Phrank the Pheasant Coming to Dinner

[beano1197]

....and Phreda too

So, it's that time of year again.

What great roadkill recipes and tip top tips on plucking.....

.....yes, I said plucking.....

...has anyone got?

Should I try and skin the little lovelies and avoid the unmentionable bit which.... I'd rather ...not... think...about.... (too late!)

Note for Mungo: sorry - wrong type of bird, you've strayed onto the wrong thread........

[mel]

....and Phreda too

So, it's that time of year again.

What great roadkill recipes and tip top tips on plucking.....

.....yes, I said plucking.....

...has anyone got?

Should I try and skin the little lovelies and avoid the unmentionable bit which.... I'd rather ...not... think...about.... (too late!)

Note for Mungo: sorry - wrong type of bird, you've strayed onto the wrong thread........

Have we actually got any PHer's with the know how on preparing a Pheasant and I mean all the way from "bagged about an hour ago" to "on the table" it just so happens that I've got an opportunity to aquire a few but wouldn't have a clue what to do with them.

[beano1197]

I have half a clue.

I've "done" a few in my time, but not for a while. Hence seeking tips!

(Am WFH-ing today and it's my only opportunity for a bit pluck, draw, truss this week!)

[CarZee]

mel said: it just so happens that I've got an opportunity to aquire a few but wouldn't have a clue what to do with them.

Dodgy Br

[mel]

Well what do you expect when they stray onto my estate

[Gaffer]

This might help

www.combat-online.com/cook4.htm

Claire

[beano1197]

mel said: Well what do you expect when they stray onto my estate

Ah you have an estate car - handy! You must be able to (ahem) collect quite a few.................

[plotloss]

Whatever you do dont eat them the day you shoot them!

Hang for at least a week, maybe even two.

Dunk the bird in mildly hot water and pluck the feathers out in the direction that they are lying (otherwise you will tear the skin).

Once all the flight feathers are off, remove the down with a candle, brulee torch or full on blow torch (whatever floats yer boat).

Gut it, behead it and wash the cavity.

Stuff inside with half an apple and half a lemon, place parma ham or bacon on the breast and roast for 90-120 minutes at 180 degs C!

LUSH!

Matt.

[beano1197]

Gaffer said: This might help

www.combat-online.com/cook4.htm

Claire

Helps a lot, especially the bit: "if you are dumb enough to pluck a pheasant" !!

Thanks

[beano1197]

plotloss said:

Gut it, behead it and wash the cavity.

Matt

It's easy for you to say that............

[TheLemming]

Ive had to pluck (or skin), clean and prepare from scratch pheasants, rabbits etc.

Trust me, you dont want to do it! We wont even go into the smell.... *shudders*

Its second on my list of "most gross things Ive ever done"...

[incorrigible]

Gaffer said: This might help

www.combat-online.com/cook4.htm

Claire

Wow Pheseant fondue, definately going to try that, with a peanut or chilli dip in a Tai stylee, hmmmm tasty

[mel]

beano1197 said:

mel said: Well what do you expect when they stray onto my estate

Ah you have an estate car - handy! You must be able to (ahem) collect quite a few.................

Well what I actually meant was the bloke in an escort van that comes round my council estate flogging them.

[plotloss]

Pheasant in a cheese sauce?

Surely not.

Matt.

[plotloss]

mel said:

beano1197 said:

mel said: Well what do you expect when they stray onto my estate

Ah you have an estate car - handy! You must be able to (ahem) collect quite a few.................

Does he have an L33 number plate?

Matt.
Well what I actually meant was the bloke in an escort van that comes round my council estate flogging them.

[mel]

plotloss said: Does he have an L33 number plate?

Going right O/T here seing as the Pheasant question has been well answered (I'm still not convinced mind) I had to laugh this morning when I saw another strain of the L33 syndrome I actually saw P3TE G on another bloody BMW which goes to prove my previous thoughts that a large percentage of Lee's were dyslexic was infact bollox. The common factor is the car and therefore I now believe a large percentage of BWM drivers are infact dyslexic.

[incorrigible]

plotloss said: Pheasant in a cheese sauce?

Surely not.

Although thinking about it, maybe a nice Roquefort or blue agur

[plotloss]

incorrigible said:

plotloss said: Pheasant in a cheese sauce?

Surely not.

Although thinking about it, maybe a nice Roquefort or blue agur

Like yer thinking on the Roquefort but I can think of nothing worse than a 'classic' pheasant fondue - white wine and gouda with game. Heaven forfend!

Matt.

[beano1197]

plotloss said:



Like yer thinking on the Roquefort but I can think of nothing worse than a 'classic' pheasant fondue - white wine and gouda with game. Heaven forfend!

Matt.

Mind you - depends who's coming to dinner

[incorrigible]

Just to clarify, the recipe in the post from Gaffer was stick a big pan of boiling beef dripping in the middle of the table and everyone deep fry their pheasant

Save the cheese for after pud with a nice vintage Grahams

Talking of recipes, going to do a "Quail inside a duck inside a chicken inside a goose" for Christmas. Anyone here done anything similar ? Maybe have to get a pheasant or two involved