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Pot-roasted pheasant is a winter treat with a wonderful richness and depth of flavour. The port wine works well with pheasant, adding a touch of sweetness to the sauce. Pot roasting combines the best attributes of a roast and a stew, and will keep the pheasant moist.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 x fresh pheasant (for 2 persons)
- 6 small whole shallots, peeled
- 75g pancetta, diced
- 1 garlic, finely chopped
- 100g small chestnut mushrooms
- 100g cooked whole chestnuts
- 4 juniper berries
- 2 bay leaves
- A few sprigs of fresh thyme
- 75ml port wine
- 75ml brown chicken stock
- 10g melted butter
- 10g plain flour
Instructions
- Preheat a pan and add oil. Brown the pheasant all over. Season with salt and pepper, and transfer to a cast iron casserole.
- Add shallots, pancetta and garlic to the pan. Stir fry until the pancetta becomes crispy. Transfer the mixture to the casserole.
- Add the mushrooms, chestnuts, herbs, port wine and stock around the pheasant. Bring the mixture in the casserole to boil. Turn off the heat, and cover with a lid. Transfer the casserole to a preheated oven at 160°C and cook for about an hour.
- When the pheasant is cooked, remove it from the casserole and let it rest.
- Meanwhile, mix the melted butter and flour in a bowl. Add this to the casserole. Bring the sauce to boil. Reduce the sauce until it is syrupy. Remove the bay leaves and the thyme. Season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Cut the pheasant into quarters, and divided them between two warm plates. Spoon the chestnuts, pancetta, shallots and mushrooms on the side of the pheasant pieces, with a generous amount of sauce. Serve with Brussel sprouts and mashed potato.
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