Pheasant With Green Apples Recipe
Ingredients
| Canadian bacon | 1/4 pound, diced | |
| Onion | 1/2 Large, finely chopped | |
| Garlic | 1 Clove (5gm) | |
| Butter | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Olive oil | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Pheasant | 1 | |
| Tart green apples - 4, peeled, cored and thickly sliced | ||
| Cointreau | 4 Tablespoon | |
| Heavy cream | 1 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Salt | To Taste | |
| black pepper | 1 | |
Directions
MAKING
1 In a n oven proof casserole, add butter and olive oil.
2 Saute bacon,onion and garlic until golden.Remove and keep aside.
3 In the remaining fat in the pan, brown pheasant on all sides. Keep warm.
4 Saute apples in the leftover fat until golden. Add Cointreau.
5 Remove the apples and skim fat from the juices in the casserole.
6 Return pheasant to the casserole and arrange apple slices, bacon, onion and garlic around it.
7 Simmer and cover for 10 minutes.
8 Stir in cream, and season with salt and pepper, to taste.
9 Cover the casserole and cook in a 275 degrees farenheit oven until pheasant is tender.
10 Transfer pheasant and bacon bits to a clean casserole to keep warm.
11 In a blender, puree the sauce and apples.
12 Reheat the sauce and correct the seasoning.
SERVING
13 Pour over pheasant and serve immediately.
1 In a n oven proof casserole, add butter and olive oil.
2 Saute bacon,onion and garlic until golden.Remove and keep aside.
3 In the remaining fat in the pan, brown pheasant on all sides. Keep warm.
4 Saute apples in the leftover fat until golden. Add Cointreau.
5 Remove the apples and skim fat from the juices in the casserole.
6 Return pheasant to the casserole and arrange apple slices, bacon, onion and garlic around it.
7 Simmer and cover for 10 minutes.
8 Stir in cream, and season with salt and pepper, to taste.
9 Cover the casserole and cook in a 275 degrees farenheit oven until pheasant is tender.
10 Transfer pheasant and bacon bits to a clean casserole to keep warm.
11 In a blender, puree the sauce and apples.
12 Reheat the sauce and correct the seasoning.
SERVING
13 Pour over pheasant and serve immediately.
Chef
