Simple Roast Grouse

One bird per person.

Ingredients:

• 1 young grouse.
  
• 1 rasher bacon.
  
• 100g butter.
  
• Lard.
  
• 1 slice of bread.

Method:

1. Take an oven ready young grouse.
   
2. Put a knob of butter inside and a piece of streaky bacon over the breast.
   
3. Put some fat into a roasting tin and put it into a hot oven – 400F.
   
4. When the fat is hot put a piece of bread into the fat. It should brown in two minutes.
   
5. Turn over the bread and put the grouse on top.
   
6. Cook for 30-35 minutes.

Serve with bread sauce, gravy, vegetables and game chips (warmed ready salted crisps).