Guide to roasting

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
British Food

By Mark Hix

Published 2005

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Traditional accompaniments, such as crunchy parsnip chips and bread sauce, and seasonal vegetables are the ideal partners for roast poultry and game.

Method

Nowadays we seem to be rearing better free-range and corn-fed poultry, which cost more than their battery-reared cousins, but taste far superior. Of course, final flavour is down to the cooking, and a well seasoned bird is a good starting point. A good homemade stuffing will also enhance the flavour – of roast chicken and turkey in particular.

Game birds are an autumnal treat. Be it par