Partridge Hot Pot
For years the English or Gray Partridge has been in decline but today, with careful management, it is making a come back
Partridge Hot Pot
For years the English or Gray Partridge has been in decline but today, with careful management, it is making a come back
- Serves: 4
- Prepare: 10 Minutes
- Cook: 1 Hour
- Difficulty: easy
WHO ARE THE ORGANIC BUTCHERY?
Starting life as an organic farm in the heart of the West Country, The Organic Butchery is proudly founded on a long history of organic principles. We source the best quality organic grass-fed and wild meats, sustainable fish and organic free-range poultry from trusted local suppliers and like-minded brands to guarantee the highest standards of animal welfare and environmental stewardship. Our mission is to approach butchery with a whole-carcass perspective, to make the most of every animal that crosses our blocks, which means we offer you cuts that you will never see on the supermarket shelves.
WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE GAME?
It’s no secret that despite living a free-range life, game is reared primarily for sport. In the west country, we are surrounded by estates that do this and so manage the eco systems that support a bounty of flora and fauna in the area. Our game is harvested by people licensed to do so and only during ‘designated’ seasons.
Ingredients
- brace of partridge
- seasoned flour
- 2oz butter
- 1 chopped onion
- 1 crushed clove of garlic
- ½ lb button mushrooms
- 4 tomatoes, halved
- 4 slices of ham, chopped
- pinch dried thyme
- 4 cloves
- 6 peppercorns
- salt, to season
- sugar, pinch
- 1 glass of port wine
- 1 pt chicken stock
- a little cornflour
Method
- Cover the partridge with the seasoned flour
- Melt the butter in a pan and brown the partridge lightly on all sides
- Add the onion, garlic mushrooms, tomato, ham, thyme, pepper, salt and sugar to the pan
- Combine the port with the stock and pour over, bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 2 hours add more stock if needed, the partridge should be tender
- Remover the partridges, and vegetables and set aside keeping warm, discard the cloves and peppercorns and skim off the liquid
- Blend the corn flour with a little water and add to the gravy, bring to the boil until the gravy thickens
- Serve your partridges in a dish with the vegetables and gravy poured over the top
WHO ARE THE ORGANIC BUTCHERY?
Starting life as an organic farm in the heart of the West Country, The Organic Butchery is proudly founded on a long history of organic principles. We source the best quality organic grass-fed and wild meats, sustainable fish and organic free-range poultry from trusted local suppliers and like-minded brands to guarantee the highest standards of animal welfare and environmental stewardship. Our mission is to approach butchery with a whole-carcass perspective, to make the most of every animal that crosses our blocks, which means we offer you cuts that you will never see on the supermarket shelves.
WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE GAME?
It’s no secret that despite living a free-range life, game is reared primarily for sport. In the west country, we are surrounded by estates that do this and so manage the eco systems that support a bounty of flora and fauna in the area. Our game is harvested by people licensed to do so and only during ‘designated’ seasons.
Frequently asked questions
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Typically, game meat is the flesh of land mammals or birds, that are hunted for food instead of being raised on a farm. Game meat includes, ‘small birds’ such as quail, ‘winged game’ such as woodcock, grouse or partridge, ‘ground game’ such as rabbit or hare and ‘large game’ such as venison.
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Most game is only available during the autumn and winter, during the shooting season, this is followed by the ‘closed season’ when shooting is no longer allowed, this is essential for protecting animals when they are breeding and rearing their young. However, some game does not have a ‘closed season’, these game meats include rabbit and pigeon. At Coombe Farm Organic we freeze our game meat, making it available to you the consumer all year round.
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Game meat is one of the healthiest meats available, it is very low in fat and cholesterol, generally higher in protein, and very lean as wild game are able to walk and roam freely, therefore not storing much fat.