Herb Roasted Pheasant with Wild Rice Stuffing

Herb Roasted Pheasant with Wild Rice Stuffing

Yield: 10 portions

ӫӫ10 Pheasant breast, boneless, remove tenders and reserve for stuffing, cut small pocket in side of breast for stuffing
ӫӫ½ cup Olive oil with chopped rosemary, thyme and sage
ӫӫ1 lb. Wild rice, long grain
ӫӫ2 quarts Chicken stock or canned chicken broth
ӫӫ2 Carrots, diced
ӫӫ½ Onion, diced
ӫӫ½ cup Dried apricot, small diced
ӫӫ1 Tablespoon Salt and pepper mix
ӫӫ2 Tablespoons Garlic, roasted

Directions
1. Boil the rice with the chicken stock, cook until soft and most of the liquid is gone.
2. Add the onion, carrot, garlic and apricot. Cook until the vegetables are soft and all liquid has been absorbed. Refrigerate rice mixture until cold.
3. In a food processor, puree pheasant tenders to a paste consistency to use as a binder for rice mix.
4. When rice is cool, add the pheasant puree to the rice until well mixed. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper and return to refrigerator until ready to stuff.
5. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
6. Make 10 small football shaped patties of the rice mix, stuff inside the pheasant, being careful not to overstuff the pheasant. Rub herb/oil mixture on top and bottom of the pheasant, season with salt and pepper. Place the pheasant on a heavy gauge roasting pan and then in a preheated oven for approximately 8-10 minutes. Remove from oven and cover with lid or foil and allow to rest for 10 minutes. Serve over sauté of spinach.
*Pheasant can be substituted with chicken.