Ruffed grouse amandine

4 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
4ruffed grouse
1salt and pepper
4slicesbacon
½cupbutter; melted
¼cupblanched almonds; slivered
1teaspoonlemon juice
4slicesbuttered toast

Directions

Sprinkle grouse inside and out with salt and pepper. Cover breasts with bacon and fasten with string or wooden picks. Place grouse breasts up in a baking pan. Roast in preheated 350 F oven 15 to 20 minutes, or until tender, basting frequently with ¼ cup of the butter.

Combine remaining butter, almonds, and lemon juice. Five minutes before grouse are done, remove string or picks and bacon. Pour butter-almond mixture over birds. Serve on buttered toast with bacon. A tossed salad and buttered peas go well with this.

From "A Guide to Game Cookery", US Brewers Foundation (1959) MM by Dave Sacerdote

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