woodcock recipe

[Reidy10_0]

Any one got a tried and tested easy woodcock recipe?

Cheers

Reidy

[dcw@pr]

pluck, remove feet and wings beyond elbows. remove head too if you want. Cut a small slit above the bum, reach in and pull out the gizzard, which is the small hard bit just inside. Cover skin lightly in oil or butter, then season. Put in 220 oven for 13 minutes. Make sure you have a small pan heated for when the bird comes out. Fry some chopped bacon in the pan, until it starts to brown. Scoop out the contents of the bird (guts, liver, heart are the main bits) with a small spoon, and put into pan. Add a splash of port, and some water. Bubble away for a few minutes. In the meantime make some toast (wholemeal), and butter it. Season the contents of the pan to your taste, and put it onto the toast. Server with the bird, which is guaranteed to be perfectly pink, assuming your oven is accurate and you didn't open it during cooking.

Woodcock is the BEST gamebird available.

[johnnywgk]

That sounds exellent.

[Reidy10_0]

johnnywgk said:

That sounds exellent.

What bit?
The guts on toast?

Send me your address and i willpost them to you

Sounds good apart from the guts.

Cheers

Reidy

[mybrainhurts]

Pardon me, but what's a woodcock...?

[Kneetrembler]

dcw@pr said:

pluck, remove feet and wings beyond elbows. remove head too if you want. Cut a small slit above the bum, reach in and pull out the gizzard, which is the small hard bit just inside. Cover skin lightly in oil or butter, then season. Put in 220 oven for 13 minutes. Make sure you have a small pan heated for when the bird comes out. Fry some chopped bacon in the pan, until it starts to brown. Scoop out the contents of the bird (guts, liver, heart are the main bits) with a small spoon, and put into pan. Add a splash of port, and some water. Bubble away for a few minutes. In the meantime make some toast (wholemeal), and butter it. Season the contents of the pan to your taste, and put it onto the toast. Server with the bird, which is guaranteed to be perfectly pink, assuming your oven is accurate and you didn't open it during cooking.

Woodcock is the BEST gamebird available.

For me in the following order Woodcock,Snipe & then Partridge

[Reidy10_0]

I plucked the little bliters last night.
I have thrown away the best bit.

Munro

[markreilly]

mybrainhurts said:

Pardon me, but what's a woodcock...?

The woodcock is a small gamebird found in woodland,difficult to shoot and a treat to eat.i have a brace along with 6 snipe awaiting the oven at the moment.