Receta Pheasant With Ramps And Wild Mushrooms
Raciónes: 2
Ingredientes
- 1 x 2 1/4 pound farm-raised or possibly wild, ready-to-roast pheasant, split in half
- 12 x Ramps (both white bulbs and green leaves)
- 1 Tbsp. Butter, melted
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/8 tsp Grnd black pepper
- 10 x Fresh morels or possibly other wild mushrooms
- 2 tsp Fresh thyme leaves or possibly
- 1/2 tsp Dry thyme leaves
- 1/2 c. Dry white wine
- Â Â Fresh thyme sprigs with flowers (opt'l.)
Direcciones
- Heat oven to 350 F. Rinse pheasant and pat dry. Remove any excess fat from body and neck cavities.
- Thoroughly rinse ramps; pat dry. Cut white bulbs from green leaves of ramps. Slice green ramp leaves lengthwise; set aside. Place bulbs in 8" baking pan. Place pheasant halves, skin sides up, on top of bulbs. Brush with melted butter; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast 40 to 50 min or possibly till fork-tender.
- Remove pheasant from baking pan to 2 plates; keep hot. Meanwhile, in small skillet, combine mushrooms and thyme with drippings from baking pan. Saute/fry till mushrooms soften - 3 to 5 min. Stir white wine and ramp leaves into mushroom mix; cook 3 to 5 min. With slotted spoon, remove mushroom mix to plates with pheasant. Remove and throw away any excess fat from liquid in skillet; serve liquid as sauce with pheasant. Garnish pheasant with thyme sprigs,if you like.