Prairie Chickens Broiled

Ingredients

• a pair of prairie chickens
• a little butter
• salt
• pepper

Method

1. 1

   Pluck and singe the birds, wipe them with a wet towel, split them down the back, and place them between the bars of a buttered double wire gridiron.

2. 2

   First expose the inside to the fire until it begins to brown; turn the breast to the fire and slightly brown it.

3. 3

   Rub a little butter all over the bird, season it with salt and pepper, and broil it quite brown on the inside for at least ten minutes.

4. 4

   Finish browning the breast quickly.

5. 5

   Serve hot with a tablespoonful of butter laid over it.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Miss Corson's practical American cookery and household management (1885) by Juliet Corson, page 197. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

PRAIRIE CHICKENS BROILED. Pluck and singe the birds, wipe them with a wet towel, split them down the back, ■ draw them, and place them between the bars of a buttered double wire gridiron. First expose the inside to the fire until it begins to brown ; turn the breast to the fire, and slightly brown it ; next rub a little butter all over the bird, season it with salt and pepper

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.