Partridge recipes. The 10 best partridge recipes.

From goujons for the smalls to an impressive pie fit for a festive spread, as well as the best way to prepare, roast and stuff your bird, The Field's 10 best partridge recipes offer plenty of inspiration

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It’s that time of the year again. So we bring you our 10 best partridge recipes, which will see you through the upcoming season and beyond. There’s a recipe for partridge goujons, guaranteed to be popular with the smalls. Looking for an excellent supper party starter? Investigate our warming salads. Or for the weekend, try our perfect partridge roast.

10 BEST PARTRIDGE RECIPES

What’s special about partridge? Well, the bird has much to recommend it. It makes an excellent starting point for newcomers to game. It is cheap, readily available from late September onwards and can provide the most brilliant sport. Some may accuse it of being a little bland but never fear. Follow The Field’s 10 best partridge recipes and you’ll be delighted to discover that this little bird lends itself excellently to exotic spices and flavours. Looking to the Mediterranean, allow the Greeks to inspire your traditional roast partridge supper. Try our roast partridge stuffed with spinach and feta. Stuffing is the best way to incorporate new flavours – and the possibilities are endless. Or go Italian style with partridge stuffed with aubergine, basil and pine nuts. Looking towards Asia, give your bird an Indian twist with partridge stuffed with ginger, fennel and coriander, served with steaming, saffron rice.

Nothing is more disappointing than a dry bird and serving one up is a sure-fire away to put newcomers off game. However pot roasting will solve all of those problems, leaving the partridge tender and moist. Try pot roast partridge with figs, honey and balsamic. And while serving the entire bird has its splendour, as the season presses on the leg meat can become tough. Confit partridge legs with celeriac purée is the solution.

If you really want to impress, try partridge, parsnip, sweet onion and gruyere crostata. The crown-like tart will look marvellous at the center of a festive spread.

But what about the smalls? Partridge makes the perfect family supper, and partridge goujons are a guaranteed, fail-safe favourite. Or for the grown-ups, try crispy buttermilk fried partridge.

Partridge is also excellent in salad, and this warm partridge salad with crispy Parma ham is a wonderful starter for a supper party. Plus the secret splash of vodka will keep spirits high. Or put a gamey twist on a classic – partridge breast caesar-style salad will impress if you get the crunch on your croutons just right.