Guinea Fowl Cooked with Riesling and Chanterelles

Guinea fowl cooked in butter with a creamy Riesling sauce, chanterelle mushrooms, baby onions, broccoli, and fresh tarragon.

Estimated Nutrition

Per Serving Total
Calories 1110.2 kcals 4440.8 kcals
Carbohydrates 11.1 grams 44.2 grams
Fat 74.6 grams 298.5 grams
Protein 83.1 grams 332.4 grams
Cook Time
30 mins
Produces
4 people
Allergies
Vegetarian
Vegan
Dairy Free
Gluten Free

Ingredients

Dairy
130
g
Butter
some used for clarification
300
ml
Fruits
0.5
piece
Lemon Juice
juice of half a lemon
Liquids
Meat
1.6
kg
Guinea Fowl
cut into 8 pieces, carcass and neck reserved
NutsSeeds
2
sprig
Thyme
fresh
2
piece
2
sprig
Tarragon
leaves and stalks separated
1
piece
Salt
to taste
1
piece
Black Pepper
freshly ground, to taste
Vegetables
12
piece
300
g
Tenderstem Broccoli
spears, trimmed
200
g
Chanterelles
stalks trimmed and wiped clean
3
piece
Shallot
thinly sliced

Steps

  • Simmer onions with 30g butter in water for 15 minutes, then set aside in liquid.
  • Preheat the oven to 200°C.
  • Heat 100g butter, skim foam, and pour off liquid to create clarified butter.
  • Boil broccoli for two minutes, refresh in cold water, and drain.
  • Clean chanterelles by trimming stalks and wiping with a damp towel.
  • Sauté chanterelles in 3 tablespoons of clarified butter for 4 minutes and set aside.
  • Brown guinea fowl pieces and carcass in clarified butter, then roast at 200°C for 15 minutes.
  • Remove fowl pieces to a dish, cover with foil, and discard fat from the pan.
  • Add shallots, herbs, and wine to the carcass in the pan over high heat.
  • Deglaze the pan and reduce the liquid by two-thirds.
  • Add stock, reduce by half, stir in cream until thickened, and strain.
  • Combine fowl, vegetables, lemon juice, and tarragon in the sauce and simmer gently.
  • Transfer to a dish, garnish with remaining tarragon, and serve.