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Roast Pheasant with Yogurt Sauce
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(Recipe ID: 626)
Serves 4-6
Preparation time: 1 Hour and 15 minutes
Source: Vito De Carolis
Pheasants are highly prized by connoisseurs. This recipe calls for stuffing and roasting the pheasants, then serving them with a fragrant yogurt sauce.
Ingredients
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- 2 Young Pheasants
- 4 Tablespoons Breadcrumbs
- 1 teaspoon Sherry Wine
- 1/2 cup Hazelnuts, crushed
- 12 Juniper Berries *
- 1 teaspoon Grated Orange Peel
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1 teaspoon Fine Sea Salt
*
Sosalt "Fior di Sale al Ginepro" suggested
- 1 teaspoon Fresh Ground Green Peppercorn *
- 1/2 cup Butter, melted
- Fine Sea Salt and Fresh Ground Black Peppercorn, to taste *
- 1/2 Onion, finely chopped
- 3/4 cup Dry Cider
- 3/4 cup Plain Yogurt
- 1 teaspoon Dill, coarsely chopped
Instructions
- Moisten breadcrumbs with Sherry. Add hazelnuts, 6 juniper berries, orange peel, salt and pepper. Stuff birds with the mixture.
- Place birds on rack in a roasting pan. Brush with butter and sprinkle with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Place in a pre-heated oven at 425°F for 10 minutes, then lower heat to 400°F and continue cooking until tender (about 35 to 40 minutes).
- Remove birds and keep warm.
- Add onion, and 6 juniper berries to the pan and fry until brown, stir in the cider and then gradually add the yogurt.
- Continue cooking for 5 minutes, add dill, adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.
- Pour some of the hot yogurt sauce over the pheasants and serve the remainder on side.
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