Fred’s Apple/Cherry-Stuffed Pheasant

Name: Fred’s Apple/Cherry-Stuffed Pheasant
Yield: Serves 2-4
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon of rosemary; 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning; 1 small onion quartered; 1 stalk of celery, sliced; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 tablespoon melted butter; ½ teaspoon sage; 4-5 pound pheasant, cleaned and checked for shot; 1 small tart apple, cored and chopped; ½ cup dried cherries, soaked in hot water for 20 min.; 6-8 bacon slices, raw; 6-8 bacon slices, raw; pepper to taste; salt to taste

Preparation info

Serves
2-4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Ultimate Guide to Grilling

By Rick Browne

Published 2011

About

Gave me my first taste of pheasant one Thanksgiving and we ate so much we literally had to lie down on the living room carpet for fear we’d explode if we so much as moved a finger. I have never forgotten the taste of those heavenly birds.

Ingredients

Stuffing

1 small tart apple, cored and chopped
½ cup dried cherries, soaked in hot water for 20 min.

Main course
Thanksgiving
Gluten-free

Method

Core and chop 1 small tart apple, place in bowl, set aside. Place cherries in another small bowl and cover with hot water. Soak for 20 minutes then drain.

Mix the apples and cherries with the rest of the stuffing ingredients together in a medium bowl, set it aside.

Mix the melted butter and olive oil in a small bowl. Rub the bird down good with butter/oil, salt and pepper the bi