Pheasant !

[malbon]

Damn, Couldn't get a Turkey as they had sold out (I was hoping that anyway). So got a nice free range chicken, pork joint and....a pheasant.

Never cooked it before....

1. Will it go with my Christmas dinner?
2. How does one cook it without drying it out to death?

[G600]

Have a look here http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/index.php?/...

[malbon]

Thanks for that.

I think I'm tempted to try something in the slow cooker and use it as a starter now.

[Mobile Chicane]

Try boning both the chicken and pheasant, then roll one inside the other ballotine-stylee:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAekQ5fzfGM&fea...

If you can wrap bacon around the outside, no-one need see you've made a hash of it.

[Don]

Went on a butchery course a few weeks back to learn how to do just that.

Newlyns Cookery School. If nearby: recommended.

[mattdaniels]

Mobile Chicane said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAekQ5fzfGM&fea...

I remember when I first saw that on here and thought, "that looked pretty straightforward, I'll have a go".

How wrong I was.

He makes that look very, very easy.

[Mobile Chicane]

mattdaniels said:

Mobile Chicane said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAekQ5fzfGM&fea...

I remember when I first saw that on here and thought, "that looked pretty straightforward, I'll have a go".

How wrong I was.

He makes that look very, very easy.

You're not wrong there

I rely heavily on mushroom stuffing and bacon to either 'pad out', or 'hide' my mistakes.

A good slew of chopped herbs on top of the dish before carving also works wonders

[condor]

I've a pheasant to gut and cook boxing day
cook breast down in a roasting dish for 1 hour at 180C or 160 in a fan oven.
I use an overripe granny Smith to keep it moist and 3 segments of said apple to make a triangle to keep the bird from toppling over. mash the apple bits at thye end to make a great gravy.