How Long to Cook Game

It is traditional to eat most game rare, the exceptions to this is pheasant or partridge, and even they should be slightly underdone or they will dry out. Some people like grouse very blue (personally I prefer mine rare—still red but not bloody), others prefer them more cooked but they should always be slightly red. Where not otherwise indicated, the cooking times in the recipes are for medium rare and if two sets of time are given, the shortest is for rare and the longest for as long as is acceptable without drying the meat out.