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Post by lagatta on Nov 30, 2009 19:11:00 GMT
This bird is called guinea fowl or hen in English but I've often heard the French "pintade" even in English recipes and food discussions.
It is on sale this week for a very nice price (at a shop I trust). I've roast it before, but evidently it can be even better braised. This is for dark-meat lovers, though it is leaner than duck so not quite the same cooking.
Have any of you cooked these little fowl? Any preferred preparations?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2009 19:15:01 GMT
Pintade is a major Christmas item in France, not because it is all that wonderful but because it is different from the usual fare. Frankly, I have always found these small birds to be too dry. I guess they are all right for people who fear to find even a gram of fat on anything they eat.
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Post by lagatta on Nov 30, 2009 19:35:22 GMT
Oh, I'm not afraid of duck. Guess it is better braised with lardons then - I do love the flavour (I hate white poultry meat).
The recipe I have is just a very standard braise with lardons, some wine, some stock. Shallots (échalotes, not green onions) and mushrooms added, but veg garnish can be changed).
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2009 19:51:19 GMT
Recently I was talked into buying a roasted "farm chicken" when all I wanted was a roasted normal chicken. They guy only had two chickens left (one of each) and gave me a discount to take the farm chicken. And once again, I found the farm chicken to be too dry with not enough fat. The normal crappy chickens are much juicier, and I prefer them.
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Post by bazfaz on Nov 30, 2009 22:27:46 GMT
I always think that guinea fowl are just a well flavoured chicken. Only buy the free range (plein air) ones. They have the dark flesh visible from running about. Cheap ones are not worth it.
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Post by lagatta on Dec 1, 2009 22:52:40 GMT
Well, the upcoming specials at "La Boucherie du marché" (horribly generic name, but nice place) are more interesting for those who don't fear a bit of fat - or more.
$10 off upon purchase of a whole foie gras.
Magret de canard - buy one, get a second one 1/2 price and strangest of all:
Sausages (these are very large homemade sausages, pork, lamb, rabbit with prunes etc) - get two sausages FREE upon presentation of this flyer.
There is no other purchase mentioned. Will people go in and pick up two such sausages without buying anything else? (I get two servings out of each; even a trencherman would only eat one).
This is the first time this butcher's has done this kind of advert - doesn't sound very well thought out.
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