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Annemieke

Joined: 26 Feb 2013
Posts: 131
Location: Somerset UK

Posted: Wed Nov 27, 13 1:57 pm Post subject: Time to eat pheasant!

This time of year there is always lots of shooting around us. Most of it is pheasants, and apparently the surplus sometimes ends up being buried. In Holland, where I came from, pheasant was a great luxury so this has always amazed me.
Now is the moment to buy game; you can always freeze it if you don't want it straight away. Rabbit of course can be shot all year round and is cheap - and very healthy. Both rabbits and game birds are far better for you (and nicer!) than any so-called 'free-range' chicken from the shops.
For recipes, see for instance:www.gametoeat.co.uk/
https://www.ruralsports.co.uk/recipe-ideas-category.html
www.chanctonburygame.co.uk

VM

Joined: 23 Nov 2007
Posts: 1748
Location: Lincolnshire

Posted: Wed Nov 27, 13 2:10 pm Post subject:
I've had very nice pheasant and partridge this year, from the freezer. Got it from the lovely Woodlands Organic Farm - www.woodlandsfarm.co.uk who supply veg boxes and lots of other stuff, near Boston. I have in the past felt under-confident about cooking game but last few times I've cooked it, has been delicious, though I say so myself!

Annemieke

Joined: 26 Feb 2013
Posts: 131
Location: Somerset UK

Posted: Wed Nov 27, 13 3:19 pm Post subject:
It's nice to try new things, especially if they are successful! Love, AW.

Finsky

Joined: 10 Sep 2011
Posts: 847
Location: Notts.

Posted: Wed Nov 27, 13 5:23 pm Post subject:

We had season first ones last nights dinner

And very nice it was too...unfortunately our birds were bit battered so had to selectively chop all the best bits. Made pot of pheasant korma...YUM!

All the 'trimmings' I boiled with some chopped carrots for the dog..and she loves it. Usually she is very picky eater and I have to really 'tease' and encourage her to tuck in, but given some warm pheasant and carrots and soaking all the cooking water into dog biccies and now she can't wait until next meal. This morning I found her sitting next to her bowl, waiting for me to serve her rumbling tummy..

LynneA

Joined: 25 Oct 2006
Posts: 4893
Location: London N21

Posted: Wed Nov 27, 13 5:29 pm Post subject:
We had partridge on Sunday. And Sheba had some on Tuesday morning. She very carefully removed the carcasses fron the bin and unwrapped them, without making a sound or a mess. When caught, she had that "Well, you didn't want them" look on her face

perlogalism

Joined: 27 Nov 2009
Posts: 440
Location: Near Welshpool

Posted: Wed Nov 27, 13 5:51 pm Post subject:

We do pretty well on the game front too:

This was my garage just before Christmas last year. We have a friend who's a beater and he just brings us what ever the shoot would otherwise discard. Crazy isn't it? From our point of view it's effectively free, the only thing we like to do is to provide a couple of large Game Pies to the shoot each year.

Now, all I need to do is get the same sort of arrangement for Venison....

OtleyLad

Joined: 13 Jan 2007
Posts: 2737
Location: Otley, West Yorkshire

Posted: Thu Nov 28, 13 7:58 am Post subject:
We got 3 (prepared) pheasants from the local farmer's market last sunday - 3 for �10, same price as last year. Great value.

Lorrainelovesplants

Joined: 13 Oct 2006
Posts: 6521
Location: Dordogne

Posted: Thu Nov 28, 13 9:10 am Post subject:
The butcher in Wadebridge is �6.50 for a brace of pheasants. Im wanting 2 pheasants and 2 partridge for Christmas dinner.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46211
Location: yes

Posted: Thu Nov 28, 13 1:15 pm Post subject:
the roadkill rate goes up as well cos the escapees potter about in the wrong places

perlogalism

Joined: 27 Nov 2009
Posts: 440
Location: Near Welshpool

Posted: Thu Nov 28, 13 5:20 pm Post subject:

Lorrainelovesplants wrote:

Im wanting 2 pheasants and 2 partridge for Christmas dinner.

Shame you don't live closer to me then

Lorrainelovesplants

Joined: 13 Oct 2006
Posts: 6521
Location: Dordogne

Posted: Fri Nov 29, 13 7:24 am Post subject:
Can you post them?

robkb

Joined: 29 May 2009
Posts: 4205
Location: SE London

Posted: Fri Nov 29, 13 10:29 am Post subject:

OtleyLad wrote:

We got 3 (prepared) pheasants from the local farmer's market last sunday - 3 for �10, same price as last year. Great value.

That's what I pay in That London, so much for regional differences

Hmm, it's gone up - it's now 3 for �12. B'stards

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15967

Posted: Sat Nov 30, 13 10:24 am Post subject:
The main road kill season is after the shooting season I find. At present they are a bit jumpy and run. Those that survive the shooting are too full of themselves for being so clever, and also the cock pheasants are keen to show the hens how brave they are. Sadly, they always lose against a car.

vegplot

Joined: 19 Apr 2007
Posts: 21301
Location: Bethesda, Gwynedd

Posted: Sat Nov 30, 13 11:01 am Post subject:

robkb wrote:

OtleyLad wrote:

We got 3 (prepared) pheasants from the local farmer's market last sunday - 3 for �10, same price as last year. Great value.

That's what I pay in That London, so much for regional differences

Hmm, it's gone up - it's now 3 for �12. B'stards

You sure that's not city pigeon?

Lorrainelovesplants

Joined: 13 Oct 2006
Posts: 6521
Location: Dordogne

Posted: Sun Dec 01, 13 11:26 am Post subject:
Have now got my 2 pheasant and 2 partridge. Im 'doing' the pheasant today, the partridges are already done. God they are small! Apparently, Ive to look forward to some more pheasant from Colin, my kind friend.

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