Woodcock

Ingredients

• 1 woodcock
• 1 piece onion
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1/2 jícara sherry wine
• 1/2 jícara vinegar
• 1 jícara olive oil
• 1 ladle caldo de cocido (broth from Spanish stew)

Instructions

1. Pluck and clean the woodcock.
2. Remove the innards carefully, setting them aside.
3. Discard the crop (the hard pouch in the throat).
4. In a pot, combine the onion, garlic, sherry, vinegar, and olive oil.
5. Add the woodcock raw and cook until done.
6. Transfer the cooked woodcock to a serving dish.
7. Strain the cooking liquid into a saucepan.
8. Grind the reserved innards finely and heat them in the strained sauce until it thickens to a fine custard-like consistency.
9. Add the caldo de cocido (broth from Spanish stew) and simmer together.
10. Serve the sauce alongside or over the woodcock.