Ingredients

  • 4 tbsp. virgin olive oil
  • 4 tbsp. flour, seasoned with salt and pepper
  • 4 guinea fowl breasts, bone in, skin on, seasoned with salt and pepper
  • 1 md. red onion, cut into 1/3-inch julienne
  • 2 tbsp. sugar
  • 1 orange, seeded, quartered, and thinly sliced and zested into long strips
  • 1 cup picholine olives
  • 1 cup orange juice
  • 8 fl. oz. dry white wine
  • 2 tbsp. cold unsalted butter
  • 4 tbsp. fresh tarragon leaves
  • Frisee
  • Balsamic vinegar dressing

Method

  • Preheat oven to 450F.
  • In a 12- to 14-inch saute pan, heat 4 tbsp.
  • virgin olive oil over moderate heat.
  • Dredge seasoned breasts in seasoned flour and shake off loose bits.
  • Saute breasts, skin-side down, until golden brown on both sides yet still very raw.
  • Remove from pan and set aside.
  • Add onion, sugar and orange pieces (not zest) and saute until golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes.
  • Add olives, orange juice and dry white wine and bring to a boil.
  • Place guinea breasts in pan, skin-side up, return to a boil and place in oven uncovered.
  • Cook 15 minutes until just cooked through.
  • Remove from oven and remove breasts from sauce and set aside.
  • Add butter to pan and simmer until melted, 2 to 3 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, remove breasts from bone and place in center of plate on top of a simple frisee salad with balsamic vingegar dressing.
  • Add tarragon leaves to sauce, divide among 4 plates and serve.