Pheasant With Wild Rice

This has always been our recipe of choice when it's time to Pheasant hunt. Now with Zaar! there are lots for us to choose from. Thought I would pass on another recipe. Please try it! I think you'll also love to make it during Bird Season! It's like who has only one chicken recipe!!

• Ready In: 2 hrs 20 mins
• Serves: 2-3

Ingredients

• 1 (2 1/2lb)  pheasants, dressed
• 1⁄4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 cup butter or 1⁄2 cup margarine
• 1  onion, chopped
• 1  stalk celery, chopped
• 1  cup chicken broth
• 1  cup  whipping cream
• 3  whole allspice
• 2  tablespoons sherry wine
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 2  cups  cooked wild rice

Directions

1. Cut pheasant into quarters.
2. Dredge pieces in flour.
3. Melt butter in oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat.
4. Add pheasant, and cook until browned on both sides, turning once.
5. Add onion and next 7 ingredients.
6. Put oven-safe skillet in oven.
7. Bake, covered, at 350°F for 1 1/2 hours or until tender.
8. Remove pheasant from skillet, and keep warm.
9. Cook pan drippings in skillet over medium-high heat until reduced to 2 cups.
10. Serve with pheasant and rice.