Guinea Hen Breasts with Mustard Sauce

Guinea hen is less gamey in flavor than grouse.

Recipe courtesy of "The Illustrated Kitchen Bible: 1,000 Family Recipes from Around the World" by Victoria Blashford-Snell, copyright 2008. Used by permission of Dorling Kindersley Limited. All rights reserved.

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Ingredients

2/3 cup chicken stock		salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 cup heavy cream		2 tsp whole grain mustard
1 tbsp vegetable oil		1 tbsp chopped chives
4 skinless and boneless guinea hen breasts		1/2 cup dry vermouth or sherry

directions

Prep: 5 min Total: 15 min (Quick)

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1
To make the sauce, reduce the vermouth by half in a saucepan over high heat. Add the stock, boil, and reduce by half again. Add the cream and cook until thick. Set aside.
2
Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 475°F (240°C). Heat the oil in an ovenproof frying pan over high heat. Add the breasts skin-side down and cook about 4 minutes. Flip and season with salt and pepper. Transfer to the oven and roast about 10 minutes, until the juices run clear when pierced with a fork. Transfer to a platter.
3
Pour the fat from the skillet and return to medium heat. Add the sauce and stir to loosen the browned bits in the pan. Whisk in the mustard and chives. Slice the breasts and spoon the sauce on top. Serve hot.

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