Pheasant with Apples and Prunes recipe

This delectable dinner is really a beautiful way of using pheasant. If you don't like prunes, just leave them out.

Ingredients:

• 4 skinless boneless pheasant breasts
• 3 apples
• 8 rashers streaky bacon
• 150ml apple cider vinegar
• 150ml single cream
• 150ml chicken stock
• 300g pitted prunes
• 1 onion
• 100g breadcrumbs
• Salt and black pepper
• 1 tbsp. dried thyme
• 2 tbsp. caster sugar
• 100ml water

Method of Preparation:

1. Peel, core and chop the apples into small chunks. Finely chop the prunes and the onion.

2. Place the apples into a saucepan with the water, 1 tbsp. thyme, pinch of salt and the sugar. Bring the mixture to the boil and then simmer for around 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove the sauce from the heat and add the breadcrumbs.

3. Cut a pocket into each pheasant breast.

4. Heat the oven to 200C.

5. Stuff the pheasant breasts with a quarter of the apple sauce each.

6. Wrap each breast with 2 bacon fillets and then put them into a baking tray along with the onion and chicken stock. Season well.

7. Cook the pheasant for 30-35 minutes or until the juices run clear.

8. Remove from the oven and then pour the cooking juices from the pheasant into a saucepan along with the cider vinegar and the chopped prunes.

9. Bring the mixture to the boil and then add the single cream before bringing it to the boil again.

This dish will serve four people. Serve the sauce spooned over the pheasant breasts. If you don’t have cider vinegar, just use cider.

Author: Laura Young

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