Thursday, March 5, 2009

Pheasant Pot Pie

Pheasant is the meat I have been challenged to cook. The "hunter" delivered the cleaned and dressed pheasants with the challenge see what you can do with these Miss. Chandler.
So I did some research and by the time the pheasants were delivered I had some ideas.

Pot Pie sounded like a nice tasty dish...so that is where I started.

I gently boiled the pheasant breast in water and white wine with a finely minced shallot and a bit of garlic.
Removed the breast allowed them to cool then cut them into small pieces. Reduced the stock by half.
Made up a batch of Gluten Free pie crust.
Mixed the cooked pheasant with some peas, carrots, celery, corn and green beans. Mixed the reduction with some cornstarch to thicken it into a rich gravy. Blended these all up and put them into the pie crust lined pan.

Then I decided to garnish the top of the pies with a Japanese design of fish swimming.
Across the top of the pie...the "hunter's" response why Miss. Chandler may I have some more.

I feel more pheasant's will be coming my way.