Pheasant Nuggets-Deep Fried and Delicious!

Heather'sKitchen's Note:

Every pheasant hunting season I make up a batch of these yummy little nuggets of goodness.

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 4 whole pheasant breast (preferably AFTER they've been defeathered and cleaned by DH)
• 2 eggs
• ½ cup milk
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup breadcrumbs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 tablespoon parsley
• peanut oil (for frying)
• salt , for sprinkling on after frying-
• seafood cocktail sauce or honey mustard , for dipping

Directions:

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

Reviews

[Chef #961594]

Very tasty, though I might add garlic, onion or red pepper flakes to the bread crumbs next time. These are so quick to put together...I used plastic baggies for the flour and crumbs which worked better for me. They fried up super quick but my family ate them even quicker...thanks for sharing this great recipe.

[FreeMuffin]

For Thanksgiving, we made 5 of our pheasants from my husband's South Dakota hunting trip in October. Delicious! This is how we'll cook the rest, with homemade honey mustard sauce. YUM, thanks!

[TeresaS]

Excellent!!! This is a quick and easy pheasant recipe to prepare. This is very close to the way I make them in strips, but I have never used the breadcrumbs. The crumbs make a nice crispy crust. I will be cooking them this way from now on. This is a great way to use up any mangled birds you have. The pheasant cooks so quick that it comes out nice and moist. Thanks Heather'sKitchen for adding another pheasant dish to my cookbook.