GUINEA FOWL MARYLAND
GUINEA FOWL MARYLAND
GUINEA FOWL MARYLAND

Ingredients
  • 50g/1¾oz butter
  • 198g tin sweetcorn
  • drained
  • 100ml/3½fl oz chicken stock
  • 2 large florets cauliflower
  • cooked
  • vegetable oil
  • for deep frying
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp Cajun spice
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 2 guinea fowl breasts
  • skin on
  • 5 tbsp brandy
  • 200ml/7fl oz chicken stock
  • 100g/3½oz butter
  • 198g tin sweetcorn
  • drained
  • 2 tbsp birch syrup (alternatively use maple syrup mixed with a touch of soy sauce)
  • 1 very ripe banana
  • at room temperature
  • 3-4 tbsp double cream
  • 1 bunch of watercress
  • to garnish
Directions
  • For the sweetcorn purée
  • heat half the butter in a large frying pan and add the corn. Cook for 1-2 minutes then add the stock and simmer for 3-4 minutes. Stir in the remaining butter and the cauliflower and blend until smooth. Set aside.
  • For the guinea fowl Maryland
  • preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4.
  • Heat a deep-fat fryer to 180C
  • or alternatively half fill a large deep saucepan with vegetable oil and heat it until a cube of bread turns golden-brown within 1 minute of being added to the oil. (CAUTION: hot oil can be dangerous. Do not leave unattended.)
  • Combine the spices and rub them into the guinea fowl. Heat an ovenproof frying pan and
  • once hot
  • add the meat and cook until golden-brown all over. Deglaze the pan with the brandy by stirring the bottom to loosen any charred bits of meat. Cook for a few minutes to allow the alcohol to burn off. Add the chicken stock to the pan
  • cover with aluminium foil and finish in the oven for 8-10 minutes.
  • In a frying pan
  • heat a knob of butter and fry the sweetcorn until the butter is brown. Stir in the birch syrup. Keep warm until ready to serve.
  • With the skin on
  • use kitchen paper to ensure the banana is dry. Deep fry the banana
  • with the skin on
  • until it is brown and bubbling then remove from the fryer. Cut in half widthways.
  • When the guinea fowl is cooked
  • remove it from the pan and set aside to rest. Put the pan on the hob and heat until the volume of liquid has reduced to a sauce. Remove from the heat and whisk in the remaining butter and cream to finish.
  • To serve
  • carve the breasts and serve with the toasted corn
  • banana halves and sweetcorn purée. Spoon over the sauce and garnish with watercress.