Roast Partridge with Haricot Beans and Smoked Bacon

There are two types of partridge, red legged or French partridge, and grey or English partridge. They are both raised and shot in England so there is little point in anyone choosing the latter specifically for patriotic reasons. However, the grey are held to be finer and cost more. Only the young birds should be roasted as the meat has a tendency to be dry. In Britain, game birds are generally wild creatures and even those reared by gamekeepers, like partridge, will usually be bred for thei