Ingredients

  • 4 pheasant breast
  • 1 1/2 cups red wine
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1 thyme sprig
  • 1 rosemary sprig
  • Cracked black pepper
  • 1 shallot
  • 2 cups port
  • 1 1/2 cups veal demi-glace
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • Butter
  • 1 grated yam
  • 1 grated potato
  • 1/2 cup mashed chestnut
  • 2 tablespoons sun-dried cranberries
  • Salt and pepper, to taste

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Bone pheasants and place in non-metal bowl.
  • In a pot, place remaining ingredients and bring to a boil.
  • Let cool for 10 minutes and pour into bowl over the pheasants.
  • Let sit in marinade overnight, refrigerated.
  • Sear the pheasants in a ovenproof pan and roast for 15 minutes in the oven.
  • Slice the shallot and place in sauce pot, add the port.
  • Reduce to 1/4 and add veal demi- glace, reduce again for 10 minutes.
  • Strain, add salt and pepper and a knob of butter.
  • Mix yam, potato, chestnut, cranberries, salt and pepper.
  • Form in a cooking ring.
  • Fry in a pan until golden brown.
  • Keep warm.
  • Place potato cake in center of plate.
  • Place sliced pheasant pieces on top of potato cake.
  • Pour port jus around plate.