The top 10 best pheasant recipes

The Field's top 10 best pheasant recipes are essential reading now the season has started

The Field’s best pheasant recipes are the only ones you will need this season. With the pheasant shooting season about to start we can at last think joyfully ahead to seeing the bird not just in the bag, but succulently placed on the plate. For the best in game recipes and everything interesting in the sporting world subscribe to The Field before Christmas and receive a fantastic 38% saving, a year’s subscription for only £17.99.

The best pheasant recipes cover a multitude of possibilities. They can be kept in reserve for a romantic dinner for two. The Parmesan pheasant breasts with crispy ham fits the bill admirably, and is one of the easiest of the best pheasant recipes to cook, so ideal for the game virgin.

For those who like something a little more doughty pheasant guidwife is hard to best. It is easy to assemble and is pretty much done with the addition of three ingredients. The most unusual (and the secret to the whole dish) is the mango chutney.

Our best pheasant recipes will encourage even old hands to try something new. And if you haven’t had the inclination to make pheasant stock then do try this season. It is a little time consuming but fields ahead of anything one might buy in cubed form. Making stock also encourages the use of leftovers, and is the right way to use every part of a bird. If one has taken the time to shoot it then it is a serious misjudgment to fail to utilise it.

Choosing which best pheasant recipe to use will depend on the bird you bag. You will also be able to tell by looking if your bird is young or old, a cock or a hen. If you are more familiar with a pheasant from your game dealer, ask him.

And if it comes from the supermarket you will have to take your chances. A good game dealer or butcher should be able to tell you everything you need to know about the bird.

So take your pick of these best pheasant recipes and put your bag to use.