Pheasant Wellington with Roth Käse Gruyère Cheese
Looking for a fancy feast to impress some guests? This Pheasant Wellington recipe will definitely do the trick!
Ingredients
- 4 Boneless MacFarlane Pheasant Breasts Skin on. (4-6 ounces per breast)
- Salt To taste
- Pepper To taste
- 1 fl oz Clarified Butter Or pure olive oil for searing
- 1 1/2 oz Shallot Minced (Roughly 1 large shallot)
- 1 Clove Garlic Minced
- 4 oz Oyster, Crimini, Shiitake, or Wild Mushroom of Choice Minced
- 1 oz Cognac or Brandy
- 1 tsp Thyme Minced
- 1 tsp Sage Minced
- 1/2 tsp Rosemary Minced
- 3/4 Cup Gruyere Cheese Diced small
- 1/4 Cup Walnuts Toasted and chopped
- 4 Slices Smoked Bacon Blanched in boiling water for 45 seconds
- 4 Sheets Puff Pastry 6x6 inch squares
- 1 Egg Beaten for brushing pasty sheets
Instructions
- Season breasts with salt and pepper and sear well in a pan with the clarified butter, remove to a plate and let cool.
- In the hot pan sauté the shallots until golden and then add the garlic and mushrooms and cook until dry.
- Deglaze with the liquor along with any juices that come from the seared breasts and reduce until no steam rises from mixture.
- Turn off heat and allow to slightly cool.
- Add the chopped herbs, cheese, chopped walnuts and stir to incorporate mixture evenly.
- The texture should be of a stuffing consistency.
- Stuff 1/4 of mixture under the skin of each cooled breast and wrap each stuffed breast with a slice of the blanched bacon.
- Roll thawed puff pastry to a square large enough to completely cover the breast, wrap, pinching the edges together, moisten with water if necessary.*
- Place the wrapped pheasant breasts onto a half sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Brush top with the beaten egg.
- Bake at 425 degrees F for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and let stand for 10 minutes prior to serving.
Notes
Recommended sauces: Fruit preserves of any kind are cut with a rich hen broth and finished with a touch of whole butter.
*Any excess dough can be cut with decorative cutters and layered on top for garnish.
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