Pot-roast pheasant with cider & bacon

Pot-roast pheasant with cider & bacon

Oven roast this rich game bird - bring out the flavour with sweet cider and apples, and let the juices run into a cream and sage sauce

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 45 mins

Method

  1. Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Melt the butter in a large non-stick flameproof dish. Season the pheasants, add to the dish and brown on all sides. Remove from the dish and set aside.
  2. Add the bacon, onion, celery and sage to the dish and cook for 10 mins until the onion is soft and the bacon is crisp. Carefully pour off any excess fat.
  3. Return the pheasants to the dish and scatter over the apples. Pour over the cider and the chicken stock, bring to a simmer, cover with a lid and cook in the oven for 25 mins until the birds are cooked through.
  4. Remove the birds from the dish and keep warm. Return dish to the hob over a high heat. Let the liquid bubble until reduced by half, then add the cabbage, cover with a lid and cook for 3 mins. Add the cream, check the seasoning, and continue cooking for 1 min more. Serve the pheasant on top of the cabbage mixture with some mashed potato, if you like.

PER SERVING

865 kcalories, protein 67g, carbohydrate 15g, fat 56 g, saturated fat 26g, fibre 6g, sugar 15g, salt 1.6 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2012.

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  • 17 October 2012

    CFL recipes rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I cook a lot of game and this is one of the best pheasant dishes I've done. I like to pot roast as it stops the meat from drying out. The cider gives this dish a beautifully sweet flavour, and definitely serve it with mash to soak up all the juice. Went down well with all the family - delicious!

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  • 09 November 2012

    Harriett commented on this recipe

    Lovely! My husband hadn't tried pheasant before and this went down a treat. Ocado have started selling whole pheasant when it's in season for about £1 more than chicken, so it's reasonably priced. Try this recipe. Perfect filling Autumnal meal.

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  • 09 November 2012

    Harriett rated and commented on this recipe

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    Lovely! My husband hadn't tried pheasant before and this went down a treat. Ocado have started selling whole pheasant when it's in season for about £1 more than chicken, so it's reasonably priced. Try this recipe. Perfect filling Autumnal meal.

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  • 26 November 2012

    cinnamon rated and commented on this recipe

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    This is absolutely gorgeous. I hadn't tried pheasant before, but it was lovely this way, I really enjoyed the apples in this. Sweet but wholesome dish.

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  • 10 December 2012

    jaynez rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Loved this. I did as it said fry onions and pheasant. Then I put it in slow cooker with cider and apple. Left it all day I changed celery for carrot. I used creme fraiche instead of cream. YUM! Will make again

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  • 14 January 2013

    Jacqui commented on this recipe

    A superb way to cook pheasant. The best we've ever tasted. Really flavousome and well balanced. Used a large pheasant so cooked it for 45 mins - enough for 4 persons.Will definitely repeat this.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 45 mins

Ingredients

  • 50g butter
  • 2 pheasants , cleaned
  • 100g bacon lardons
  • 1 onion , chopped
  • 1 celery stick, chopped
  • 4 sage sprigs, leaves chopped
  • 2 eating apples , cored and cut into large chunks
  • 500ml cider
  • 300ml chicken stock
  • 1 Savoy cabbage , finely shredded
  • 100ml double cream
  • mashed potato , to serve (optional)
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PER SERVING

865 kcalories, protein 67g, carbohydrate 15g, fat 56 g, saturated fat 26g, fibre 6g, sugar 15g, salt 1.6 g

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