Pheasant with Cloves, Cinnamon and Chestnuts

Faisán con canela y castañas

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in

By Samantha Clark and Samuel Clark

Published 2001

  • About

A delicious, autumnal stew when pheasant and chestnuts are in season.

Ingredients

  • 6 tablespoons olive oil
  • 200 g panceta (cured pork belly), skin off, cut into 1 cm strips

Method

Set a large saucepan over a medium heat and add half the olive oil. When hot, add the panceta and fry for about 5 minutes until it begins to colour. Now add the onion, carrot, garlic, bay leaves and cinnamon and cook for another 5–10 minutes until the vegetables have begun to caramelise. Add the thyme, paprika and cloves and stir well for a minute, then add the tomatoes and cook for 5 minutes,