Faisans en Cocotte Belle Fermière

Pot-Roasted Pheasants with Celery Root and Shallots

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4 to 6

    • Difficulty

      Medium

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By Anne Willan

Published 2007

  • About

My father was a hunter and my mother would cook variants of this wonderfully adaptable recipe with whatever he brought home. Background flavorings included bacon, shallots, or quartered onions, and winter vegetables ranging from the celery root I suggest here, to carrots, turnips, parsnips, and Jerusalem artichokes. Birds might be pheasant, partridge, or pigeon. Failing that, I have been known to substitute a domestic chicken. A contrasting side dish of peppery greens is the perfect accompa