Best 8 Pheasant Braised In Mushrooms And White Wine Recipes

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Welcome to the world of culinary delights, where flavors dance and aromas tantalize the senses. Within this article, we embark on a journey to discover an exquisite recipe: pheasant braised in mushrooms and white wine. We'll guide you through the process, from selecting the perfect pheasant to mastering the art of braising, ensuring that you produce a dish that will impress even the most discerning palate. Along the way, we'll explore the nuances of balancing flavors, introducing you to the subtle interplay of ingredients that make this dish so extraordinary.

Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!

BRAISED PHEASANT WITH MUSHROOMS



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While I use pheasant thighs here, obviously chicken thighs will work, too, and in fact might even be better. I also use a variety of wild mushrooms I pick, but feel free to use whatever array of mushrooms you want. Try to use several different kinds, and yes, you can use reconstituted dried mushrooms, too. I really like to use verjus for the tartness in this recipe -- verjus is preserved, unripe grape juice -- but it can be tough to find. Freshly squeezed lemon juice is a good substitute.

Provided by Hank Shaw

Categories     Main Course

Time 1h45m

Number Of Ingredients 10

8 to 12 pheasant thighs, (or 4 turkey thighs)
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 large onion, (sliced thinly from root to tip)
1 to 2 pounds fresh mushrooms ((use a variety))
1 whole head of garlic (cloves peeled but left whole)
1/2 cup white wine
1 quart chicken, (turkey, pheasant or vegetable stock)
Salt and black pepper
A splash of lemon juice, (white wine vinegar or verjus)
4 tablespoons minced parsley

Steps:

  • In a large Dutch oven or pot, heat the butter over medium-high heat and brown the thighs. Take your time and don't crowd the pot. Do it in batches if need be. Preheat the oven to 325°F.
  • Remove the pheasant and add the sliced onion and mushrooms. Turn the heat up to medium-high and stir well. You may need another tablespoon of butter, as mushrooms soak up a lot. Cook, stirring often, until the onions begin to brown. Salt everything as it cooks.
  • Deglaze the pot with the white wine; turn the heat up to high. Scrape any browned bits off the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon. Add the garlic and the pheasant, skin side up. Let the wine cook down by half.
  • Pour in enough stock to come up to the level of the pheasant skin without submerging it. Doing this will keep the skin crispy when you finish the dish. Cover the pot and cook in the oven for 45 to 60 minutes; you want the meat to be just barely tender. Uncover, turn the heat to 400°F and cook for another 15 to 30 minutes, until the skin crisps up. To finish, add the parsley, then salt, black pepper and some form of acid -- lemon juice, vinegar, etc -- to taste.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 810 kcal, Carbohydrate 8 g, Protein 52 g, Fat 61 g, SaturatedFat 21 g, Cholesterol 313 mg, Sodium 300 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 2 g, ServingSize 1 serving

PHEASANT WITH MUSHROOMS IN WINE SAUCE RECIPE - (4.5/5)



Pheasant with Mushrooms in Wine Sauce Recipe - (4.5/5) image

Provided by polledl

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 pheasants, split
1/2 cup butter
2 cups sliced mushrooms
1 cup dry white wine
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper

Steps:

  • Saute pheasants in butter 10 minutes. Remove from skillet and saute mushrooms in butter remaining in skillet 10 minutes Return pheasant to skillet. Add wine, lemon juice, onions, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer 1 hour or until tender. Yield: Serves 6. Note: If oven is used, bake at 375 degrees for about 2 hours.

SLOW COOKER PHEASANT WITH MUSHROOMS AND OLIVES



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Pheasant recipes--especially good ones--are very hard to find! This one results in a moist, tender and delicious pheasant that even my kids will gobble up. Its adapted from a recipe a friend passed on to me.

Provided by MBETHCOOKS

Categories     100+ Everyday Cooking Recipes

Time 4h45m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 11

¾ cup all-purpose flour
salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
2 pheasants, rinsed, patted dry, and cut into pieces
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, sliced into rings
1 cup sliced crimini mushrooms
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
1 cup white wine
1 cup chicken broth
½ cup sliced black olives

Steps:

