Best Grilled Pheasant Legs Recipes

GRILLED PHEASANT POPPERS

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Here's a great way to use and even enjoy the pheasant the outdoorsmen in your life brings home! This appetizer creates a spicy, crisp and delicious mouthful sure to fool anyone who would wrinkle up their nose to pheasant! This has quickly become my number 1 requested appetizer by friends and family. So simple and so darn good!

Provided by Lizzy

Categories Appetizers and Snacks Vegetable Jalapeno Popper Recipes

Time 55m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1 ½ pounds pheasant breast
1 (4 ounce) jar sliced jalapeno peppers
12 slices bacon, cut into thirds
6 bamboo skewers, soaked in water for 20 minutes
36 toothpicks

Steps:

Cut the pheasant breast into 36 pieces, and place into a bowl. Pour the liquid from the jalapeno peppers over the pheasant, stir, and set aside to marinate for 20 minutes.
Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat, and lightly oil the grate.
Drain the marinade from the pheasant and discard. Place a slice of jalapeno pepper onto each piece of pheasant breast, and wrap with a third of a strip of bacon. Skewer 6 of the pheasant pieces on each skewer.
Cook on the preheated grill, turning frequently, until the bacon is crispy, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove the skewers from the pheasant pieces, and place a toothpick into each piece to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 309.7 calories, Carbohydrate 1.1 g, Cholesterol 100.8 mg, Fat 18.4 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 32.7 g, SaturatedFat 5.6 g, Sodium 780.8 mg, Sugar 0.4 g

GRILLED PHEASANT LEGS

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Number Of Ingredients 4

Ingredients

4 pheasant legs (about 2 pounds in all)
Stuffing from Tuscan Grilled Pheasant (see recipe)
8 slices pancetta, , thin
4 sprigs rosemary, fresh

Steps:

1. Partially bone the pheasant legs by cutting out each thigh bone, working from the inside of the top of the leg. Prepare the stuffing as described, then stuff the pheasant legs with the stuffing and tie or sew the openings shut, or pin shut with toothpicks. Wrap each pheasant leg in 2 strips of pancetta with a sprig of rosemary underneath. Tie the pancetta in place with butcher's string.2. Preheat the grill to medium-high.3. When ready to cook, oil the grill grate. Arrange the pheasant legs on the hot grate and grill, turning with tongs, until the skin is nicely browned and the tip of a skewer or sharp knife comes out very hot, 8 to 12 minutes per side. Move the legs as needed to avoid flare-ups from the dripping pancetta fat. Untruss the legs before serving.Serves 2

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