[degsyhufc]

I was just in Tesco perusing around for bbq stuff and saw that they had guinea fowl.

I'm thinking of getting one next week and wondered if anyone had a prefered method of cooking and a favourite recipe.

Cheers

[diablo]

I used to cook them like small chickens, roasted in the oven, no special treatment at all. And very nice they were.

Though that was a few years ago when Tesco regularly had them in the reduced fridge. They don't often stock them now (probably because nobody bought them and they all ended up on the reduced shelf) so if your Tesco is like mine they may not be there next week.

[degsyhufc]

My Tesco is like that.

It's happened a few times when i've seen things that I might like and thought next time i'm here i'll get that.
Chinese rice wine, venison loin, venison burgers, veal escalopes etc.

Every time i've gone back and the stuff is nowhere to be seen and the staff have no knowledge of it ever being there.



So hopefully they will still be there midweek. They also had some spatchcocked poussains which looked nice.

[degsyhufc]

Bump.

Any more ideas?

[whoever,hey]

Spatchcocked and marinated in anything you fancy, then griddled

[Eleanor_Rigby]

I've always just roasted like a chicken and served with a rocket salad with pancetta or bacon lardons.
I use some of the meat juices as a dressing. Delish!

Guinea fowl tastes like a chicken 'should' taste if you know what i mean

[Shrike]

Originally Posted by Eleanor_Rigby

...Guinea fowl tastes like a chicken 'should' taste if you know what i mean

I've always thought cornfed free range chicken tastes like chicken 'should' taste. I like guinea fowl roast but find the cold cuts and soup to be nowhere as nice as the chicken equivelants.

[big_hard_lad]

Originally Posted by degsyhufc

My Tesco is like that.

It's happened a few times when i've seen things that I might like and thought next time i'm here i'll get that.
Chinese rice wine, venison loin, venison burgers, veal escalopes etc.

Every time i've gone back and the stuff is nowhere to be seen and the staff have no knowledge of it ever being there.



So hopefully they will still be there midweek. They also had some spatchcocked poussains which looked nice.

My Tesco is exactly this. I bought pre made falafel (cause I couldn't be arsed to make them myself) for lunch one day last week. Came back this week to get them again, as I really enjoyed them, and they were nowhere to be seen. Asked the staff who were in the aisle in which they were the previous week and they basically told me they don't sell them and they never have done so it must've been a different shop I was in. It wasn't....I even checked my receipt when I got back to work that I still had in my wallet in case I was going slightly mental!

[SHAFT]

Marinade them overnight in rum, bay leaves, brown sugar, garlic, tyme and sliced red chillis. Cut then in half length ways and cook them on the barby. Great served wild rice and salad.

[degsyhufc]

Originally Posted by SHAFT

Marinade them overnight in rum, bay leaves, brown sugar, garlic, tyme and sliced red chillis. Cut then in half length ways and cook them on the barby. Great served wild rice and salad.

Seems quite Carribean. Is it white or dark rum?

[SHAFT]

Originally Posted by degsyhufc

Seems quite Carribean. Is it white or dark rum?

I always use dark. Captain Morgans works very well!

[Welsh-lad]

Spatchcocked with a roughly torn loaf of bread and butter on the top. It's like a gratin. You can add herbs as well, as guineafowl needs a little help to be flavoursome.

[degsyhufc]

Mamaged to pick one of these up today for cooking tomorrow.

The instructions are to brush with oil and roast for 65 minutes.

Any last minute advice or recipies? Mostly sides. Simply with jersey royals and some brocolli?

I was thinking about a French side/base i've used before which is petis pois with lettuce in chicken stock.

[degsyhufc]

So cooked it last night. It's like an expensive, nice tasting small chicken

[big_hard_lad]

Originally Posted by degsyhufc

So cooked it last night. It's like an expensive, nice tasting small chicken

Good though?

Originally Posted by big_hard_lad

My Tesco is exactly this. I bought pre made falafel (cause I couldn't be arsed to make them myself) for lunch one day last week. Came back this week to get them again, as I really enjoyed them, and they were nowhere to be seen. Asked the staff who were in the aisle in which they were the previous week and they basically told me they don't sell them and they never have done so it must've been a different shop I was in. It wasn't....I even checked my receipt when I got back to work that I still had in my wallet in case I was going slightly mental!

For the record, cause I know you're all struggling to sleep at night thinking about me and my Tesco falafels......they have them back in stock and I was able to get them yesterday! Falafel wraps for lunch with piri piri mayo...mmmmm

[degsyhufc]

Yes, very tasty