Question about a recipe using sausage stuffing...

[sred98]

I think I am going to use this recipe for my guinea, but I need help. We don't do "stuffing" here. It's dressing only! So...in this recipe, do I cook the sausage before I put it in the guinea? Or will it cook inside? Will it look done? How will I know the sausage is done?

Also, is there something I can substitute for the juniper berries? Will capers work?

Sorry for the stupid questions, but like I said, we don't stuff our birds here!

Oh, one other thing...on the port, is it assumed Ruby Port or is there another kind? I know we have Tawny and I think I have enough Ruby, but which one?

Here is the recipe:

http://uktv.co.uk/food/recipe/aid/528522

This is another one that is similar...maybe I should use this one? It looks easier, but I think the other one sounds better.

http://www.recipezaar.com/Roast-Guinea-Fowl-with-Brie-71909

Thanks!

Shelly

 

[Whispering Winds]

I think it might be a good idea to brown it, because of the grease. You might have a greasy mess inside the bird? But, then on the other hand, the bread would soak it up . . .I didn't look at the recipe, guess I should, huh?

 

[peeplessinNC]

The UK recipe that you listed sounds like the sausage is not cooked before adding it to the other ingredients. But....all sausage recipes I have used have you cook the sausage first before adding it to the stuffing/dressing. Sausage dressing is my very, very favorite!

 

[ranchhand]

Juniper berries, when ground, are ??? .

I thought I knew, let me check first! BRB

Nope, I'm wrong, and still haven't found the answer! Sorry, jumped the gun there.

 

[sred98]

I thought it sounded like the meat should be browned, too. But, I've never made it, so I wasn't sure.

I don't know what to do about the juniper berries...

Thanks y'all!

Shelly

 

[wildorchid053]

we always brown our sausage first .. juniper berries are what they make gin from.. sort of smells like a pine tree lol. if you like a martini then use the berries ..

 

[peeplessinNC]

Juniper berries are used quite often in game recipes. In this recipe they are in the marinade prior to roasting the bird.

One other point, they have you put the stuffing in the bird and then marinade for 24 hours? That is a real no-no that safe cooking experts caution against here in the US. I would suggest that you make the stuffing after the bird has been in the marinade for the 24 hours. Then put the bird in the oven to bake immediately after stuffing it. If it were me, I would not stuff the bird at all, but put the stuffing in a greased baking dish to bake separately alongside the bird. I can't begin to imagine how rich that stuffing will be with the sausage AND the brie! Never heard of putting cheese in stuffing....just seems wrong somehow.