  • Place the flour, salt, and pepper into a resealable plastic bag; shake to mix. Place the pheasant pieces into the flour mixture, and shake until evenly coated.
  • Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Shake any excess flour off of the pheasant pieces, and place them in the hot oil. Cook until the pheasant is brown on both sides, about 3 minutes per side. Place the pheasant into a slow cooker, reserving the oil in the skillet. Cook the onion in the remaining oil until they soften, about 3 minutes. Stir in the mushrooms and garlic, and continue cooking and stirring until the mushrooms have softened and the garlic has mellowed, about 5 minutes more.
  • Pour the wine into the skillet and bring to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes, then pour in the chicken broth and return to a boil. Pour the mushroom mixture into the slow cooker, and sprinkle with sliced black olives.
  • Cover, and cook on High for 4 hours, or Low for 7 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 642 calories, Carbohydrate 16.5 g, Cholesterol 189.3 mg, Fat 30.7 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 63.3 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, Sodium 413.5 mg, Sugar 1.2 g

BRAISED PHEASANT IN REMARKABLE MUSHROOM GRAVY



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Make and share this Braised Pheasant in Remarkable Mushroom Gravy recipe from Food.com.

Provided by seapard

Categories     Pheasant

Time 1h40m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

3 pheasants, split and trimmed
1 cup seasoned flour (reserve 2 tbs)
1/4 cup butter
2 -3 tablespoons canola oil
2 -3 cups thinly sliced mushrooms (depends on how much you like mushrooms, if you're not a big fan, you might want to chop them up, too)
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 cup dry white wine
3/4 cup chicken stock
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper

Steps:

  • Dredge pheasant pieces in seasoned flour.
  • Heat butter and 2 tbs oil in dutch oven over medium heat. Add about 5 pheasant pieces -- make sure everything's in a single layer and not overly crowded. Cook 3 minutes/side until brown and remove. Repeat with remaining pheasant, adding oil as needed.
  • Remove last batch of pheasant and set aside. Add mushrooms. Cook about 10 minutes, stirring often.
  • Add onions to mushrooms, cooking for three or four minutes until tender.
  • Add 2 tbsp of reserved seasoned flour. Stir well.
  • Add wine, stock, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Bring to a simmer and make sure to scrape all those bits from the bottom of the dutch oven. Add pheasant pieces.
  • Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 1 hour.
  • Serve with mashed potatoes or egg noodles.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 963.6, Fat 50.1, SaturatedFat 16.1, Cholesterol 305.2, Sodium 648.9, Carbohydrate 20.3, Fiber 1, Sugar 1.9, Protein 94.7

PHEASANT BRAISED IN MUSHROOMS AND WHITE WINE



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Categories     Mushroom     Poultry     Braise

Yield 6 people

Number Of Ingredients 11

3 pheasants, split and trimmed
1 c seasoned flour (reserve 2 tbs)
1/4 c butter
2 - 3 tbs canola oil
3 cups thinly sliced mushrooms
1/2 c chopped onion
1 cup dry white wine
3/4 c poultry stock
1 tbs lemon juice
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper

Steps:

  • Dredge pheasant pieces in flour. Heat butter and 2 tbs oil in dutch oven over medium heat. Add about 5 pheasant pieces -- make sure everything's in a single layer and not overly crowded. Cook 3 minutes/side until brown and remove. Repeat with remaining pheasant, adding oil as needed. Remove last batch of pheasant from dutch oven and add mushrooms. Cook about 10 minutes, stirring often. Add onions to mushrooms, cooing for three or four minutes until tender. Add 2 tbsp of reserved seasoned flour. Stir well. Add wine, stock, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Bring to a simmer. Add pheasant pieces. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 1 hour. Serve with mashed potatoes or egg noodles.

PAN ROASTED PHEASANT WITH SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS AND FIGS IN A CHAMBOURCIN GLACE



Pan Roasted Pheasant with Shiitake Mushrooms and Figs in a Chambourcin Glace image

Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 50m

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 medium pheasant, about 2 pounds, breast removed (skin on) and leg and thigh disjointed
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 cup dried figs, stems removed
2 cups chambourcin wine
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 medium shallots, sliced thin
1 cup shiitake mushrooms stemmed and thinly sliced
1/2 cup rich poultry stock
1/2 teaspoon rosemary, finely chopped
Salt and pepper

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Heat canola oil in a saute pan over medium high heat. Season pheasant with salt and pepper. Brown legs and thighs evenly and place in oven for 20 minutes. Bring figs and wine to a low boil in a heavy saucepan. Reduce and simmer to 1/3 of original volume. Remove pan from oven, removing leg and thigh. Return to burner for 45 seconds. Sear skin side of pheasant breast for 1 minute. Flip and return thigh and leg. Finish in oven for 5 to 6 minutes. Remove pheasant from pan and plate. Add 1/2 of the butter to pan and saute shallots until light brown. Add Shiitakes and cook to tender, about 1 minute. Add figs and wine to pan with stock, rosemary, reduce to thicken. Season and whisk in remaining butter and serve.

