O this roast was perfect! tender yummy veggies + herby buttery bird… heaven on a plate.
Prior to this day, i had never tried pheasant. My local Asian store carries many interesting items. Today i found pheasant, rabbit, frog legs and whole cashews… The whole cashew fruit with the green nut on top. it was quite exciting to find that.
The pheasant looked interesting. It resembled chicken, although it looked much leaner. I did a quick google search of how it tasted, and then decided to try it.
The seasoning blend was pretty easy to make. Butter + lemon juice + herbs d’ provence + thyme + black pepper + salt.
For the veggies, we used baby potatoes (red + white), carrots and apples.
The aroma was hunger inducing. Pheasant tastes like a gamey lean chicken. It could easily dry out during cooking so try to keep the moisture in.
After the initial browning, cover with foil to retain moisture during the rest of the cooking.
- For the Bird:
- 1 whole pheasant
- Juice from one lemon
- 1 tbsp salt
- 5 tbsp unsalted butter
- 2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp herbs d'provence
- 2 tsp thyme
- 2 tbsp garlic
- A small bunch of parsely
- For the veggies:
- 8 baby potatoes (cut in halves)
- 12 baby carrots
- 1 ambrosia apple (chopped)
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp garlic
- Heat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Add all the veggie ingredients into a bowl and toss to combine.
- Pour the veggies into an oven safe casserole dish.
- Melt the butter for the Bird in a microwave until soft
- Pour butter, lemon juice and bird spices into a bowl and combine.
- Wipe the bird with a paper towel and place it on top of the veggies in the casserole dish.
- Pour bird marinade all over the bird, and ensure that a lot of the marinade gets inside the cavity.
- Rub the marinade all over the bird.
- Place bird inside the oven and cook uncovered for about 15mins or until bird turns golden brown.
- Flip the bird over to the other side for about 15 mins to brown that side too.
- Now cover the casserole dish with some foil and reduce the oven temperature to 300 degrees.
- Cook for about 20 mins or until the bird reaches an internal temperature of 170 degrees
This dish will grace our table again soon.
Oya Come Chop! 🙂
Omgeee! Yum! Perfecttttt for a Christmas menu. Esp for us Brits, lol! It looks so yum!
Britico, thanks for visiting. It tasted fabulous. Will make you some when i see you.
YASSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!