Pheasant In Sharp Sauce Food

PLEASANT PHEASANT

Steps:

• Marinate the pheasant breasts over night (or for as long as possible) in your favorite marinade, or mix together the soy sauce, garlic, onion, honey and vinegar for a yummy asian-inspired marinade.
• Remove pheasants from marinade, and coat in flour. We do not rinse off marinade, or allow to drip off, so that the flour makes a nice coating on the pheasant.
• Heat a frying pan with butter, and place coated pheasant in pan.
• Allow to brown on each side, then add 1/4 cup of chicken broth, or enough to create some liquid on the bottom. Add cilantro.
• Cover and allow pheasant to cook for 4-6 minutes per side, until cooked through. Don't let all the chicken broth cook off, or it could burn. Add more if necessary.
• Once done, take pheasant out of pan, and add chicken broth, a little at a time, scraping the bottom of the pan to create a gravy.
• Serve with rice, or noodles.
• Variations:
• instead of chicken broth, use chicken noodle soup and some water! Or,
• use your favorite marinate. Or,
• after browning, and adding liquid (or soup with some water), put it in a 350 degree oven for 20-30 minutes - then proceed as directed.

PHEASANT IN SHARP SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt the first butter with the oil in a heavy, lidded pan.
• Brown the pheasants on all sides.
• Season lightly with the salt and black pepper.
• Add the stock, vinegar, cayenne or red pepper and bring to simmering point.
• Cover and cook gently for 50-60 minutes, until tender.
• Transfer the pheasants to a heated serving dish and keep hot while you finish the sauce.
• Work the butter and flour together and gradually whisk small pieces into the stock, stirring constantly until it has all been absorbed.
• Stir in the sherry and adjust the seasoning.
• Simmer for 2 minutes, then spoon over the pheasants and serve.

PHEASANT IN CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Place pheasant in an ungreased 11x7-in. baking dish. Combine the next eight ingredients; pour over pheasant. Sprinkle generously with paprika. Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 1-1/2 hours until a thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh reads 170°-175°, basting occasionally. Sprinkle again with paprika before serving.

BAKED PHEASANT IN WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Roll cut-up bird pieces in flour and brown in hot oil.
• Place browned pieces in baking dish and add remaining ingredients, except sherry, in order listed.
• Simmer in 300 degree oven for 2 to 2 1/2 hours or until tender.
• Pour cooking sherry over bird about the last hour of cooking.

PHEASANT IN WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter or margarine in a heat-proof Dutch oven.
• When hot, sauté the pheasant gently all over until it's golden brown.
• Remove the bird.
• Add flour, stock and wine, blend smoothly.
• Bring to a boil and add seasoning.
• Return bird to the Dutch oven and cover.
• Cook in preheated 350 degree oven, turning bird while cooking, for 35 to 40 minutes, or until bird is tender.

PHEASANT WITH SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Wrap the pheasants with the bacon, securing it with string.
• Loosely tie the legs together.
• Melt the butter and oil in a heavy pan over moderate to high heat and fry the pheasants on all sides until the bacon fat starts to run.
• Drain the excess fat from the pan, reduce the heat and pour the wine over the pheasants.
• Add the peppercorns and bayleaves and bring the wine to simmering point.
• Cover the pan tightly and cook for 30-40 minutes, or until the birds are almost tender.
• Pack the sauerkraut around the sides of the birds and pour the beer over.
• Cover and simmer for 10 minutes, then add the sausage, cover and heat through.
• To serve, carefully lift the pheasants from the pan.
• Snip the string and remove without disturbing the bacon.
• Place the birds on a warmed serving dish and keep hot.
• Remove the sausage and set aside for a moment.
• Adjust the seasonings of the sauerkrat before arranging it around the pheasants.
• Discard the bayleaves and peppercorns if you find them.
• Quickly cut the sausage into 1cm slices and lay over the sauerkraut.
• Using snips or poultry shears, cut into halves or quarters to serve, trying not to disturb the bacon slices.

SAUTEED PHEASANT WITH HERBS (FAISAN SAUTE AUX HERBES)

Steps:

• Sprinkle the pheasant pieces with salt and pepper.
• Heat the butter in a skillet and add the pieces skin side down. Cook about two or three minutes until skin is golden brown. Turn the pieces and continue cooking about three minutes more.
• Add the garlic, bay leaf, thyme and wine. Cover and cook 20 minutes or until the pheasant is tender.
• Transfer the pheasant pieces to a serving dish. Swirl the three tablespoons of cold butter into the pan sauce. Pour and scrape the sauce (including garlic and thyme sprig) over the pheasant and serve sprinkled with chopped parsley.

PHEASANT WITH CABERNET SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in large casserole or heavy cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add the pheasant pieces skin side down. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the meat is golden brown. Add the shallots, carrots, celery, mushrooms, pearl onions, garlic, juniper berries and cloves. Cook, stirring, until the vegetables are wilted, about 2 to 3 minutes.
• Drain the fat and add the butter and flour; stir and blend well. Pour the Cognac over the pheasant pieces and let it ignite.
• Add the wine, chicken broth and bouquet garni. Stir and blend well. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer about 30 minutes, or until tender. Remove the bouquet garni and serve hot.

BREAST OF PHEASANT WITH SOUR-CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Sprinkle the breasts with salt, pepper and paprika.
• Melt the butter in a heavy nonstick skillet large enough to hold the pheasant breasts in one layer. Add the breasts and cook over medium-high heat for 3 minutes or until they are lightly browned. Turn the breasts and cook for 3 minutes more. Add the onions and thyme. Stir and cook until the onions are wilted. Add the wine to dissolve the brown particles that cling to the bottom of the pan. Continute cooking until most of the wine evaporates.
• Add the heavy cream and cook until the liquid is reduced by half. Add the sour cream, blend well and bring to a boil, stirring until smooth. Taste and adjust the seasonings and serve very hot.