Roast Pheasant Trident Villas

Serves: 2

Eloise Gerhold

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

44

Spice

51

Sweetness

41

Sourness

41

mins

Prep time (avg)

5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 tsps

Arrowroot

340 g

Red Wine

Directions:

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

2

Warm a little clarified butter in casserole dish on stovetop over high heat

3

Add pineapple to cover base

4

Cover pineapple with neck and giblets and dribble in any juices from pheasant

5

Chop wings and add to dish

6

Cook, turning pineapple to color on both sides

7

Season inside and outside of bird with salt and pepper

8

Truss bird and place on top of ingredients in casserole

9

Cover and cook for 5 minutes on high heat

10

Loosen any stuck pieces of pineapple and pour in pineapple juice

11

Brush bird with clarified butter and place in oven, uncovered, for 1 hour

12

Baste during cooking to keep bird moist

13

After 1 hour, cover bird with brown paper or buttered parchment paper and cook another 20 minutes

14

Remove bird from casserole

15

Skim off top layer of fat juices, and strain dark residue collected in pan to a separate small pot

16

Bring this to a boil

17

Blend arrowroot and 1/2 cup wine

18

Add this to pot, along with remaining wine

19

Boil until arrowroot thickens and clears

20

Carve pheasant and transfer to heated serving platter

21

Coat pieces with sauce and garnish with watercress and potatoes