Roast Grouse

Name: Roast Grouse
Yield: Serves Four or Eight
Ingredients: 4 grouse (preferably hen birds) butter; 100 ml/4 fl oz sweet red wine (such as Spanish Tarragona); 100 ml/4 fl oz sweet red wine (such as Spanish Tarragona); 4 or 5 rashers streaky bacon; 4 grouse (preferably hen birds) butter; 50 g/2 oz butter; 50 g/2 oz fresh white breadcrumbs; salt and freshly ground black pepper; salt and freshly ground black pepper; game chips or game chip baskets watercress to garnish; game chips or game chip baskets watercress to garnish; bread sauce

Preparation info

Serves
Four or Eight

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cooking for Friends

By Prue Leith

Published 1978

About

A single grouse is sometimes served for 2 people, but I think it is the most delicious of all game birds, and am very resentful if I have to share it!

Ingredients

4 grouse (preferably hen birds) butter
4 or 5 rashers streaky bacon
100 ml/

Main course

Method

Put the birds in a big roasting tin and spread them with butter. Then cover the breasts with the streaky bacon and pour in the wine. Roast the birds in a moderately hot oven (200°C, 400°F, Gas Mark 6), basting frequently, for 35 minutes or until they ar