Pheasant Sausages

[D DAVE 35]

Once a year I gather a dozen or so pheasants from beating and shooting days in order to make sausages. At the end of the Boxing Day Shoot the keeper said the game dealer was away for Christmas so we could take what we like. Well 7 brace will do. I cut the breasts and some of the leg meat from the birds and minced this along with 600g of smoked and 600g of unsmoked streaky bacon. This produced approx 15lb of mince. This was seasoned with 3tsp salt, 2tsp white pepper, 2tsp garlic granules, 1tsp chilli flakes, 2tsp sage, 2tsp thyme (use mixed herbs). I added 3 finely chopped onions and mixed well. At this stage I fry a couple of small patties to test the seasoning, obviously you can add if necessary. I had seen a pheasant sausage recipe which used cranberries and it also included rusk. I took 1/3 5lb of the mince added 6 tbs of chopped cranberries (these had been halved and soaked overnight in port) and 6 oz rusk. This mix went through the stuffer - one lot done. I added breadcrumbs and water (no set amount just what feels right) to the remaining mince, divided this in 2. One lot went through the stuffer au naturelle. The remaining 5lb received 600g of minced black pudding which completed the 3 different varieties from the same batch. I hope this may inspire you to try something different with this bird which for a couple of days beating can be readily available.

Oh yeah I nearly forgot one important ingredient - a wife to clean up and wash up after you!

Good luck.

 

[whippet 99 2,613]

very good mate ...............they look well.........and sound very tasty with what you have put in them ........

[forest of dean redneck 12,022]

dear god im drooling just looking at the pic.

[lost scouse 46]

i will have a pound of each i will pm you my address

Edited December 30, 2012 by lost scouse

[IanB 0]

Which batch turned out best Dave... they look the part.

[noddy10 411]

im starvin now