Guinea Hen Stew Recipe

1      Reviews by:    Kathreen Neel   Guinea Hen Stew Recipe uses unique cooking to render a delicious dish using salt pork, lime, parsley, scallions, garlic, cloves, soyben oil, amber rum, red wine, chicken stock, shallots, carrots, turnips, butter and cornstarch. Food Category:    Chicken and Fowl Cuisine Origin:    Midwestern    Servings:4 Nutrition facts:1208 calories60.7 grams fat Print Preview Rate This Recipe Prep Time:   10 Hours 34 Minutes Cook Time:   1 Hour Total Time:   11 Hours 34 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

• Salt and freshly ground pepper
• 1 guinea fowl (2 1/2 to 3 pounds)
• 1 lime, halved
• 1/4 pound salt pork, cubed
• 4 parsley sprigs
• 2 scallions or green onions, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup soybean oil
• 1/2 cup amber rum
• 2 cups red wine
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 12 shallots
• 2 carrots, sliced
• 2 turnips, sliced
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch

DIRECTIONS

• Sprinkle salt, and pepper over bird and refrigerate overnight. The next day, rub the skin with the cut side of the lime. Cut bird into pieces. Render salt pork over medium heat in a Dutch oven. When crisp, remove the cracklings.
• In a mortar, pound to a paste the parsley, scallions, garlic, cloves, and salt. Add the seasoning paste and oil to the Dutch oven. Saute the meat until golden brown on all sides. Heat rum, ignite it, and pour it, still flaming, over the meat.
• Add wine and stock; reduce heat, cover, and simmer 30 minutes. Add shallots, carrots, and turnips. Simmer until meat and vegetables are tender. Place meat and vegetables on a serving platter.
• Mix butter and cornstarch; add to liquid in Dutch oven and stir over high heat until sauce is slightly thickened. Season with salt and pepper, if necessary. Pour sauce over meat and vegetables.

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