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Pheasant Breast wrapped in Bacon
Pheasant breast have very pleasant tasting meat, similar to chicken. Often the problem with pheasant dishes is that the breast needs a lot less cooking than the leg meat. So when they are cooked together you usually end up with dry breast meat. By wrapping skinless pheasant breast in bacon you provide a little fat to help keep them moist. This is a very quick and easy dish to prepare for a week day meal.
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Portions: 4 Portions
Preparation: 15 minutes
Cooking: 15 minutes
Ingredients
Pheasant Breast
- 4 pheasant breast, skin removed
- 8 thin rashers of streaky bacon, rind removed
- maldon salt and freshly ground black and pepper
- olive oil, for cooking
Quince Sauce
- 500ml game stock (see recipe) or chicken stock reduced by 2/3's
- 2 tbsp quince paste/cheese
- 75ml light red wine
To Serve
- parsnip rosti (see recipe) or mashed potatoes
- sauteed spinach
Method
- Pheasant Breast: Rub a little garlic and pepper into the pheasant breasts. Wrap each one in 2 rashers of bacon. Cover and refigerate until ready to cook
- Quince Sauce: Place all the ingredients in a saucepan and simmer for 10 minutes until you have a sauce that coats the back of a wooden spoon. Keep the sauce hot until ready to serve.
- To Cook the Pheasant Breasts: Preheat an oven to 180°C. Coat a pan with olive oil and place over a moderate-thigh heat. Place the breast in the pan and cook for 5 minutes on each side, then place in the preheated oven for a further 8-10 minutes. Remove from the oven and serve.
- To Serve: Serve the breasts on parsnip rosti's or mashed potato, served with sauteed spinach or your choice of vegetables. Drizzle the sauce around the plates. Serve.
