Partridge with Juniper Berries

Name: Partridge with Juniper Berries
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 2 partridges; salt and freshly-ground black pepper; 4 tablespoons melted butter; 4 tablespoons shredded bread; salt and freshly-ground black pepper; 4-6 juniper berries, crushed; 2 tablespoons finely-chopped ham; salt, freshly-ground black pepper and marjoram; grated rind of ½ lemon; salt, freshly-ground black pepper and marjoram; salt, freshly-ground black pepper and marjoram; 6 tablespoons dry white wine; ¼ pint rich chicken stock; 1 beaten egg; fat salt pork; 1 carrot, finely chopped; 1 small onion, finely chopped

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Great Dishes of the World

By Robert Carrier

Published 1963

About

Ingredients

2 partridges
4 tablespoons melted butter
salt and freshly-ground black pepper

Main course

Method

Clean partridges inside and out. Brush cavities with melted butter and season liberally with salt and pepper. Combine remaining melted butter, shredded bread, chopped ham, crushed juniper berries and grated lemon rind; season to taste with salt, pepper and marjoram; mix in beaten egg and stuff birds with this mixture.

Truss birds; wrap a thin piece of fat salt pork around each and