Grouse:
Remove the legs and offal from the grouse, leaving the breast attached to the crown.
Use all trimmings (neck and back bone) for braising the legs.
Oven roast the breast on the crown for 2-4 minutes at 185 degrees depending on size and carve when needed.
Keep offal to make Pâté.
Braised Legs & Sauce:
Roast bones from prep in a pan
Add diced vegetables and thyme, roasting until browned
Add white wine and Madeira, reducing until thickened
Add chicken stock, bring to the boil and add pre-seared grouse legs
Simmer until legs are tender
Remove legs and allow to chill
Once chilled, remove thigh bone
Pass off liquid to separate pan and reduce until required consistency for sauce
Thyme:
Deep fry 12 sprigs of thyme at 160 degrees
Pâté :
Pan roast all offal until golden on outside
Roast foie gras until golden and cook in oven until cooked through
Add shallots, garlic and port to pan and cook until liquid is reduced
Chill all elements
Once chilled, blend all elements together
Spread on to brioche when plating
Game Chips:
Peel potatoes and slice on mandolin, rotate by 90 degrees per slice to create a criss-cross effect
Fry at 160 degrees until golden
Bread Sauce:
Add the onion and cloves, add to a pan with milk and heat gently for 20 minutes to infuse.
Remove the onion and cloves and whisk in bread crumbs. Whisk until thickened and creamy.
Parsnip Puree:
Roughly chop parsnips and boil in milk until soft.
Remove from milk and blend with butter until smooth
Baby onions:
Peel and roast in vegetable oil until golden
Add 1 spoon of sugar and chicken stock and reduce