Ingredients
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4 grams game seasoningsee recipe below
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1 hen pheasantapprox 700 gram (or 1kg cock pheasant)
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25 grams Butter
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roasting bag
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50 millilitres Water
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50 millilitres portreduced by half
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1 sprig fresh thyme
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roasting tin
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Brasserie Blanc’s Best Game Seasoning
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20 grams coarse sea salt
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2 grams coarse ground black peppercorns
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8 juniper berries
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1/4 star anise
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1 piece cinnamon stick1cm
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1 bay leafdried
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1/4 clove fresh garlicpeeled
Directions
Today’s recipes dictate that we cook our pheasant at around 180º C, but this recipe follows the old traditional method, using a gentler ‘low & slow’ approach to get the most out of your game birds.
The trick here is to maintain as much moisture as possible during the cooking, using a very modern roasting bag. We realise that it is a whole new way of looking at game birds, but we guarantee you will be pleased with the succulent results. Adding a little water and reduced port also means you will have a delicious ready-made sauce for your pheasant, killing two birds with one stone, so to speak.
Brasserie Blanc’s Best Game Seasoning
- Blend all the ingredients in a food processor for around 2 minutes.
- Transfer to a container with a lid.
- Will keep fresh for several weeks refrigerated.
Pheasant in Bag
- Preheat a convection oven to 75º C
- In a heavy-bottomed frying pan over a low heat, very gently brown the bird all over in foaming butter. Approx 5 minutes or until golden.
- Sprinkle the bird with the game seasoning.
- Place the pheasant in the roasting bag, and the bag onto the roasting tin.
- Add the water, reduced port and the sprig of thyme.
- Seal the bag with the tie.
- Cook the hen pheasant ( approx 700g ) for 3 hours @ 75º. Allow 4 hours for a 1kg cock pheasant.
- Remove the tie and strain any juices through a fine chinoise or muslin-lined sieve. You should have around 130ml.
- Reduce the cooking juices by half to leave a perfect jus for the bird.
- Remove the meat from the bird and decorate with roast winter vegetables.
- Pour over the jus and serve immediately.
- Enjoy!