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Pheasant Leg/thigh pieces - how to cook

I have two pheasant leg/thigh pieces. I'm thinking slow cooker with mushrooms, carrots, celery and onion with some red wine??? Any thoughts on this? Haven't cooked pheasant before.
I've done sandhill crane legs before. Salt & pepper liberally and let it sit a few hours beforehand. Sizzle some bacon in a dutch oven for some grease, than brown the meat on all sides over medium heat. Remove, sauté some onions & garlic, then pour in about 1/2C of good red wine & scrape the bottom. Once it settles down, add a 1/2C chicken stock, then put your meat back in. There should only be enough liquid to reach the bottom of the meat without really covering it. Let it go in a 300° oven for a few hours.

If you season it a day or two ahead of time, it should be sufficiently brined so as not to dry out when you cook it
 

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