Machakos – Guinea Fowl & Honey Beer
Author: Kiran Jethwa
Recipe type: Irish and Greek Guinea Fowl Stew
Cuisine: Continental Fusion
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Serves: 4
This is a wonderful simple stew using rich gamey Guinea Fowl. It combines the best elements of a simple Irish stew and boosts it with some Greek magic.
Ingredients
- 1 Guinea fowl, portioned (if you can’t get Guinea fowl you can use partridge or any other game fowl)
- 200g butter
- 1 large white onion, chopped
- 2 large white potatoes, cubed
- 2 large carrots, chopped
- 3 cloves crushed garlic
- ½ head of celery chopped
- 1 tin tomatoes
- 500ml honey beer (substitute with beer, or white wine)
- 5 tbsp honey
- 200ml Greek yoghurt (natural yoghurt)
- 1 bunch chopped parsley
- 2 tsp paprika
- Salt and pepper to season
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a large saucepan
- Throw in the carrots, onions, celery plus garlic and cook till soft with the lid on
- Add the guinea fowl and fry till it gets some color
- Add the honey beer (or substitute) and tinned tomatoes
- Cook for 2 hours on a low heat until guinea fowl is tender
- Add the potatoes, honey, yoghurt, parsley, paprika and seasoning
- Cook till potatoes are tender
- Serve with crusty bread and nice chutney
