--- title: Brined Guinea Fowl Recipe, à la Strong Sistas description: Brined guinea fowl recipe that guarantees crispy skin. Pasture-raised poultry recipe brined with herbs, baked in oven, and finished with butter. image: https://blog.whiteoakpastures.com/hubfs/Guinea%20hen%20recipe%20crispy%20skin%20roasted%207-1.jpeg --- [![wop-logo-black-desktop@2x](https://blog.whiteoakpastures.com/hs-fs/hubfs/wop-logo-black-desktop@2x.png?width=280&name=wop-logo-black-desktop@2x.png)](https://www.whiteoakpastures.com) # Brined Guinea Fowl Recipe, à la Strong Sistas Posted by [Ashley & Sarah Armstrong](https://blog.whiteoakpastures.com/recipes/author/ashley-sarah-armstrong) Mar 9, 2020 12:17:09 PM [![Brined Guinea Fowl Hen crispy skin 1](https://blog.whiteoakpastures.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Brined%20Guinea%20Fowl%20Hen%20crispy%20skin%201.jpeg?width=707&name=Brined%20Guinea%20Fowl%20Hen%20crispy%20skin%201.jpeg)](https://www.whiteoakpastures.com/poultry/pastured-poultry-guinea.asp) ## Pasture raised poultry with juicy meat and crispy skin? Yes please. This simple, brined guinea recipe is a fool-proof way to ensure tender meat with a crispy skin, AKA: perfection.  To learn more about the taste of guinea and for another way to prepare the bird, check out our **[braised guinea fowl recipe](https://blog.whiteoakpastures.com/recipes/full-guinea-fowl-braised)[ here](https://blog.whiteoakpastures.com/recipes/full-guinea-fowl-braised).** ## **[![guinea hen brined recipe carved 6](https://blog.whiteoakpastures.com/hs-fs/hubfs/guinea%20hen%20brined%20recipe%20carved%206.jpeg?width=600&name=guinea%20hen%20brined%20recipe%20carved%206.jpeg)](https://www.whiteoakpastures.com/poultry/pastured-poultry-guinea.asp)** ## **Brined Guinea Fowl Recipe** ### Ingredients: - 1 2.5 lb White Oak Pastures [**pastured guinea fowl**](https://www.whiteoakpastures.com/poultry/pastured-poultry-guinea.asp), skin on - 10 cups water  - 5 garlic cloves  - 1.5 teaspoons rosemary  - 1 teaspoon thyme  - 1.5 tablespoon glycine  - 1 tablespoon salt  - 1/2 teaspoon pepper - 1 T butter [![Brined guinea fowl trussed for oven 4](https://blog.whiteoakpastures.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Brined%20guinea%20fowl%20trussed%20for%20oven%204.jpeg?width=600&name=Brined%20guinea%20fowl%20trussed%20for%20oven%204.jpeg)](https://www.whiteoakpastures.com/poultry/pastured-poultry-guinea.asp) ### Method: **Day Before: ** 1. In a stock pot, combine 5 cups water, garlic cloves, thyme, rosemary.  2. Bring to boil, then reduce to simmer and cook on low for 30 min. 3. Remove from heat, then add 5 more cups of water, glycine, salt and pepper. 4. Place in fridge & let cool completely. 5. Add guinea and submerge the whole bird. Let sit in fridge for 24 hours. **Day Of: ** 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 2. Remove bird from brine and pat dry with paper towels.  3. Truss the legs with butcher’s twine ([**we used these directions here)**](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=G2leEwcDhXo). [![trussed guinea hen for baking 5](https://blog.whiteoakpastures.com/hs-fs/hubfs/trussed%20guinea%20hen%20for%20baking%205.jpeg?width=600&name=trussed%20guinea%20hen%20for%20baking%205.jpeg)](https://www.whiteoakpastures.com/poultry/pastured-poultry-guinea.asp) 4. Place the wire rack on top of a pan, and lay the guinea legs up on top of the rack.  5. Roast until the hen has reached an internal temperature of 145 degree F (about 35-40 min).  6. Remove from oven and increase temp to 450 degrees F. 7. While oven is heating up, spread butter all over the skin.  8. Place in oven at 450 and cook until skin is golden brown, with internal temp of 165 (about 15 min).  9. Remove from oven. Let bird rest for 20 min before carving to allow the juices to redistribute.  [![Guinea hen recipe crispy skin roasted 7-1](https://blog.whiteoakpastures.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Guinea%20hen%20recipe%20crispy%20skin%20roasted%207-1.jpeg?width=600&name=Guinea%20hen%20recipe%20crispy%20skin%20roasted%207-1.jpeg)](https://www.whiteoakpastures.com/poultry/pastured-poultry-guinea.asp) Let us know if you try it, and share your White Oak Pastures creations on Instagram by tagging [**@whiteoakpastures**](https://www.instagram.com/whiteoakpastures/)[, ](https://www.whiteoakpastures.com/poultry/pastured-poultry-guinea.asp)[**@strong.sistas**](https://www.instagram.com/strong.sistas/)[ & using the hashtag #whiteoakpastures so we can see! Hope you enjoy!](https://www.whiteoakpastures.com/poultry/pastured-poultry-guinea.asp) --- [![pastured_guinea_whole_600](https://blog.whiteoakpastures.com/hs-fs/hubfs/pastured_guinea_whole_600.jpg?width=300&name=pastured_guinea_whole_600.jpg)](https://www.whiteoakpastures.com/poultry/pastured-poultry-guinea.asp)[**Pastured Guinea Fowl**](https://www.whiteoakpastures.com/poultry/pastured-poultry-guinea.asp) 2.5-3.5 lb. 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