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  1. Orange Glazed Pheasant with Kumquats and Purple Carrots Recipe

    December 24, 2013 by Varga László

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    Ingredients:

    • 1 whole pheasant (about 1 kg)
    • 100 g orange jam
    • 200-300 g purple carrots
    • 200 g kumquats
    • 200 ml rose wine
    • a few branches of thyme
    • salt and pepper to taste
    • 500 g button mushrooms
    • 2 teaspoons cornstarch
    • a bit of olive oil

    Preparation method:

    1. Wash the pheasant thoroughly and pat it dry
    2. Place the pheasant in an ovenproof dish, pour over the rose wine, sprinkle salt and pepper
    3. Halve some kumquats aIMG_7623and add them together with the thyme branches in the pheasant’s inside and the marinade in the dish.aIMG_7617
    4. Set aside to marinate for 2-3 hours.
    5. Slice the purple carrots into 1 cm thin slices.aIMG_7637
    6. Spread half of the orange jam over the pheasant, add the rest of the kumquats and roast it for 30 minutes at 200 C.aIMG_7638
    7. Baste some more orange jam over the bird, add the sliced carrots in the dish and roast for another half an hour, but lowering temperature to 160 C.aIMG_7642
    8. Slice the mushrooms thinly, about 1/2 cm thick.
    9. Smear some olive oil on an oven tray, place the mushroom slices in a single layer and sprinkle some salt and pepper over.aIMG_7646
    10. Bake them for 10-15 minutes at 150 C.aIMG_7654
    11. Take out the pheasant from the oven and let it rest for 10-15 minutes in order the juices to redistribute in the pheasant.aIMG_7658
    12. In a skillet thicken the sauce with the cornstarch.
    13. Serve the pheasant meat with some sauce, carrots, kumquats and roasted mushrooms.

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