Breaded Pheasant Nuggets Recipes

Steps:

• Cut breasts into bite-sized nuggets.
• Put flour on a paper plate.(makes for quick and easy cleanup).
• Put bread crumbs on a separate paper plate.
• mix eggs and milk in a shallow dish, such as a pie tin.
• Dip each nugget in flour, shake off excess.
• Dip in egg/milk mixture.
• Dip in bread crumb mixture.
• Set each breaded nugget aside, on a clean paper plate.
• Heat oil to 350°F in a heavy pot or cast iron skillet.
• Fry nuggets, a few at a time until golden.
• Remove to paper towel covered plate.
• Sprinkle with salt.
• Serve with cocktail sauce or honey mustard sauce.

Steps:

• Preheat a deep fryer for 375 to 400 degrees F (190 to 200 degrees C).
• Sprinkle the pheasant meat with meat tenderizer and pound lightly with a mallet to make all the pieces uniform and the same thickness. Using a medium bowl, combine the flour, seasoned salt, pepper, potato flakes and crushed cracker crumbs. Mix well and set aside.
• In a separate medium bowl, combine the egg and the milk and whisk until smooth. Dip the pheasant meat strips into the egg mixture then dredge each strip into the flour mixture. Coat well and thoroughly and lay out on a plate so the strips can be easily transferred to the deep fryer.
• Place the strips in a deep fryer set at 375 to 400 degrees F (190 to 200 degrees C) until golden brown. (Note: You can also pan fry these in a skillet over medium high to high heat with 1 cup oil for pan frying, but you may need to flip them if they are not submerged in oil.)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine all ingredients except butter and pheasants with 1/2 cup of broth in a large bowl. Add 6 tablespoons of the butter. Stir until mixture is well combined.
• Clean the insides of the birds well with a damp cloth. Fill each bird with as much of the dressing as it will comfortably hold. Pin or stitch the cavity closed. Place the remaining dressing in a casserole. Set aside.
• Brush the remaining butter over the skin of each pheasant. Place pheasants in a large, deep roasting pan, breast side down. Cover. Roast for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, stir enough chicken broth into the remaining dressing to moisten it to your taste.
• Reduce heat to 350 degrees. Uncover. Place dressing in oven with pheasants. Roast pheasants until juices run clear when pricked with a fork in the thickest part, about 30 additional minutes. Remove pheasants and dressing from oven.
• Remove the birds from the pan. Let stand for 10 minutes. Cut each bird in half lengthwise. Serve, passing additional dressing separately.