Whisk Wednesday -- Pintade a la Cevenole

This week for Whisk Wednesday our lesson was Pintade a la Cevenole or Guinea Hen with Mushrooms and Chestnuts.





I had this entire dish prepped and all ready to begin and had just put 2 TBL of butter in my frying pan when there was a loud BOOM and we lost all power. I knew what had happened as it has happened at least twice a year for 10 years now. The boom was our transformer blowing out and I would bet a squirrel was the culprit!



So I chucked everything in the fridge and waited and waited and waited. Finally at 7:30 pm the electric was restored but by that time I was too tired to cook. So we had popcorn for dinner and it was delicious!! So I made my Whisk recipe for tonight's dinner but unfortunately Mr. Tastebud's is working late. Oh well, blame it on the squirrel!


Still no Guinea Hen to be found in my area, so this time I substituted chicken. I also added a few potato fingerlings and served it over rice. And I cooked this in my Tagine rather then a covered pot. I love cooking in a Tagine, it makes the whole dish so special.







Pintade a la Cevenole
Recipe adapted from Le Cordon Bleu at Home

3/4 slab bacon, sliced 1/8" thick
12 TBL butter
1/2 lb pearl onions, peeled
1 lb oyster mushrooms
3/4 lb button mushrooms
Salt and freshly ground pepper
2 guinea hens, 2 lbs each
1 TBL vegetable oil
2 c. red wine
1 Bouquet Garni
3/4 lb whole shelled chestnuts
3 shallots
1 TBL parsley

Flour for dredging
Butter, softened for parchment paper








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