561. Woodcock, the Sportsman’s fashion

The Modern Housewife · Soyer, Alexis · 1849

Source: The Modern Housewife
Status: success · extracted 11 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (9)

two woodcocks
their trails ↝ Trail mix, NFS [Nuts and seeds]
a large piece of toasted bread ↝ Bread, vegetable [Yeast breads]
a little pepper ↝ Spices, pepper, black [Spices and Herbs]
salt ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]
a glass of sherry
a little chopped eschalot
the juice of half a lemon ↝ Lemon juice, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]
half a gill of broth ↝ Soup, broth [Soups, broth-based]

Instructions (6)

Roast two woodcocks rather underdone, catching their trails upon a large piece of toasted bread.
When done, cut each bird into quarters.
Place the quarters in a stewpan with the remainder of the trail cut small, a little pepper, salt, a glass of sherry, a little chopped eschalot, the juice of half a lemon, and half a gill of broth.
Let the whole simmer very gently a few minutes.
Dress the pieces of woodcock rather high upon the toast.
Pour the sauce over, and serve.

Original Text

561. Woodcock, the Sportsman’s fashion.—Roast two woodcocks rather underdone, catching their trails upon a large piece of toasted bread, when done cut each bird into quarters, which place in a stewpan, with the remainder of the trail cut small, a little pepper, salt, a glass of sherry, a little chopped eschalot, the juice of half a lemon, and half a gill of broth, let the whole simmer very gently a few minutes; dress the pieces of woodcock rather high upon the toast, pour the sauce over, and serve.

Notes

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