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Roast poussin and sweet potato
Roast Poussin and sweet potatoes roasted
How
many it serves: 2
Preparation time:20 Mins
Category : Game
Type: Game
Ingredients
- 2 poussins
- 2 tbsp garlic oil or wok oil (or use a blend of vegetable oil, sesame oil and crushed garlic)
- 1 sweet potato, weighing approximately 500g/1lb, skin on
- ¼ tsp ground cumin
- ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
- large bunch watercress
- squeeze lime juice, to taste
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
Recipe Steps
- Preheat the oven to 220C/425F/Gas 7
- Place the birds into a baking dish or deep baking tray and drizzle over one tablespoon of the oil.
- Cut the unpeeled sweet potatoes into 5cm/2in cubes and place them into another baking dish.
- Drizzle over the remaining tablespoon of oil and sprinkle over the ground cumin and cinnamon. Gently shake the tin to combine the ingredients.
- Transfer both the poussins and the sweet potatoes to the oven and roast for 45 minutes, or until the poussins are completely cooked through and the sweet potatoes are tender.
- To serve, place each poussin onto a plate with a handful of watercress and the sweet potatoes alongside.
- Season, to taste, with sea salt or kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper and squeeze over a little lime juice.
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