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Friday, January 6. 2012

Got Pheasants in the freezer?

Our hunting friends all must have pheasants in the freezer at this time of the year.


This may be my favorite Pheasant recipe: Pheasant Braised with Red Cabbage and Apple. I plan to make some soon. A simple dish, but a treat for dinner guests. The meat must be pink in the middle but the skin crispy. Forget the legs - pheasant legs can only be consumed in a confit.


I like to throw a splash of reduced gibier sauce on top, to finish it off. A Pinot Noir is a good idea too - a white wine is always wrong with poultry and/or game birds.


If you have a favorite Pheasant recipe, let us know.

Posted by Bird Dog in Food and Drink at 17:28 | Comments (5) | Trackbacks (0)

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Great recipe that reminds me almost exactly of the one finally shared by a very popular German restaurant that was forced out of business by urban renewal. Appropriate for both pheasant and duck, depending on the product brought in that morning. I think they slit the duck skin and cooked it breast-side down at high temps on a rack for a short while to remove some of the fat, if necessary).

Only differences: the bacon was slightly sauteed first, butter added, then the pieces of game browned. Kept the butter from burning according to chef. The apple cider was apple brandy (Calvados?) and, perhaps a tad more.

Now you really have brought back memories of very, very good meals for not that much money. Wonderful oven pancakes. Huge...with high-rising curled and crispy edges, hidden apple slices, served with real maple syrup (probably spiked with Calvados) and, for those endulging, a dollop of hand-whipped sweet cream.

So, I've added ten pounds without having eaten a bite.
#1 jma on 2012-01-06 20:28 (Reply)
Red cabbage and apple is one of my favorite dishes, so I imagine pheasant with red cabbage and apple would be pretty good.

Those dogs look rather satisfied at having done their part in corralling the rack of pheasants.
#2 Gringo on 2012-01-06 20:48 (Reply)
As an aside, pictures like this one remind me that there is nothing like a good dog.
#3 John on 2012-01-07 07:27 (Reply)
I and a son and a friend and a son of his have just returned from a pheasant hunt, at which I managed only to shoot three hens.

This taught me I was homosexual, for I had three females and still craved a cock.

I first heard this one when I was 16 in 1968, and it was old then, from another friend's dad. Today I had the pleasure of telling it to our sons, getting groans, and I hope from you lot too.
#4 Fred Z on 2012-01-07 17:08 (Reply)
Thanks for the recipe. I hope to try it soon. My friend and I go out after dove every year out in California, but we are planning a pheasant hunt as soon as possible.
#5 tyree on 2012-01-08 03:50 (Reply)

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