Partridge with Chocolate Sauce

Partridge is the most plentiful feathered game in Northern Spain and features on most autumnal (fall) country menus. The flesh of slightly older birds can become tough and dry if you are not careful. This recipe keeps the meat moist and the rich chocolate sauce makes a delicious and unusual accompaniment.

Nowadays we think of chocolate as a sweet flavouring, but originally in Pre-Colombian Mexico, the Mayans and Aztecs enjoyed it as a savoury drink. Today the Mexicans still enjoy th