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                     Pecan Stuffed Smoked Pheasant

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Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Poultry

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
    1/4   c            Butter
  1 1/4   c            Dry bread crumbs
    2/3   c            Pecans -- coarsely broken
  2                    Pheasants -- smoked
  2       tb           Flour
    3/4   ts           Salt
    1/4   ts           Pepper
    1/4   c            Butter
  1 1/2   c            Hot water
    1/4   c            Sherry

 Melt the 4 tb butter and pour over bread crumbs. Add pecans and
 toss lightly. Stuff mixture into pheasants and truss birds. Combine
 the flour, salt and pepper, and lightly sprinkle over pheasants.
 Melt the other 4 tb butter in heavy frying pan. Brown each pheasant
 on all side and transfer to a roasing pan. Add hot water and sherry
 to the browned birds. Cover and bake at 350 F for 1 hour.

 Baste with liquid every 15 minutes. Remove cover and continue
 baking for 20 minutes, or until the birds are crisp and brown.
 Remove birds to a platter and keep hot while you thicken the
 dripping for gravy.

 Yield: 6 Servings


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