Pot roast teal with buttered chanterelles recipe
- 4 oven-ready teals
- 400 g (14.1oz) yellow leg chanterelles
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 large shallots
- 4 sprigs thyme
- 1 pinch sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 glug vegetable oil
- 50 g (1.8oz) butter
- 250 ml (8.8fl oz) brown chicken stock
- 100 ml (3.5fl oz) double cream
- Check the teals for any feathers that need removing.
- Fill the sink with slightly tepid water, drop in the chanterelles and spin them around for a minute.
- Remove and drain in a colander placed over a bowl, then spread them out on a tea towel to dry them out slightly.
- Pick over the chanterelles, pulling off and discarding any stalks that are dirty.
- Peel the garlic.
- Peel the shallots and slice into thin rings.
- Pick the leaves from the thyme.
- Preheat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6.
- Season the teals well with salt and pepper.
- Heat an ovenproof frying pan over a medium heat.
- Splash in some vegetable oil and brown the teals all over, then remove from the pan.
- Add half of the butter to the pan with the chanterelles and the whole garlic clove.
- Cook for 1 minute, then add the sliced shallots and cook for a further 2 minutes before placing the birds breast-side up on top.
- Place the pan in the oven and cook for 8 minutes.
- Remove the pan from the oven and allow the birds to rest for 5 minutes, then lift them out of the pan and discard the garlic.
- Tip the contents of the frying pan into a small saucepan, add the stock and the remaining butter and bring to the boil.
- Meanwhile put the cream into a bowl with the thyme leaves and seasoning and whisk just until the cream is firm enough to spoon out.
- Remove the breasts and legs from the birds and keep warm.
- To serve, pour the chanterelles and broth into 4 bowls.
- Place the teal breasts and legs on top and spoon over the cream.
teals, chanterelles, clove garlic, shallots, thyme, salt, vegetable oil, butter, brown chicken stock, cream
Taken from www.lovefood.com/guide/recipes/21656/pot-roast-teal-with-buttered-chanterelles-recipe (may not work)