Roasted guinea fowl with peverada

1 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1Guinea hen, 3 to 3 1/2 pounds
1Sprig thyme
½Lemon
2tablespoonsOlive oil, plus 4 T
1mediumRed onion, finely chopped
2Cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1Link Iitalian Lugania Sausage,Crumbled, And Skinned
4Sage leaves
4ouncesChicken livers, plus liver and giblets from guinea hen
Zest of 1 orange plus juice
2tablespoonsRed wine vinegar
2tablespoonsSugar
½teaspoonCinnamon
½teaspoonHot chili flakes
2tablespoonsFreshly ground black pepper
2bunchesItalian parsley, finely chopped

Directions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.

Rinse hen and pat dry. Remove liver and giblets and set aside. Place sprig of thyme and ½ lemon in cavity of bird, rub bird with 2 tablespoons olive oil, season inside and out with salt and pepper and place on roasting rack in roasting pan in oven. Cook for 50 minutes or until juices run clear from knife cut at thigh joint.

To prepare sauce, heat 4 tablespoons olive oil in a 12 to 14 inch saute pan over medium heat. Add onion, garlic and sausage and cook until soft but not brown. Add 2 tablespoons water, if it starts to brown. Add sage, guinea hen giblets and liver and chicken liver and continue cooking slowly for 8 to 10 minutes, or until everything is soft and gray. Add orange zest and juice, vinegar, sugar, cinnamon, chili flakes and black pepper and simmer five more minutes, mashing with a potato masher to form a fine paste. Remove guinea hen when cooked, let rest 5 minutes, carve and bring to table. Place peverada in a bowl and serve on the side.

Yield: 4 servings

Recipe by: Molto Mario MB1D18 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #611 by Sue <suechef@...> on May 13, 1997