Pheasant Fillet with Chestnuts

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Pheasant Fillet with Chestnuts
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Difficulty:
moderate
Difficulty
Preparation:
40 min.
Preparation
ready in 1 hr 10 min.
Ready in
Calories:
702
calories
Calories

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Nutritional values

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1 serving contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
1 serving contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
Calories702 kcal(33 %)
Protein42.4 g(43 %)
Fat20.7 g(18 %)
Carbohydrates70.7 g(47 %)
Roughage11.7 g(39 %)
Saturated fatty acids5.6 g

Ingredients

for
4
Ingredients
600 grams Pheasant breast
Iodized salt (with fluoride)
peppers
3 Tbsps Canola oil
250 milliliters Red wine
2 fresh bay leaves
500 grams shallots
1 Tbsp sugar
1 Tbsp butter
400 grams Chestnuts (precooked)
100 grams dried Cranberry
How healthy are the main ingredients?
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Preparation steps

1.

Rinse the pheasant breasts, pat dry, season with salt and pepper and cook in a pan in 2 tablespoons of hot oil on both sides. Remove from the pan and place in a pot. Deglaze the gravy with red wine and pour over the chicken. Simmer over a low flame with the bay leaves for about 20 minutes. Peel the onions and saute until golden brown for about 5 minutes in the pan in 1 tablespoon of oil on all sides. Add to poultry in the pan and add the sugar and the butter in the pan. Then caramelize the chestnuts, mix with the cranberries and also add to the pot. Braise together, season with salt and pepper and serve.

2.

Serve if desired with savoy cabbage.