Roast Partridge with Honey-Roast Apples

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roast partridgeImpress friends with this recipe for roast partridge, accompanied with honey-roast apples. It makes a wonderful alternative to Christmas turkey and will also work well as a New Year’s Eve meal.

Serves 4
Preparation Time: 25 minutes
Cooking Time: 30-40 minutes
What You’ll Need:

  • 4 oven-ready red leg partridges
  • 15g butter, softened
  • 4 rashers unsmoked streaky bacon
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
  • 50g walnut pieces, chopped
  • 3 tbsp honey
  • 4 Cox apples
  • 1 glass dry white wine

What To Do:

1)Heat the oven to 220°C/425°F/gas 7 (200°C for fan ovens). Rub the partridges with the butter, and season. Cut the bacon rashers in half, lay two halves over each partridge breast and put in a roasting tin.

2) Heat the oil in a frying pan and cook the onion and garlic for 3-4 minutes, until soft. Transfer to a bowl and stir in the cinnamon, parsley, walnuts and honey; season.

3) Core and halve the apples. Add to the tin with the partridges and fill the centres with the walnut mixture. Roast for 30-40 minutes, or until the partridges are cooked through.

4) Transfer the partridges and apples to serving plates. Cover and rest for 10 minutes. Put the roasting tin on the hob, add the wine and bubble for 1 minute. Spoon around the partridges to serve.

Recipe from Marks & Spencers.

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