Pheasant In Mushroom Cream Sauce Recipes

PHEASANT IN CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Place pheasant in an ungreased 11x7-in. baking dish. Combine the next eight ingredients; pour over pheasant. Sprinkle generously with paprika. Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 1-1/2 hours until a thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh reads 170°-175°, basting occasionally. Sprinkle again with paprika before serving.

PHEASANT WITH MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Spread the flour across a plate. Season the pheasant with salt and pepper on both sides, then dredge in flour. Shake away the excess flour and set aside.
• Heat a large sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add 1-2 tbsp. of oil, or enough to coat the bottom of the pan in a thin layer. Use tongs to lay each sage leaf into the oil. Fry leaves for 15-30 seconds per side and remove to a paper towel.
• In the same pan, lay down each pheasant breast to sear. Allow them to cook undisturbed until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. Remove and set aside.
• Reduce the heat to medium and add 1 tbsp. of butter to the hot pan. When it has melted and begins to foam, add the mushrooms and shallot. Sauté the mushrooms until they are golden brown.
• Deglaze the pan with white wine and chicken stock. Increase the heat and bring to a soft boil. Reduce these liquids in half.
• Pour in the cream and reduce the sauce for another 2-3 minutes. Taste and season with a pinch of nutmeg, salt, and pepper.
• Return the pheasant breasts back to the pan and reduce the heat to low. Cook for an additional minute or until the pheasant is cooked through and is warm. Serve over wild rice with the mushroom-cream sauce and fried sage.

PHEASANT IN CREAMY MARSALA SAUCE

Steps:

• Slice the mushrooms and parsley. Set aside.
• Rinse pheasant breasts (as needed) and pat dry. Lay them out on a plate.
• In a large shallow bowl or 8x8 baking dish whisk together the flour, salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Melt the oil and butter In a heavy skillet on medium heat.
• Dredge the pheasant breasts in flour mix. shake them off and lay in heated oil mixture.
• Brown the breasts a few minutes and turn them to brown on other side. (do not cook them through).
• Reduce pan heat to simmer.
• Remove the browned breasts to a plate. Cover with foil and set aside.
• Pour the sliced mushrroms Into the simmering oil/butter. NOTE: if your butter is too dark or burned. Wipe out the pan, add more oil and butter and reheat before adding mushrooms.
• Brown the mushrooms in oil and butter bout 5 minutes stirring often until excess moisture evaproates and mushrooms are browned.
• Add Marsala. Deglaze and simmer about 5 minutes until it is reduced about 30%.
• Add the broth and stir in the heavy cream slowly stirring constantly.
• Simmer until sauce is well mixed. Add the pheasant breasts back into the pan.
• Spoon the sauce over the breasts and sprinkle the parsley on top.
• Cover and simmer until breasts are cooked through ( about Five minutes or so)
• Remove cooked breasts to serving plate. Spoon the mushroom Marsala on top of the breasts. Serve.

PHEASANT WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Pour the stock into a small pot and boil it down until you have about 1/4 cup. Set aside. Cut the pheasant breasts into strips or chunks and salt well.
• Slice the mushrooms into large pieces. Heat a large sauté pan over high heat for 2 minutes. Add the mushrooms and shake the pan to keep them from sticking. Dry sauté the mushrooms for several minutes, shaking often, until the mushrooms give up their water. Cook until that water is almost gone.
• Add the butter and shallot and toss to combine. Sauté, stirring often, until the shallot is translucent and the mushrooms begin to brown.
• Sprinkle the thyme and a little salt over everything and mix well. Pour in the brandy and use it to scrape up any browned bits on the bottom of the pan. Turn the heat down to medium-high and cook until the brandy is almost gone.
• Add the reduced stock, the cream and the pheasant strips and toss to combine. Bring this to a gentle simmer, turn the heat to low and cover. Cook like this for 5 minutes, or until the pheasant is just barely cooked through.
• Toss the spinach in and serve with crusty bread, egg noodles or mashed potatoes.