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We had pheasant for dinner last night! Matt works for the state and due to the current budget woes they are subject to ~1 furlow day/month. Yesterday was that furlow day and Matt took full advantage of the break in the weather to get Jacks out pheasant hunting. Since I didn't get the day off I cannot say much more then they came home happy and wet with their winnings.
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From what I can gather pheasant hunting around here is a zoo. The pheasants in our area are put and take. Meaning 3 times a week farm raised pheasants are released into designated hunting areas. The following day mass amounts of people line up to try and shoot their limit (2). It sounds frustrating at best...
- Skin, wash and quarter the bird
- Preheat oven to 350
- Chop-up onions, celery and carrot - saute in butter until tender
- Once tender put the veggies in a shallow baking pan
- Mix flour and a little salt in a brown paper bag. Shake the meat pieces in the bag 2 at a time until coated
- Melt butter in the same pan the veggies were cooked in and brown your meat on both sides
- Put browned meat on top of veggies
- Add a small amount of liquid to the bottom of the baking dish
- I used chicken stock; Matt recommends wine
- Cover with parchment paper and bake for 1 hour or until meat is tender
- Server over rice
1 comment:
This is very timely! We're heading to MN and Dave will be hunting with Meg's husband Joe. I'm sure they'll have their own recipes but if not, this one sounds fantastic!
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