Partridge with Lentils

Name: Partridge with Lentils
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 2 sprigs fresh parsley; 1 sprig fresh thyme; 2 partridges; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 tablespoons butter; salt and freshly-ground black pepper; salt and freshly-ground black pepper; ¼ pint white wine; 2 carrots, sliced; 1 Spanish onion, sliced; ¼ pound fat salt pork, diced; 2 cloves garlic; 1 onion, stuck with 2 cloves; 12 ounces lentils; ¼ pint chicken stock

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Great Dishes of the World

By Robert Carrier

Published 1963

About

Ingredients

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

Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Clean and prepare partridges in the usual way; then sprinkle cavities with a little salt and freshly-ground pepper and sauté the birds in a fire-proof casserole in butter and oil with diced fat salt pork, sliced onion and carrots. When birds are golden on all sides, add dry white wine and cook until wine is reduced by half. Add chicken stock and season to taste with salt and freshly-ground blac