17Sep17/09/2021

One Pot Grouse With Chorizo And New Potatoes

Serves: 2 Preparation time: Twenty minutes Cooking time: One hour 35 minutes Ingredients 2 whole grouse Small knob of butter 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 lemon quarters 2 bay leaves 2 thyme sprig 300g chorizo ring, thickly sliced 700g new potatoes, halved (or quartered if really large) 12 whole, unpeeled garlic cloves Large splash dry sherry 150ml chicken stock Handful of parsley leaves, roughly chopped Method Preheat the oven to 180degC/ 60degC fan/gas mark 4 and season the grouse all over In...

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Game Season

Game seasons

We often get asked about game seasons and what is available when. It’s well known that most game is only available during the autumn and winter but why and what are the dates. The ‘closed season’ when shooting is not allowed is there to protect animals when they’re breeding and rearing their young. Animals that are seen as pests or vermin such as rabbits, pigeons and muntjac deer have no closed season and culling them enables us to control...

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