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November 26, 2017 by Fiona Maclean 12 Comments

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Last Updated on December 26, 2019 by Fiona Maclean

Roast Partridge with Pear and Thyme.

We’ve spent the last 5 months visiting various blogs throughout the UK who have been championing their own local produce and cuisine.  Literally from Lands-End with Choclette from Tin and Thyme to John o Groats, with Janice at Farmers Girl Kitchen.  During that time, you’ve all risen to the challenge with some fabulous and topical entries. What’s the inspiration behind my Roast Partridge with Thyme and Honey Glazed Pear recipe?  Read on to find out more.

Roast Partridge with Thyme and Pear

This month, because it’s the grand final and I know we haven’t had a chance to visit EVERYWHERE yet, I decided that you could choose your own part of Britain (or one with a cuisine you particularly like).  My entry is for Norfolk because I grew up there and my memory is very much of fenland root vegetables, of game (there are some fabulous shoots around Sandringham) and of my mother’s own simple cookery.

 

The Fens are a vast expanse of drained marshland that stretches from Norfolk to Cambridgeshire and up to Lincolnshire.  The peaty soil is very rich and perfect for growing crops like celery, potatoes, celeriac, turnips, swedes and sugar beet.  The very flat landscape means that arable farming is made easy – fields are large and farm machinery doesn’t have to negotiate hills, woodland and winding paths.  I love the open skies – I haven’t found anywhere else in the UK with such brilliant night time skyscapes, bizarre places where the peat has shrunk so that roads and canals run above the fields and the eeriness of fenland fogs.

I also love the unspoilt beaches.  I was brought up in Hunstanton, a quirky seaside town that time seemed to have forgotten.  There are cliffs and rockpools – and further along vast sandy beaches with dunes, creeks and waterways.  And of course, there is local seafood – I remember cockles and whelks, shrimps and crabs from small kiosks.

But it’s still the game I remember best.  Probably because my mother used to curse as she was presented with another brace of pheasant, knowing she’d have to find a way to pluck them (I think she generally volunteered the lady who cleaned my Dad’s surgery!).   And, Sunday lunch or supper was always a roast, whether it was beef, chicken, lamb, pork or pheasant.  Partridge was rarer and kept for special occasions.  But, it’s the perfect size for one person

We also always had apples and pears because we inherited the Doctor’s house from my Dad’s predecessor, complete with orchard and vegetable garden and I love pheasant or partridge with a fruit accompaniment of some sort.  It cuts through the richness of the meat and helps to bring out the flavours. Partridge for me is the ultimate ‘scaleable’ meal because you need one bird per person – and if you are preparing a roast partridge, it will cook in the oven in 35 minutes.

Here’s my perfect Best of British Sunday Supper for One or Two – Roast Partridge with Honey Glazed Pears and Celeriac Mash.

5 from 12 votes
Roast Partridge with Thyme and Pear
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Roast Partridge with Thyme and Honey Glazed Pears
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Total Time
50 mins
 

Roast Partridge with thyme makes an easy supper served with Honey Glazed Pears and Celeriac

Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: British
Keyword: easy game, game, partridge, thyme
Servings: 1
Calories: 550 kcal
Author: Fiona Maclean
Ingredients
  • 1 Partridge
  • 2 Rashers of Bacon
  • 1 Pear Cored and sliced finely
  • 2 sprigs thyme
  • 1 tablespoon Honey
  • 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
  • 100 g Celeriac Root Peeled and chopped into 2cm chunks
  • 1 Small Potato Peeled and Quartered
  • 1 oz Butter
  • 20 ml Milk
Instructions
  1. Pre-heat the oven to 170c
  2. Put the Partridge on a small roasting tray and surround with the pear slices

  3. Mix the honey, oil and thyme in a small jug and season with salt and pepper
  4. Cover the Partridge breast with the bacon, then drizzle the honey and oil mixture over everything
    Roast Partridge with thyme, pears and honey being prepped for the oven
  5. Put in the oven to roast for 35-45 minutes (depending on size), basting occasionally.

  6. 15 minutes before you are ready to serve the Partridge, boil the potato and celeriac in lightly salted water till both are soft.

  7. Drain, then add butter and milk. Season with salt and pepper to taste and mash thoroughly. For a lighter mash, cook the celeriac separately and blend with a hand mixer, before adding to the mashed potato, milk and butter.
  8. Once the Partridge is cooked, allow it to rest for 5 minutes under a foil tent, before serving with the juices poured over

Recipe Notes

Roast Partridge with thyme and honey glazed pears - I have given quantities for one person, simply double for two people

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Roast Partridge with Thyme and Honey Glazed Pears

Looking for something different?  Why not check out one of my other partridge recipes.  Late in the season, it is best to pot roast game birds like partridge in a little wine.  Here’s a recipe for pot roast partridge with sage which I love.  Or for something a little fancier, how about this recipe for partridge with a red wine and medlar sauce.  If you can’t get hold of medlar, then you could use redcurrant or cranberries.

Filed Under: Game, Recipes Tagged With: Best of British, celeriac, game, honey, partridge, pear, recipe

About Fiona Maclean

London based freelance writer and marketing consultant. I edit London-Unattached.com and write for a number of other publications. With a music degree and a background in marketing across many sectors, my passions include all types of music, food, restaurants, wine and travel

Comments

  1. Emma Craven says

    December 1, 2012 at 4:56 pm

    What a totally gorgeous recipe…I must try cracking an invite to you some time!

    Reply
  2. Karen says

    November 29, 2012 at 10:24 am

    A wonderful and very festive meal for one Fiona and one that I would be happy to steal away from you!

    Reply
  3. Cari @ MeetMyHusband says

    November 27, 2012 at 5:47 pm

    This looks like a great recipe, Fiona. I bet the pear pairs well well the partridge. Hunstanton sounds similar to where my husband and I live on the Oregon Coast. It’s very peaceful. Great post!

    Reply
    • Fiona Maclean says

      October 19, 2018 at 10:07 pm

      It’s both delicious and simple – perfect. I’d love to visit Oregon

      Reply
  4. Jess @UsedYorkCity says

    November 27, 2012 at 12:40 pm

    Root vegetables have a special place on my table this season…I tried my hand at them for Thanksgiving dinner and fell in love. This looks delicious, Fiona!

    Reply
    • Fiona Maclean says

      October 19, 2018 at 10:06 pm

      Thanks Jess!

      Reply
  5. Elizabeth's Kitchen says

    November 26, 2012 at 9:24 pm

    You stopped at John o’Groats? You missed out the best foods up here in the wild North! Orkney and Shetland have a fabulous array of produce and recipes! I will have to add to your list. 🙂

    Reply
    • FionaM says

      November 26, 2012 at 9:28 pm

      we are actually thinking we have to keep this challenge going next year! but DO add in some recipes…

      Reply
      • Elizabeth's Kitchen says

        November 26, 2012 at 10:20 pm

        Yay! Hopefully I will be able to enter some of the months. I hope I haven’t put too many entries in this month – if I have, feel free to remove a few. I couldn’t decide which ones to choose so I submitted all my favourites!

        Reply
        • FionaM says

          November 26, 2012 at 10:40 pm

          just remember to link up on your blog to this one and the new world apps one. The more entries the better so far as I am concerned…a real celebration of British Food!

          Reply
  6. Janice says

    November 26, 2012 at 8:48 pm

    Looks delicious Fiona.

    Reply
    • FionaM says

      November 26, 2012 at 9:03 pm

      It WAS delicious! But I love game, and little birds like this are perfect for singleton suppers:)

      Reply

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