Pheasant with a Green Peppercorn Sauce
It’s still the pheasant shooting season and the best time to bag yourself a fresh bird. This is a great way to cook pheasant breasts, wrapped in bacon with a creamy sauce.
Game
Pheasant Casserole with Roast Mushrooms
The pheasant season is nearly upon us again here in the UK and this recipe is one of my favourite ways of cooking this tasty bird.The pheasant is nice and moist, the redcurrant jelly adds a sweet richness to the sauce and the field mushrooms gives the whole thing a good earthy flavour. PHEASANT CASSEROLE [...]
Pheasant Bilbao style
The original recipe for this interesting Spanish dish called for pigeon, but I think any strong tasting game would work just as well.It’s easy to cook and has a wonderful rich tasting sauce. A definite winner! PHEASANT BILBAO STYLEServes 2 INGREDIENTS:12 oz (375g) onion, chopped3 medium carrots1 pheasant, cut in half4 tbsp olive oil2 rashers [...]
Somerset Pie
The original recipe for this was for rabbit but it works just as well with lean, diced pork. SOMERSET PIEServes 4 INGREDIENTS:1 lb (450g) rabbit meat or pork, cubed4 oz (100g) rindless streaky bacon, diced1 carrot, chopped1 large onion, thinly sliced1-2 sticks celery, sliced1/2 small red pepper, deseeded and chopped1 chicken stock cube½ pt (300ml) [...]
Going to pot
POT ROAST PHEASANT WITH CHESTNUTS Serve 2-3 INGREDIENTS: 1 large pheasant, oven ready salt and pepper 1 tbsp oil 1 oz (25g) butter 8 oz (225g) button onions, peeled 8 oz (225g) peeled fresh or tined chestnuts 1 oz (25g) flour 1/4 pt (150ml) red wine 3/4 pt (450l) stock grated rind and juice of [...]
Venison pie
The theme for February’s ‘Waiter there’s something in my….’ hosted by ‘Cook Sister‘ is Pie.I just love pies, sweet or savoury, meat or veggie, topped with pastry or potato, bring them on! I am going to have a field day working my way through the entries!The shooting season for venison is different from other game [...]
Run rabbit run!
A simpe yet tasty casserole of wild rabbit, pancetta and mushrooms in a red wine gravy.
I’m Not a Pheasant Plucker. . . .
Here are two of my favorite pheasant recipes. Two filling soups that will have you glowing with warmth on a cold Winters day.
