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Guinea Fowl roasted on the Rotisserie

Rotisserie Roasted Guinea Fowl

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We wanted to embrace the start of the game season and sourced a guinea fowl from our local supermarket. We cooked it using the rotisserie on the Big Green Egg.
The first thing to say is Guinea fowl is delicious. It is a lean and more flavourful alternative to common poultry like chicken and is perfect for open-fire cooking, allowing the gentle heat and rotation to create perfectly crispy skin while keeping the meat juicy and tender.
The packet said 'how chicken used to taste'! It has a slightly gamey flavour but not overpowering. It is high in protein and low in fat. Its smallser size and taste make it perfect for something a little bit different. We served it with butternut squash and pearl barley risotto.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Resting Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: British
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 guinea fowl
  • rub of your choice or simply salt and pepper
  • oil to baste

Equipment

Grill Temperature

180C temp_icon

Surfaces

LetzQ Spit Rotisserie for Big Green Egg

Method
 

  1. Brush your guinea fowl with a bit of oil, season with salt and pepper or your spice rub of choice.
  2. Place your bird onto your spit and try and position it so it is weighted as evenly as possible.
  3. Make sure the thumb screws are securely tightened on the spit forks, you don't want your spit spinning and your guinea fowl hanging.
  4. Cook your guinea fowl at 180°C, don't go too hot, you'll dry it out.
  5. You're aiming for an internal temperature of 75°C after resting, so pull it off the Egg at around 70°C.

Notes

The key to a great poultry is to take the breasts off the bird when you carve and cut across the grain of the meat. If you do the slices as Jamie Oliver would do, you'll end up with the meat fibres running along the slices, and this will taste much more firm and less moist.
Cooking a guinea fowl like this will take about 45 minutes.
Try to rest your bird for at least 15 minutes before carving. Just wrap it in good-quality foil.