Guinea Fowl

Published November 3, 2001

Total Time
1 hour 45 minutes
Rating
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Jonathan Reynolds

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Ingredients

Yield:4 servings
  • 2 guinea fowl or poussins

  • ½ cup goose, duck or bacon fat

  • Salt, white pepper, sugar and sea salt

FOR THE CHICKEN JUS

  • 2 cups rich chicken stock

  • ⅔ cup port

  • 2 teaspoons soy sauce

  • ½ teaspoon walnut oil, or light olive oil

  • 1 pinch salt

FOR THE BREAD SAUCE

  • 6 slices white bread, crusts removed

  • 1 clove garlic

  • Pinch each salt

  • Pinch each white pepper

  • Pinch each sugar

  • 1 cup grapeseed oil

FOR THE PARSLEY OIL

  • ⅓ cup grapeseed oil

  • ½ cup loosely packed Italian parsley leaves

ADDITIONAL GARNISHES

  • 3 ½ ounces spinach leaves, steamed

  • 18-inch piece daikon, peeled, cooked and sliced into ½-inch rounds

  • 2 leeks, cleaned, cut in half lengthwise and poached

  • 4 small Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and boiled

  • 8 ounces soy beans, shelled and cooked

Ingredient Substitution Guide
Nutritional analysis per serving (4 servings)

89 grams carbs; 198 milligrams cholesterol; 1715 calories; 35 grams monosaturated fat; 60 grams polyunsaturated fat; 25 grams saturated fat; 129 grams fat; 13 grams fiber; 1998 milligrams sodium; 50 grams protein; 23 grams sugar

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Split guinea fowl or poussins. Remove wing portions and backbones. Bone breasts and thighs, leaving breast and thigh pieces attached with skin. Place each piece in a separate zip-top plastic freezer bag and spoon in 2 tablespoons fat. Add a pinch of pepper, sugar and salt to each, expel air from the bags, seal. Squeeze to mix.

  2. Step 2

    For chicken jus: Boil chicken stock in a saucepan until reduced to about 1 ½ cups. Add port and boil until mixture is syrupy and reduced to ⅔ cup, about 20 minutes. Season with soy sauce, walnut oil and salt.

  3. Step 3

    For bread sauce: Place bread, garlic, salt, pepper and sugar in a food processor and blend into crumbs. Drizzle in oil and blend into a paste.

  4. Step 4

    For parsley oil: Combine oil and parsley in a blender and purée.

  5. Step 5

    Heat 3 quarts of water in a 5-quart saucepan to 140 degrees. Place the fowl packets in the water, cover and cook 35 minutes, until you can push your finger into the thigh of the bird. Do not test flesh through the skin side. Remove from bags and arrange on a foil-lined baking sheet. Sprinkle with sea salt and broil until golden on each side, about 8 minutes total.

  6. Step 6

    Reheat jus. Divide the spinach and daikon among 4 plates and drizzle with 2 tablespoons jus. Top each with a half fowl, then the remaining jus. Drizzle with parsley oil and arrange a leek half over top. Place the potatoes, beans and a dollop of bread sauce to the side.

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Adapted from Tetsuya's

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