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Roast grouse with blackcurrant & beetroot sauce
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Roast grouse with blackcurrant & beetroot sauce

19 ingredients 40 min Serves 4 openrecipes
Roast grouse with blackcurrant & beetroot sauce

Available from August, this game bird is best served with a fresh, full-flavoured fruit sauce and a dash of whisky to boot

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

786
Calories
47g
Protein
17g
Fat
109g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 13 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Shallot 1 tbsp minced (10g) 7
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Sunflower Oil not in our table 0
Whisky not in our table 0
Redcurrant not in our table 0
Blackcurrant not in our table 0
Beetroot not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 4 young grouse , legs removed and reserved
  • 50g unsalted butter
  • 4 thyme sprigs
  • 1 large or 2 small shallots , finely chopped
  • 4 slices pancetta
  • 4 slices white country bread , buttered
  • buttered spinach , to serve (optional)
  • 1 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 8 grouse legs (see above)
  • 1 shallot , chopped
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 thyme sprig
  • 2 tbsp whisky
  • 600ml chicken stock
  • 1 tbsp redcurrant jelly
  • 50g blackcurrants , topped and tailed
  • 50g cooked beetroot , coarsely grated
  • 1 tbsp crème de cassis

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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