Les Grives Aux Olives(Thrushes With Olives) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 thrushes
12 juniper berries
32 black olives
3 pinches thyme
larding fat
3 Tbsp. olive oil
salt and pepper
sliced bread

Preparation

Pluck, singe and draw the thrushes.
Put 2 juniper berries, 2 olives and half a pinch of thyme inside each bird.
Lard and truss.
Put the olive oil in a casserole and heat. Saute the thrushes in the oil for 15 minutes.
Season with pepper and very little salt. Add the rest of the olives and heat for 3 minutes. Serve on slices of bread fried in oil.