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Title: Woodcock St. John
Categories: Game, Vegetables, Herbs, Dairy, Wine
Yield: 4 Servings

4 Woodcock; cleaned, dressed
Salt & fresh ground pepper
1/4 lb Butter
1 lg Carrot
2 pn Tarragon
1/2 c Chicken stock
1/2 Turkish bay leaf
4 tb Flour
2 Green onions or scallions
1/4 ts Dried basil
1 md Apple
1 c Dry white wine
1 c Dairy sour cream

Rub woodcock with salt and pepper inside and out. Dust
with flour.

In a large saucepan, melt butter. Add fine chopped onion,
fine chopped carrot, basil and tarragon, stirring
constantly over low heat. Add woodcock and saute until
lightly brown. Remove woodcock to earthware casserole
dish. Add peeled, cored and fine diced apple to butter
mixture in saucepan.

Next add chicken stock, wine and bay leaf to saucepan and
simmer for 30 minutes. Strain liquid and pour over
woodcock in casserole. Add sour cream. Place cover on
casserole and heat in a 350ºF/175ºC oven for 45 minutes.
Remove cover and cook an additional 10 minutes.

Remove to chafing dish and serve. Gravy will be thick,
rich and aromatic.

RECIPE FROM: http://www.cooks.com

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