Elegant Pheasant

Name: Elegant Pheasant
Ingredients: 1/2 cup kosher salt; 2 quarts water; 4 skinless pheasant breast halves; 1 (16 ounce) package herb seasoned stuffing mix, crushed; 2 tablespoons melted butter; 1/4 cup mayonnaise; 1/4 cup sour cream; 1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh chives; 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard; salt and black pepper to taste

10 ingredients

14 steps

Ingredients

1/2 cup kosher salt
2 quarts water
4 skinless pheasant breast halves
1 (16 ounce) package herb seasoned stuffing mix, crushed
2 tablespoons melted butter
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup sour cream
1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh chives
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
salt and black pepper to taste

Directions

1

Stir the kosher salt into the water until dissolved.
2

Soak the pheasant breasts in the brine for 1 hour at room temperature.
3

Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
4

Place the herb seasoned stuffing mix crumbs into a shallow bowl; set aside.
5

Whisk the butter, mayonnaise, sour cream, chives, and Dijon mustard together in a bowl until evenly mixed.
6

Remove the pheasant breasts from the brine.
7

Rinse in the sink, and pat dry with paper towels.
8

Season the breasts to taste with salt and pepper if desired.
9

Roll the breasts in the mayonnaise mixture, then press into the stuffing mix crumbs until covered on all sides.
10

Gently shake excess crumbs from the breasts, and place into a 9x13-inch baking dish.
11

Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil.
12

Bake in the preheated oven until the pheasant breasts are no longer pink in the center, about 1 hour.
13

Turn the oven off, remove the foil, and allow the breasts to cook 15 minutes more.
14

An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).