Pot Roast Pheasant with Caramelised Apples

Pot Roast Pheasant with Caramelised Apples Ingredients

1 Pheasant cut into 4	Salt and pepper
1/2 tb Butter	1 oz Buerre Marie
1/2 tb Oil	1 Sprig fresh thyme for
6 Shallots; peeled	CARAMELISED APPLES
1 Bayleaf	2 Apples; sliced into 8
2 Sprigs fresh thyme	; wedges
50 ml Calvados brandy	4 oz Caster sugar
425 ml Sweet cider	1 oz Butter
1 tb Tomato puree	1/4 ts Ground cinnamon
2 Rashers smoked streaky bacon

Instructions for Pot Roast Pheasant with Caramelised Apples

Melt the butter and oil together in a heavy frying pan, then season the pheasant. Place the legs into the pan and brown both sides. Place the breast carcass into the pan and brown. Add the shallots and brown, add the bacon. Pour over the calvados brandy and flame and turn off. Add the cider and bring up to simmering point. Add the bayleaf, tomato puree and the sprigs of thyme. Cover with a lid and place into the oven, cook gently for approximately 1 hour, until tender. When cooked remove the bird and keep warm. Strain the liquid into a saucepan and reduce. to thicken a piece of beurre Marie may be whisked in. Caramelised apples: Melt the sugar with the butter until golden brown. Carefully add the peeled, cored and sliced apples. Coat in the caramel and cook gently. Remove from the pan and dust with cinnamon. To serve: Plate the pheasant, coat with the sauce and scatter with caramelised apples. Decorate with a sprig of fresh thyme. DISCLAIMER(c) Copyright 1996 - SelecTV Cable Limited. All rights reserved. Carlton Food Network http://www.cfn.co.uk/ Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

Main Ingredient: ApplesCuisine: Uncategorized

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