Smolensk-Groat Kasha with Hazel Grouse

Ingredients

• 2 штук hazel grouse (ryabchik)
• 2/3 stakan Smolensk groats
• 7-8 stakans water
• 2 ложки butter
• pepper

Instructions

1. Fry 2 hazel grouse lightly; bone, pound the meat, and sieve it. Boil the bones in 7–8 glasses water; strain to 6 glasses stock.
2. Boil the 6 glasses stock ~5 min, add ⅔ glass groats, and toward the end stir in the sieved grouse.
3. Beat, boil once, season, and serve with butter alongside.