BAKED PHEASANT IN WINE SAUCE



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This recipe uses wild pheasant. It came from my grandmother to my mother to me. We traditionally served this recipe at Thanksgiving (during pheasant season). During cooking, it forms a sauce or gravy that thickens best if stirred just a little when the sherry is added.

Provided by Shirley Spillman

Categories     Pheasant

Time 3h15m

Yield 2-4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 pheasant, cleaned and cut up
1 1/2 cups water
1 clove garlic
1 medium-size onion, sliced and separated into rings
1 (4 ounce) can mushroom pieces (can also use buttons)
6 pieces rosemary
1/4 teaspoon dry parsley flakes
2 ounces cooking sherry

Steps:

  • Roll cut-up bird pieces in flour and brown in hot oil.
  • Place browned pieces in baking dish and add remaining ingredients, except sherry, in order listed.
  • Simmer in 300 degree oven for 2 to 2 1/2 hours or until tender.
  • Pour cooking sherry over bird about the last hour of cooking.

ROAST PHEASANT WITH WILD MUSHROOM, POTATO & BACON RAGOUT



Roast pheasant with wild mushroom, potato & bacon ragout image

A small pheasant makes an ideal roast for two - serve this earthy game bird with porcini sautéed potatoes

Provided by Barney Desmazery

Categories     Dinner, Main course

Time 1h35m

Number Of Ingredients 9

25g pack dried porcini mushrooms
1 oven-ready pheasant
1 tbsp sunflower oil
70g pack smoked bacon lardon
2 medium baking potatoes , chopped into small chunks
125ml white wine
small handful flat-leaf parsley , roughly chopped
small handful watercress leaves, to serve
1 tbsp olive oil

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Pour about 200ml of hot water from the kettle over the mushrooms and leave to soak for 20 mins. Drain, reserving the liquid. Squeeze any excess liquid from the mushrooms, but keep them whole.
  • Generously season the pheasant all over. Heat the sunflower oil in a shallow flameproof dish and slowly brown the legs, turning frequently, for 20 mins. Brown the breast for a further 10 mins, then remove from the dish. Add the bacon to the dish and sizzle until starting to crisp. Throw in the potatoes, increase the heat and fry with the bacon until brown around the edges. Add the mushrooms and fry to heat through. Pour in the wine, sizzle for a moment, and pour over the reserved mushroom liquid, keeping the last drop back as it may be gritty. Nestle the pheasant, breast-side up, in the middle of the dish and roast in the oven for 25 mins.
  • Remove from the oven, lift the pheasant onto a plate, cover loosely with foil, then leave to rest for about 15 mins. Tip any resting juices into the potatoes, stir in the parsley, then transfer everything into a serving dish. Put the watercress in a bowl and toss with a drizzle of olive oil. Serve with the potato ragout and the pheasant ready to carve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 653 calories, Fat 32 grams fat, SaturatedFat 9 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 38 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 3 grams sugar, Fiber 4 grams fiber, Protein 43 grams protein, Sodium 1.2 milligram of sodium

Tips:

  • Choose the right pheasant: Select a young, plump pheasant with a smooth, unblemished skin. Avoid birds that are too large or have a strong, gamey odor.
  • Prepare the pheasant properly: Remove the innards and rinse the pheasant thoroughly. Pat it dry with paper towels and season it inside and out with salt and pepper.
  • Use a variety of mushrooms: This recipe calls for a combination of wild mushrooms, such as chanterelles, morels, and shiitake mushrooms. You can also use cremini or button mushrooms if you prefer.
  • Brown the pheasant: Browning the pheasant in butter before braising it helps to develop its flavor and color. Be sure to brown the pheasant on all sides.
  • Use a good quality white wine: The white wine used in this recipe should be dry and flavorful. A Sauvignon Blanc or Chardonnay would be a good choice.
  • Cook the pheasant until it is tender: The pheasant should be cooked until it is tender and cooked through. This will take about 1 hour and 15 minutes in a 350°F oven.
  • Serve the pheasant with your favorite sides: This pheasant dish can be served with a variety of sides, such as mashed potatoes, roasted vegetables, or rice.

Conclusion:

Pheasant braised in mushrooms and white wine is a delicious and elegant dish that is perfect for a special occasion. The pheasant is cooked until it is tender and juicy, and the mushrooms and white wine add a rich and flavorful sauce. This dish is sure to impress your guests and is sure to be a hit at your next dinner party.

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