Partridge with parsnip tart, sprouts and chestnuts
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- medium
- 6
- 2 hours
Paul Welburn's partridge recipe is a beautifully festive recipe for those after something a little more refined for Christmas dinner this year. Packed with festive cheer thanks to the charred sprouts and chestnuts, the chef serves sous-vide partridge breast and leg atop a parsnip purée tart.
First published in 2015
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Ingredients
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Partridge
- 3 partridges
- 6 sprigs of thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- butter
Brine
- 1l water
- 170g of salt
- 4 juniper berries
- 100g of dark brown sugar
Partridge sauce
- 150g of smoked bacon lardons
- 8 shallots, chopped
- 8 peppercorns
- 2 juniper berries
- 1 sprig of thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- 50ml of sherry vinegar
- 250ml of red wine
- 1l dark chicken stock
- salt
Pastry
- 225g of plain flour
- 100g of butter, diced
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 pinch of cracked black pepper
- 50ml of water, cold
SAVE RECIPE
Equipment
- Vacuum bags
- Bar sealer
- Water bath
- 8cm tart tins
- Blender
Method
1
To begin, prepare the partridges. Remove the legs and breasts from the bird, keeping the wing bones attached. Reserve the rest of the bones for the sauce
2
Mix together the brine ingredients until the salt and sugar have dissolved and submerge the partridge in the brine for 40 minutes. After this time, remove and wash in cold water
- 1l water
- 170g of salt
- 100g of dark brown sugar
- 4 juniper berries
3
Preheat a water bath to 85°C
4
Add the legs to a vacuum bag, seal with a bar sealer and cook in the water bath for 2 hours
5
Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas mark 4
6
To make the sauce, chop up the reserved bones and roast in the oven until golden brown
7
Caramelise the bacon lardons in a hot pan, then remove the bacon but leave the fat. Add the shallots, spices and herbs and caramelise in the bacon fat
- 150g of smoked bacon lardons
- 8 shallots, chopped
- 8 peppercorns
- 2 juniper berries
- 1 sprig of thyme
- 1 bay leaf
8
Deglaze the pan with vinegar, reduce and add the wine. Reduce by half then add the bones and cover with chicken stock. Simmer for 30 minutes, then pass through a fine sieve into a clean pan and reduce to sauce consistency
- 50ml of sherry vinegar
- 250ml of red wine
- 1l dark chicken stock
9
To make the pastry for the tart, mix together the flour, butter, salt and pepper until they reach breadcrumb stage. Mix in the water to form a dough, adding a little more if necessary. Allow to rest in the fridge for at least 1 hour
- 225g of plain flour
- 100g of butter, diced
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 pinch of cracked black pepper
- 50ml of water, cold
10
Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas mark 4
11
Roll out the pastry and use to line individual tart cases. Line with baking paper and baking beans, blind bake for 12 minutes then remove the beans and return to oven for a further 5 minutes, or until golden. Remove and trim away any excess pastry
12
Remove the partridge legs from the water bath and reduce the heat to 64°C
13
Add the breasts to a vacuum bag and seal with a bar sealer. Cook in the water bath for 20 minutes, then remove and trim the meat away from the wing bone to neaten
14
Remove the legs from the bag and carefully remove the thigh bone. Trim to neaten the legs and set aside until ready to serve
18
For the charred sprouts, heat a frying pan over a medium heat and colour the sprouts cut-side down. Add the chestnuts and butter and deglaze with the chicken stock. Add the sprout tops to wilt and season with salt
19
To serve, swipe the remaining parsnip purée down the centre of the plate and place a tart to one side. Place a partridge breast and leg in each tart, arrange the sprouts around and finish with the sauce
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