Roast Grouse With Wild Rice

Total Time: 3 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 55 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 (1 1/2 lb) grouse, about
• salt
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup chopped mushroom
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can condensed consomme
• 1/8 teaspoon crumbled oregano
• 1 cup wild rice
• water
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 1 apple, peeled and chopped
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
• 1/4 cup light cream
• 1/4 cup red wine

Recipe

• 1 rub grouse inside and out with salt.
• 2 combine onions, mushrooms, consomme, oregano, and wild rice.
• 3 bring to a boil and simmer until rice is tender, about 40 to 45 minutes, adding water when necessary to keep rice from sticking.
• 4 when rice is tender, season to taste with salt.
• 5 stuff grouse with rice.
• 6 place onion, carrots, and apple in a shallow roasting pan and place grouse on top, breast side down.
• 7 roast in a preheated 350 f.
• 8 oven for 30 minutes.
• 9 turn grouse breast side up and roast until brown and tender, about 1-1/2 to 2 hours.
• 10 remove grouse to a platter and keep warm.
• 11 strain pan juices into a saucepan.
• 12 stir in soup, cream, and wine.
• 13 simmer, stirring, until sauce bubbles.
• 14 spoon sauce over grouse.
• 15 garnish with additional cooked wild rice.