Scots Pheasant
Created by Chocolatll on May 19, 2015
- Servings: 3
- Prep Time: 10m
- Cook Time: 85m
- Recipe #19130
Ingredients
- 1 (2 pound) pheasant (dressed)
- 1/2 cup butter (divided)
- 2 pounds apples (Cox's preferred, peeled, cored, and sliced, 6 cups)
- 2/3 cup light cream (divided)
- 1/4 cup Drambuie
- Salt and pepper (optional)
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 350°F.
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Step 2: Melt half the butter in a skillet.
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Step 3: Add pheasant and brown on all sides.
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Step 4: Remove pheasant to a plate.
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Step 5: Melt remaining butter.
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Step 6: Add apples and cook until they begin to color.
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Step 7: Place half the apples in a casserole dish.
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Step 8: Put pheasant in the casserole breast down.
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Step 9: Arrange remaining apples around bird.
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Step 10: Pour in half the cream.
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Step 11: Cover and bake for 40 minutes.
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Step 12: Turn bird over and cook for 35 minutes more.
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Step 13: Remove casserole from oven.
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Step 14: Increase heat to 450°F
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Step 15: Pour Drambuie and remaining cream over bird.
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Step 16: Add salt and pepper to taste.
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Step 17: Return to oven for 5-10 minutes.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (393.8 g)
- Calories 520.9
- Total Fat - 41.4 g
- Saturated Fat - 25.9 g
- Cholesterol - 116.7 mg
- Sodium - 291.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 40.6 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.9 g
- Sugars - 30.6 g
- Protein - 2.6 g
- Calcium - 75.7 mg
- Iron - 0.2 mg
- Vitamin C - 12.5 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg