Game: Recipes for Game

Pheasant Casserole

Pheasant casserole with celeriac and apple mash

How many it serves: 4
Preparation time:30 Mins
Category : Game
Type: Game

Ingredients

• 4 pheasant breasts
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 30g/1oz butter
• 1 red onion, peeled and sliced
• 1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed
• 125g/4oz smoked streaky bacon, derinded and chopped
• 1 sprig thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 150ml/5fl oz dry cider
• 450 mls /15fl oz chicken stock
• 1 tbsp cider vinegar
• 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
• 500g celeriac, peeled and cubed
• 500g floury potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 2 Bramley apples, peeled, cored and chopped
• 2 tbsp sour cream
• Salt and ground black pepper

Recipe Steps

1. Melt the butter and the oil in a large saucepan and brown the pheasant breasts. Put on a plate.
   
2. Add the onion, garlic and bacon and cook for 3-4 minutes until the onion starts to soften.
   
3. Stir in the flour and cook for a minute. Add the cider, stock , vinegar, thyme and bay leaf. Season well. Bring to the boil and replace the pheasant pieces. Turn the heat down so the liquid bubbles gently and cover. Cook for 20-30 minutes until the pheasant is cooked and the sauce has thickened. Don't overcook or the meat will dry out.
   
4. Meanwhile bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and add the potato, apple and celeriac cubes. Boil until tender, drain, add the parsley and sour cream and some ground black pepper. Mash until smooth. Serve with the pheasant casserole and a green salad
   

The Butchers Kitchen at Aldens