Disappointed With Pheasant

[Nyboy]

last night went out to eat at a place I eat often. The food has always been very good there. If the specials menu has something I never tried, I will order it. Last night I realize I never had pheasant when I saw it on menu. I didn't think it would taste like chicken, I knew it was mostly dark meat. I was very disappointed the meat was very dry and not tasty. Was it over cooked or is it dry like turkey?

 

[majorcatfish]

more in likely it was overdone, game birds weather farm or wild are tricky to cook. a properly cooked pheasant is very tender and delicious.

 

[ninnymary]

Nyboy, I hope you mentioned it to the waiter. I would have taken it back.

Mary

 

[bobm]

More likely than not, it was overcooked and it is also dry like a turkey. One needs to cook it with LOTS of moisture,then brown the skin . Also , wrap the bird with lots of bacon on top , it will keep the moiture in and add bacon flavor to the bird. The Ringneck Pheasant will cross with a turkey as well as a chicken if kept in secluded pens. I have seen the crossbred offspring at UCD. Not commercially viable venture as the hatch rate is pretty poor

 

[Nyboy]

No Mary I wasn't sure if thats the way it should have been. My frugal friend did have it put in a doggie bag, she said it was for her dog. Bob it did say on menu bacon wrapped. Tender and delicious this bird wasn't. I did find online a lot of pheasant served in restaurants is really guinea fowl.

 

[digitS']

e Ringneck Pheasant will cross with a turkey ...

Wow! I didn't know that.

We used to have so many pheasants in our fields in southern Oregon ... Mom seemed to know how to cojok them.

Steve

 

[Smart Red]

Pheasant should be tender and juicy. Guinnea hen IS NOT pheasant. I don't know how they could advertise it as pheasant.

We have one of the state's largest pheasant farm here in Wisconsin and I've had sister-shot pheasant quite often.

 

[seedcorn]

Both Guinea and pheasant are good.

Agree with all, mis-cooked.

 

[Nyboy]

I guess I would should try it again, I just never see it on menus where I eat. Quail is another need to try bird.

 

[so lucky]

Anyone ever eat pigeons? My dad used to eat them when he was a kid, living in St Louis, in the 1920's and 30's. "Squab", he said they were called.