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Bbq Muttonbird / Shearwater / Titi With Cherry Sauce Recipe

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Ingredients

Directions

Step #1 Rinse muttonbird under cold running water.
Step #2 Cover up muttonbird well with water In a large-ish pot & bring to the boil (uncovered all the time) over the wok burner on your BBQ & let simmer for 15 mins.
Step #3 You can also do this part on a stove top but they do smell terrible while cooking.
Step #4 Drain water from pot, but this time re-fill with boiling water & repeat process of bringing back to the boil & let simmering 20 mins uncovered once again.
Step #5 Drain water & pat muttonbird dry with a paper towel.
Step #6 Lightly sprinkle muttonbird all over with sage, star anise & pepper.
Step #7 Cook muttonbird over high heat over BBQ grill plates until cripsy, around 5 mins a side.
Step #8 Start with the fatty / skin side down first.
Step #9 While cooking mix orange juice & cornflour in a small bowl, followed by addition of cherries.
Step #10 When muttonbird is turned for the first time add this mixture to a wok & cook over burner at low-medium temperature for 5 mins until it starts to thicken.
Step #11 Place muttonbird into wok & coat well with the sauce cooking for a few mins further over low heat/flame until mixd well.
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