Pheasant with Grapes

Name: Pheasant with Grapes
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 250 g (½ lb) Italia or white seedles grapes; 60 g (2 oz) breadcrumbs; 4 tablespoons brandy; 150 ml (¼ pint) chicken or game stock; 150 ml (¼ pint) chicken or game stock; 1 teaspoon of arrowroot; salt and freshly ground black pepper; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 hen pheasant; 250 g (½ lb) Italia or white seedles grapes; 100 g (3½ oz) clarified butter

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Game Cookery

By Patricia Lousada

Published 1989

About

There is no question that grapes complement game magnificently, particularly Italia grapes, with their lovely muscatel flavour, which are available during most of the Autumn months.

Ingredients

1 hen pheasant
100 g (3½ oz) clarified butter

Main course
Autumn

Method

Heat 30 g (1 oz) of the butter in an oven-proof sauté pan and brown the pheasant on all sides. Season the pheasant and place breast-side down in the pan. Roast in a preheated oven 190°C/375°F/gas 5 for 45 minutes. Meanwhile whizz half the grapes in a bl