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# Roasted partridge with pork and prune sausages, braised red cabbage and
bread sauce recipe
## Roasted partridge with pork and prune sausages: Time to unwind the
trussing string - it's the first feast of the season.
![Roasted partridge with pork and prune sausages, braised red cabbage and
bread sauce recipe][1]
Roasted partridge with pork and prune sausages, braised red cabbage and bread
sauce Photo: LAURA HYND
By Rose Prince 9:00AM GMT 04 Nov 2010
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**Serves** 4
You can shape the 'sausages' without caul, the lacy fat from pigs, but a
butcher should be able to get some for you easily. Caul is a wonderful edible
tool: easy to use and ideal for wrapping before roasting. Buy a good amount,
divide it up and freeze. It can be defrosted quickly, then soaked in water
ready to use.
4 partridges, trussed tightly with string, with a sprig of thyme tucked under
2 tbsp melted butter
1 wineglass of tawny port
1 wineglass of chicken stock
**for the braised cabbage**
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1 small red cabbage, shredded
2 pears, diced
1 onion, chopped
2 tbsp cider vinegar
2 tbsp soft brown sugar
**for the bread sauce**
1 onion, peeled and studded with 5 cloves
a few gratings of nutmeg
400ml milk
120g breadcrumbs
2 tbsp butter
**for the pork and prune sausages**
4 pieces of pig's caul, soaked in cold water
400g pork mince
10 pitted prunes, roughly chopped
2 dried figs, chopped into small pieces
2 dsp fresh breadcrumbs
2 sage leaves, chopped
Preheat the oven to 175C/gas mark 4. Put all the braised cabbage ingredients
into a casserole with quarter of a teaspoon of salt and cover with a lid. Put
in the oven to braise for 1½ hours. Set aside in a warm place (you can reheat
before serving).
Prepare the bread sauce: put the onion, nutmeg and milk in a pan and bring to
the boil. Remove from the heat and leave to steep for 20 minutes. Strain, put
the milk back in the pan and add the breadcrumbs and butter. Set to one side
for reheating later.
Make the pork and prune sausages. Drain the caul and stretch it out to a fine
lace on the worktop - use scissors to cut into eight pieces, about 10 x 5cm.
Mix together the pork mince, prunes, figs, breadcrumbs and sage leaves. Shape
into eight sausages and place each on a piece of caul. Wrap the caul around to
enclose the meat. (If you do not use caul, roll each sausage lightly in
polenta flour.)
Preheat the oven to 200C/gas mark 6. Brush the partridges with the melted
butter and put in a roasting pan with the sausages. Roast in the oven for
25-35 minutes, until they feel firm when pressed and no red juice comes out
when pricked with the point of a knife. Transfer to a warm dish. Make a juice,
adding the port and the stock to the roasting pan while over the heat,
scraping at the base. Strain and keep hot.
Warm the bread sauce - add more breadcrumbs if the sauce is too runny, or
loosen with a little extra milk and butter if it is too thick. Season to
taste.
Serve the partridges with the red cabbage, some bread sauce and the sausages.
Take the string off before serving.
**Hamish Anderson's wine choice** 2008 Pinot Noir 'La Brisas', Viña Leyda,
Leyda Valley, Chile £11.25, [greatwesternwine.co.uk][4]. Game and pinot noir
is a well-trodden path, particularly the sensual charms of Burgundy (its
spiritual home). However, it is easy to overwhelm, so once you bring the sweet
cabbage and pruney sausages to the party I would look to the extra power of a
New World version. Leyda's wine is imbued with dark ripe black fruits and has
a satisfying savoury bite - ideal for this multi-faceted dish.
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