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Annemieke
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jamanda Downsizer Moderator
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Annemieke
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OtleyLad
Joined: 13 Jan 2007 Posts: 2737 Location: Otley, West Yorkshire
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Posted: Mon Nov 04, 13 6:48 am Post subject: pheasant casserole |
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Its an easy bird to overdo-you can end up with a very shrivelled offering if you're not careful.
Here's a recipe that I've used many times:
2 pheasants will serve 4-6 people depending on what else you're serving it with.
1 tablespoon olive oil
250g salt pork, pancetta or bacon, in chunky pieces (or lardons)
250g small (i.e. pickling) onions or shallots
Plain flour, seasoned with salt and pepper
500ml red wine
500ml stock (chicken or veg!)
A couple of bay leaves and a sprig or two of thyme
4 celery sticks, cut into 3cm lengths
4 garlic cloves, bruised
4 tomatoes, skinned, deseeded and finely chopped or a generous squeeze of tomato puree
200g cooked/peeled chestnuts
250g button mushrooms
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Split the pheasant(s) into 4 pieces (this can be a bit of a wrestling match).
In a flameproof casserole add the oil, bacon/lardons, onions; fry gently until browned.
Dust the pheasant pieces lightly with the seasoned flour, discarding any excess, and brown these next, turning them several times until coloured and crisp.
Add rest of ingredients except mushrooms (you want enough wine/stock to cover ingredients). Stir and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes.
With lid on either simmer gently on stove for 30-40 mins (stirring now and again) or for a similar length of time in oven at gas 4.
Add mushrooms 15 mins from end. |
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Annemieke
Joined: 26 Feb 2013 Posts: 131 Location: Somerset UK
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Bodger
Joined: 23 May 2006 Posts: 13524
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Annemieke
Joined: 26 Feb 2013 Posts: 131 Location: Somerset UK
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Posted: Sun Nov 10, 13 7:02 pm Post subject: |
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Well Otleylad, I've used your recipe today - adapted it a bit to make it more Somersettish! Here is my (stovetop) version, and it was lovely.
SOMERSET PHEASANT for 3-4
1 pheasant, olive oil, 125g chopped onions, seasoned flour, 250ml cider, 125ml liquid, 1 bay leaf, thyme, 2 chopped garlic cloves, 1 large chopped cooking apple, salt, pepper.
Split pheasant(s) into 4 pieces. Fry onions, take from the pan. Dust pheasant lightly with the flour, discarding excess, and brown these until coloured and crisp. Then add the onions again, plus the rest of the ingredients . Stir and simmer for 5-10 mins. Cover and simmer gently on stove for 30-40 mins, stirring now and again - or for a similar length of time in oven at gas 4.
Thanks! Will try it in the oven next time. |
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