Cajun Fried Partridge with Sweet Potato Chips
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Total: 45 mins
A winning winter dinner of wild partridge breasts pan fried with a crispy coating of Cajun spiced breadcrumbs. Served with golden sweet potato chips, a herby soured cream dip and a refreshing watercress and cherry tomato salad on the side.
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885 kcal
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Ingredients you'll need
  • 4 sweet potatoes
  • 2 egg
  • 100g breadcrumbs
  • 2 tbsp Cajun seasoning
  • 500g wild partridge breasts
  • 2 garlic clove
  • A handful of flat leaf parsley
  • 2 lemon
  • 400g soured cream
  • 500g cherry vine tomatoes
  • 100g watercress
From your kitchen
  • 2 tbsp + 1 tsp olive oil
  • Sea salt
  • Freshly ground pepper
You'll need
  • Large roasting tin
  • Frying pan
Step by step this way
  • 1.

    Heat your oven to 200°C/Fan 180°C/Gas 6. Scrub the sweet potatoes and cut them into chips about the thickness of your little finger. Scatter the chips into a large roasting tin and add 1 tbsp olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper. Toss together, then slide the chips onto the oven for 35-40 mins, turning halfway, till tender with crispy edges.

  • 2.

    Meanwhile, crack the egg into a bowl and whisk to break it up. Tip the breadcrumbs onto a large plate and stir in 1 tbsp Cajun seasoning. Dip the partridge breasts into the egg to coat them, then lift them, one at a time, into the breadcrumbs. Turn the partridge in the breadcrumbs to coat, then pop them on a clean plate and set aside.

  • 3.

    Peel and grate the garlic into a bowl. Finely chop the parsley and add it to the garlic. Grate in the lemon zest. Tip in the soured cream and add a pinch of salt and pepper. Stir together.

  • 4.

    Halve the cherry tomatoes and pop them into a salad bowl. Squeeze over the juice from half the lemon and add 1 tsp olive oil. Season with salt and pepper and stir to mix. Set the watercress on top of the tomatoes but don't mix them together.

  • 5.

    Pour 1 tbsp olive oil into a frying pan and warm it to a medium-high heat. Add the partridge breasts and fry them for 3 mins on each side, till golden and crispy.

  • 6.

    Toss the tomatoes and watercress together. Divide the partridge, chips and tomato salad between a couple of plates. Serve with the herby soured cream and wedges of lemon on the side.

  • Tip

    Stay ahead of the game
    As all of our game is wild, please be aware that your partridge breasts may contain traces of shot.

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