ROASTED GUINEA FOWL WITH ROMESCO

Roasted guinea fowl with romesco image

If you're looking for a special Sunday roast, this guinea fowl brined in beer and chilli with a red pepper and tomato sauce is sure to be the centrepiece of any family meal

Provided by Tom Kerridge

Time 1h40m

Yield serves 4 as part of a meal

Number Of Ingredients 17

Ingredients

1 guinea fowl
8 garlic cloves , grated
100ml olive oil
1 tbsp smoked paprika
bunch rosemary , tied together
peppery salad leaves , to serve
3 red peppers
70g blanched almonds , roasted and roughly chopped
30g dried breadcrumbs , roasted with the almonds
2 tomatoes , skinned and deseeded
½ tsp chilli flakes
1 tsp chopped parsley
zest 1 lemon (then cut the zested lemon into wedges to serve)
extra virgin olive oil or cold-pressed rapeseed oil
500ml good-quality lager
150g salt
3 green chillies

Steps:

Make the brine the day before you want to cook the guinea fowl. Pour 1 litre water into a large saucepan with the beer, salt and chillies. Bring to the boil, then leave to cool. Put the guinea fowl in a roasting tin, pour over the brine and leave to marinate overnight.
The next day, remove the bird from the brine and pat dry with kitchen paper. Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/ gas 7. For the infused oil, put the garlic, oil and paprika in a small saucepan. Bring to the boil, then remove from the heat and leave to cool.
Put the peppers on a baking tray and roast for 20-25 mins until blistered and slightly charred. Wrap in cling film and leave to cool, then deseed each one and peel off the skins. Reduce oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6.
Dip the rosemary brush in the infused oil, brush all over the bird and season. Roast for 50 mins, basting every 15 mins with the herby oil.
Meanwhile, put all the romesco ingredients in a food processor with some seasoning and blend to make a pesto-like dressing. The guinea fowl is cooked once the juices run clear. Rest for 10 mins, then serve on a platter with lemon wedges, peppery salad leaves and the romesco.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 756 calories, Fat 55 grams fat, SaturatedFat 7 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 14 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 8 grams sugar, Fiber 4 grams fiber, Protein 47 grams protein, Sodium 1.6 milligram of sodium