Pheasant

[waterman]

Had a very successful pheasant hunt on Valentine's day with my wife. Like most places the birds were skinned. I brined them in a salt water/ brown sugar brine for about 6 hours. Started with 2 pieces of cut up bacon and 1/2 an onion in large Dutch oven. I then cut up the birds, and seared in the bacon love. Covered with 1 cup of chicken stock, a can of cream of chicken with herbs and a can of cream of celery soup. Cooked on 300 for about an hour and a half. Served over wild rice. Best pheasant I've ever had. The brining made an obvious difference

 

[TAFKAP]

Brining will sure do that! Where did you hunt pheasant? Canned hunt in TN, or did you get a wild bird?

 

[waterman]

Here in Tennessee

 

[RUGER]

Looks great !

 

[WTM]

so what does pheasant taste like/compares to someone thats never eaten it? quail?

 

[waterman]

slightly richer than quail. not a dark meat like duck, but more like a dark meat chicken /quail combo. anyone agree?

 

[GMB54]

If i had to compare it to domestic birds it would be.....The drummie on a chicken. Not a drumstick. Not quite dark meat in flavor and certainly not strong like some duck.