a sausage shape and cook for 20 minutes at 90⁰C. Leave to cool down in the pan
7
Put the slices of boudin blanc in a pan to get some colour and finish 2 minutes in the oven
8
For the white onion purée, cook the sliced onion gently in a pan with a little bit of butter until cooked, but without colour
9
When cooked, about 10 minutes, add the wine and reduce to very nearly dry. Blitz in food processor and season
  • 240ml of white wine
10
Cut the carrots into batons and cook in an oven 180⁰C/Gas mark 4 for 10-12 minutes. Serve with the guinea fowl, boudin blanc and white onion purée
First published in 2015

As head chef of the idyllic Ockenden Manor in the countryside of Sussex, chef Stephen Crane cooks refined, French-influenced food, and given his pedigree, that’s no great surprise.

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