Poultry

Pheasant breast

Fasanbröst

74°CRest 5 min

Cook to this all the way through

A very lean game bird. Do not treat it like chicken.

Safe minimum 72°CLivsmedelsverket

Where it comes fromBreast

On the grill

Pheasant carries almost no fat compared with farmed chicken, so it dries out faster at the same heat. Bard it with bacon or baste it if grilling direct.

Pull it the moment it reaches temperature and rest it briefly. There is little fat left to buy you a margin for error.

Seasoning

In the grill

230 °Cdirect

Straight over the coals, lid off or barely on, and watched.

Smoke it with apple, maple or alder.

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