Edgar 1 Posted May 12, 2010 Report Share Posted May 12, 2010 Hi all, shot a good bag of rooks the other day, 76 in total, all branchers. I didn't want to waste them so I breasted them out, yes all 76 and froze them. I'm going to try and cook rook pie, this used to be popular. Anybody tried this? Any tips? Quote Link to post
zini 1,939 Posted May 12, 2010 Report Share Posted May 12, 2010 No i have never tried them mate but i have watch Hugh Fernly eating them and making a rook pie. He seemed to like them. Here is something that may help you out A Traditional Scottish Recipe for Rook Pie Young rooks have a similar flavour to pigeon. Recently revived as a fashionable food in one of Sir Terence Conran's top London restaurants, rook pie has a wonderful gamey flavour. A spokesman for Sir Terence said "Rooks are not under threat as they do not have a predator apart from man and historically farmers have always had to cull particular birds, and they need a license to shoot game." Rook Pie Ingredients 4 to 6 fledgling rooks* 1 pound (450 g) of beef chopped into one inch (2 cm) pieces 6 ounces (170 g) of butter Salt Pepper Puff Pastry *Fledgling rooks must be used - shot a few weeks after they have left the nest but before they fly. Older birds have a poor flavour. Rook Pie Cooking Method The rooks should be skinned and the backbones and insides removed. The rooks can then be cut into joints. Season the joints and steak with salt and pepper and fry in hot butter until nicely browned. Simmer the rook joints and beef in stock for two hours. Remove the rook meat from the bones and retain the reduced stock for gravy. Lay the steak and rook meat in a baking dish. Cover the meat in hot melted butter and reduced stock. Cover the baking dish with pastry. Bake at 180 deg C (355 deg F) for 30 minutes. Best of luck Si Quote Link to post
Sweeney-Todd 208 Posted May 12, 2010 Report Share Posted May 12, 2010 Hi all, shot a good bag of rooks the other day, 76 in total, all branchers. I didn't want to waste them so I breasted them out, yes all 76 and froze them. I'm going to try and cook rook pie, this used to be popular. Anybody tried this? Any tips? Hi Edgar. Very well done mate, that's a hell of a bag, good shooting. Bet it took a while to breast that lot Good luck with the pie. ATB. Bill. Quote Link to post
Sweeney-Todd 208 Posted May 12, 2010 Report Share Posted May 12, 2010 No i have never tried them mate but i have watch Hugh Fernly eating them and making a rook pie. He seemed to like them. Here is something that may help you out A Traditional Scottish Recipe for Rook Pie Young rooks have a similar flavour to pigeon. Recently revived as a fashionable food in one of Sir Terence Conran's top London restaurants, rook pie has a wonderful gamey flavour. A spokesman for Sir Terence said "Rooks are not under threat as they do not have a predator apart from man and historically farmers have always had to cull particular birds, and they need a license to shoot game." Rook Pie Ingredients 4 to 6 fledgling rooks* 1 pound (450 g) of beef chopped into one inch (2 cm) pieces 6 ounces (170 g) of butter Salt Pepper Puff Pastry *Fledgling rooks must be used - shot a few weeks after they have left the nest but before they fly. Older birds have a poor flavour. Rook Pie Cooking Method The rooks should be skinned and the backbones and insides removed. The rooks can then be cut into joints. Season the joints and steak with salt and pepper and fry in hot butter until nicely browned. Simmer the rook joints and beef in stock for two hours. Remove the rook meat from the bones and retain the reduced stock for gravy. Lay the steak and rook meat in a baking dish. Cover the meat in hot melted butter and reduced stock. Cover the baking dish with pastry. Bake at 180 deg C (355 deg F) for 30 minutes. Best of luck Si Hi Si. Interesting stuff, and excellent recipie.....Im drooling here Bill. Quote Link to post
Edgar 1 Posted May 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2010 Thanks Zini, I will be trying that soon. I froze the rook breasts in packs of 40ish, but we are a big family. Will let everyone know how it goes. Quote Link to post
Phantom 631 Posted May 13, 2010 Report Share Posted May 13, 2010 76 thats a bit greedy You only need 4 and twenty to bake in a pie Enjoy and dont forget to brag about how nice it is Slurrrpppp (SS we need a slurrrrp emoticon) Phantom Quote Link to post
Dosser 52 Posted May 13, 2010 Report Share Posted May 13, 2010 Hello mate, look in the living of the land and game cooking section. Quote Link to post
Edgar 1 Posted May 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 Ate rook pie, similar thing to what zini suggested but with onions. Delicious, can't believe how good they were, thanks everyone. Yeah I should have posted in the game cookery section but last time I tried that it was a bit slow. Quote Link to post
farmerkev09 105 Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 nice one mate 76 what a bag happy hunting farmer Quote Link to post
zini 1,939 Posted May 16, 2010 Report Share Posted May 16, 2010 Yes and just imagine the size of the pie farmer lol. Si Quote Link to post
farmerkev09 105 Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 Yes and just imagine the size of the pie farmer lol. Si ye i can imagine edgar your oven must be huge happy hunting farmer Quote Link to post
falcongit 242 Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 76 thats a bit greedy You only need 4 and twenty to bake in a pie Enjoy and dont forget to brag about how nice it is Slurrrpppp (SS we need a slurrrrp emoticon) Phantom hi phantom,aint that blackbirds not rooks 4 and twenty to bake in a pie.lol sym Quote Link to post
Phantom 631 Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 76 thats a bit greedy You only need 4 and twenty to bake in a pie Enjoy and dont forget to brag about how nice it is Slurrrpppp (SS we need a slurrrrp emoticon) Phantom hi phantom,aint that blackbirds not rooks 4 and twenty to bake in a pie.lol sym Indeed, but in medievil times a blackbird was a large black corvid bird that was eaten, not a song bird. Phantom Quote Link to post
falcongit 242 Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 76 thats a bit greedy You only need 4 and twenty to bake in a pie Enjoy and dont forget to brag about how nice it is Slurrrpppp (SS we need a slurrrrp emoticon) Phantom hi phantom,aint that blackbirds not rooks 4 and twenty to bake in a pie.lol sym Indeed, but in medievil times a blackbird was a large black corvid bird that was eaten, not a song bird. Phantom hi,are you that old mate..lol.... sym Quote Link to post
Phantom 631 Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 (edited) hi,are you that old mate..lol.... sym SHUSH I'll let you into a secret but you mustn't tell anyone else OK I'm nearly as old as Stealthy. And that makes me half of Davy's age :laugh: Phantom Edited May 17, 2010 by Phantom Quote Link to post
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