Roast Woodcock

🛒 Ingredients

• Whole Woodcock (trail kept) 220 g · 286 kcal
• Unsalted butter 15 g · 108 kcal
• White bread slice 30 g · 80 kcal

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 200°C (400°F). Season the woodcock generously inside and out with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
2. Rub the bird all over with softened unsalted butter. Place it on a roasting rack in a small pan, breast-side up.
3. Roast for 15-25 minutes, depending on the desired doneness and size, basting occasionally with pan juices and melted butter. The bird should be golden brown and slightly pink inside.
4. Remove the woodcock from the oven and let it rest for 5-10 minutes. During this time, toast the slice of white bread.
5. Carefully remove the 'trail' (intestines) from the roasted bird and spread it onto the hot toast. Serve the whole roasted woodcock immediately with the trail on toast.