Cormier Pheasant Scaloppini
A great way to prepare your spare pheasant breasts off your pheasant!
Ingredients
- 3 lbs Pheasant Remove the breasts (may need 3-4 pheasants) or buy Pheasant Breasts. Pound into 1/2 thick cutlets
- 2 Cup Plain Bread Crumbs
- 1 Cup Fresh Grated Pecorino Romano Cheese
- 6 Cloves Pressed Garlic
- 1/2 Cup Freshly Chopped Curly Parsley
- 3 Pinches Sea Salt
- 2 Tbsp Fresh Ground Black Pepper
- 1 Cup Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice
- 1 Cup Chicken Stock
- 1/2 Cup White Wine
- 3 Tbsp Butter
- 1/4 Cup Capers
Instructions
- Combine breadcrumbs with grated cheese, garlic, parsley, 1 pinch of salt and 1 tablespoon of black pepper.
- Mix thoroughly to ensure that garlic is evenly distributed throughout mixture.
- Place each pheasant breast half between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap; pound to 1/4-1/2 inch thickness using a meat mallet or rolling pin.
- Dip pheasant in lemon juice, and sprinkle with remaining salt and pepper.
- Dredge pheasant in breadcrumbs mixture.
- Heat a large nonstick skillet, coated with olive oil, over medium high heat.
- Add pheasant to pan and cook for 3 minutes on each side or until pheasant is done – do not overcook as it will continue to cook while warming.
- Remove from pan and keep warm in baking dish in warm oven.
- Once all pheasant is cooked, use the pan to cook sauce as a deglaze.
- Add broth and wine to pan, and cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat.
- Stir in capers and butter.
- Place pheasant on a deep platter and then pour sauce over platter.
- Serve immediately with a summer vegetable orzo or a roasted root vegetable and truffled sage fresh pasta.
Notes
Wine pairing – Bergstrom Shea Vineyards Pinot Noir Entrant: Karen McShea
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