Plucking

Chrissy

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Well I just want to know if there is anyone out there with any tips on plucking a couple of partridges. We already have them out of the pear tree and they have been hung in the shed for a week. I'm gonna have a go this afternoon then hubby is gonna do all that nasty business to them with a knife :eek:

Gonna have them with honey glazed roast parsnips and sweet potatoes for dinner :) yuuuuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmmmm :D
 
Crikey , I feel the camper gravitating towards Methley !!!!:D

Bon Appetit

Channa
 
Last time I dressed a pheasant, I skinned it. Saves all that tedious plucking. I don't know if it works for partridges though, it probably does.
 
Done it

Well that wasn't too bad for a first time :D and didn't take that long really, a good hour to do two but I was being very careful not to rip the skin and it being my first time :eek: :eek:

I guess it has to be a labour of love (of free tasty food that is :rolleyes:) cos it would be far easier to buy them already prepared but they're a bit pricey for what you get meat wise.

I've never tried them so I'm hoping they will be fantastic and hopefully there will be more to come this week.

Will let you know how they taste.

Firefox, I was
told that they can be very dry if they are skinned so hence the plucking - We had the skinned duck a week or so ago, done in a slow cooker sat on top of a curry and then it slowly sunk into it :cool: delish mmm mmmm
 
Firefox said:
Last time I dressed a pheasant, I skinned it. Saves all that tedious plucking. I don't know if it works for partridges though, it probably does.
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Yes it does work, I would agree this is the way to go,

some would say never pluck game birds, just open up the chest and pull the skin back from the breasts then cut them free. Its the only bit of the bird thats worth eating and saves all the messing around.(IOHO).
 
True they can be dry, but not a lot of fat in the skin of game birds so it doesn't have the same lubricating effect of say duck.

I think the last recipe I used was a casserole with stock, cream and whiskey near the end, so plenty of fluid, but if you do this one don't tell ajs or he will be round to sample the whiskey :D
 
I cover them with streaky bacon which overcomes the dryness,but I don't like the pips!!!!
 
Chrissy said:
Well I just want to know if there is anyone out there with any tips on plucking a couple of partridges. We already have them out of the pear tree and they have been hung in the shed for a week. I'm gonna have a go this afternoon then hubby is gonna do all that nasty business to them with a knife :eek:

Gonna have them with honey glazed roast parsnips and sweet potatoes for dinner :) yuuuuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmmmm :D
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i've got, 2 turtle doves hanging in mi holly bush :D
 
Firefox said:
I think the last recipe I used was a casserole with stock, cream and whiskey near the end, so plenty of fluid, but if you do this one don't tell ajs or he will be round to sample the whiskey :D
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OI wissy... what times dinner :confused::confused:

regards :D
aj
 
If you are roasting any gamebird always put some fruit inside the bird
the steam given off keeps the meat moist, and adds to the flavor of
the gravy. Apple pear orange or tangerine will do.
Bon apetite
Slart
 
slartybartfast said:
If you are roasting any gamebird always put some fruit inside the bird
the steam given off keeps the meat moist, and adds to the flavor of
the gravy. Apple pear orange or tangerine will do.
Bon apetite
Slart
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Sirop de Liege is my new and favoured fruity based sauce to stuff inside the bod

Channa
 
Yum Yum

Well thanks for all your help - I did roast the birds with butter inside and goose fat on top. They were very nice but not necessarily worth roasting. They had a lovely taste but I think they would have been better skinned instead of plucked and the breasts justs pan-fried or, still with the skin removed (it was very tough), just slowly braised with one of the fantastic recipes provided on here.

Fanks you lot :D
 
I am not the pheasant plucker,
I'm the pheasant plucker's son.
I'm only plucking pheasants
till the pheasant plucker comes......:D


Try saying that after a few.......:eek:
 
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