Recipes to Try

Today, I am gathering recipes to try, since we will be deer hunting and small game hunting over the next few weeks. I use venison in many different ways already. But I am always up for a new recipe. I have never cooked a rabbit or pheasant so I need to find some recipes to cook then. Here are a couple that I think I will try after our next hunts.

Honey Roasted Pheasant

Ingredients:

2 1/2-3 lbs pheasants
honey
salt and pepper
granulated garlic powder
tarragon
thyme
1/4 cup lemon juice

Directions:

Preheat oven to 500 degrees.

Place the pheasant into a baking dish.

Pour lemon juice over the pheasant.

Generously spread the honey over the entire bird.

Season the cavities of the pheasant generously with salt, pepper, garlic powder, tarragon & thyme.

Lightly sprinkle the outside of the pheasant with salt, pepper, garlic powder, tarragon & thyme.

Place into the bottom third of the oven & roast until done, which will be when you puncture the bird & the juices run clear.

Be careful not to over cook the pheasant, as it is a very dry bird with very little fat.

Preheat oven to 500 degrees.

Place the pheasant into a baking dish.

Pour lemon juice over the pheasant.

Generously spread the honey over the entire bird.

Season the cavities of the pheasant generously with salt, pepper, garlic powder, tarragon & thyme.

Lightly sprinkle the outside of the pheasant with salt, pepper, garlic powder, tarragon & thyme.

Place into the bottom third of the oven & roast until done, which will be when you puncture the bird & the juices run clear.

Be careful not to over cook the pheasant, as it is a very dry bird with very little fat.

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This article was printed from: www.ultimatepheasanthunting.com

I am finding more recipes for pheasant that I would like to try, than I want to try for rabbits. Maybe it is just a mental block because I don't think I have actually had rabbit before and I already know that I like pheasant. So here is the recipe that I am going to try for rabbit.

BBQ Rabbit Sent in by Dave & Jessica Oller.

~ 3 rabbits, quartered ~ 1 large onion, chopped ~ 1 large can tomatoes ~ 1/2 - 3/4 cup sugar ~ 1 tbsp butter ~ 1/2 cup vinegar ~ 1/2 cup ketchup ~ 1 tbsp favorite bbq sauce ~ 1 tsp cinnamon ~ salt ~ pepper ~ dash chili powder

Place rabbits in a large pot. Cover with water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cook 1 - 1 1/2 hours or until tender. Remove meat from pot and allow to cool. Debone. Place meat in a crockpot and add the rest of the ingredients adding the sugar, salt and pepper to taste. Cook on low all day. Serve on buns or on the side. I'll let you know how they turned out after I give them a try.  What are your favorite pheasant and rabbit recipes?