Bacon wrapped pheasant breast with grits

[minesamojito]

Bacon wrapped pheasant breast with blue cheese and thyme oatmeal grits.

Although the name of this dish is a bit of a mouthful, it’s worth it for the flavours going on here. Salty crisp bacon wrapped pheasant breast pan fried until crisp on the outside and slightly pink on the inside. Creamy blue cheese and thyme oatmeal grits, similar to polenta but using stoneground oatmeal, this is a seriously good combination.
Wrap a pheasant breast (per person) in a couple of slices of long cut smoked streaky bacon, and start to pan fry on a medium heat. Add a cup of stoneground oatmeal to a small pan and cover with cold water, cook over a low heat until starting to bubble, stir as little as possible, add boiling water as needed to keep a slightly liquid consistency add a couple of sprigs of thyme, and grate in 50g stilton and a knob of butter. Season with salt and pepper. It should be lovely and creamy and oozy without being too sticky, add a little further boiling water if it’s too thick.
Once the pheasant is browned on both sides, but still slightly pink, should be a few minutes each side. Remove and allow to stand on a warm plate for a few minutes, serve with a good ladleful of the grits and a few branches of lightly steamed purple sprouting broccoli. Crumble a little stilton over the top of the grits and dress with a little fresh thyme.
Lovely and comforting, without being too rich.
Cheers
Marcus

[Happy Baker]

That looks good Marcus, and you even make grits sound apetising! ;D

[richburrow]

Looks really tasty. Quality picture as well!!

[minesamojito]

Thanks guys, glad you like it.
Cheers
Marcus

[cannyfradock]

Great looking dish Marcus.

I know a few hunters and very often they bring me over rabbit's, hare, pigeons etc....and I've even had a few brace of pheasant from time to time....I know what to do with them now.

Also I often saw "grits" but never new what they were.....until now.

Terry

[lemonsouffle]

Sounds delicious.

I've always wondered what "grits" were - something from American novels that sound a bit unappetising until now. I'll try it, sounds like a great meal for a winter evening.

[minesamojito]

Thanks all grits are basically polenta, ie. corn, but I made these using oatmeal for a nuttier taste to go with the pheasant.
Cheers
Marcus

[umhloti]

As always Top notch . Love all . Mad about polenta , lovely looking meal and would drink all the wine also in the background must have been a nice addition to the pheasant . Just had dinner and could sit down and eat that now .

Also like your latest video on youtube

Thanx again

[limpopomark]

I never realised this was a food-porn forum, and that's a great image so i've sent it to a friend in the Alps (i hope you don't mind); you never know, it may end up on the chalet menu!

[rivergirl]

Stunning picture again Marcus and C anny I am so jealous of you with your foody gifts!!!

[minesamojito]

I do love providing a food prawn service glad you liked it enough to share it.
Thanks guys.
Cheers
Marcus