Save the legs!

[jmnhunter]

Just wanted to throw a PSA out there about your pheasant legs, there is quality meat there. I've learned to only use legs that have not been shot up or busted up, as the bone fragments can be tricky to find after they cook.

Lately, I've been throwing them all in a crockpot with a stock to cover, low on 8 hours, they fall off the bone/tendons. There is a little work on removing the tendons as they add up fast, but you still yield alot of meat, which becomes a "shredded" pheasant that you can use in tacos, gumbo, BBQ sammies, Buffalo pheasant dip (great football appetizer), etc.

Recipe: Buffalo Pheasant Dip

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[LCR10A]

Instant pot works well too!

 

[Miforester]

Just wanted to throw a PSA out there about your pheasant legs, there is quality meat there. I've learned to only use legs that have not been shot up or busted up, as the bone fragments can be tricky to find after they cook.

Lately, I've been throwing them all in a crockpot with a stock to cover, low on 8 hours, they fall off the bone/tendons. There is a little work on removing the tendons as they add up fast, but you still yield alot of meat, which becomes a "shredded" pheasant that you can use in tacos, gumbo, BBQ sammies, Buffalo pheasant dip (great football appetizer), etc.

Recipe: Buffalo Pheasant Dip

pheasantsforever.org

I incorporate mine into the pheasant burgers i make.

 

[cokid]

Agreed. Best flavor on the bird, IMO. The nice thing is, you can use the tendons as toothpicks after every bite .

 

[chad.vis]

Ill have to try the slow cooker! I usually take the breast and thighs and freeze the legs and feet for raw dog treats. Ill bring about three per dog with hunting and give them each one between fields for a little boost and wait to feed until days end. They love the butchering time as well as they split the heart and liver between them.

 

[BritChaser]

I put the whole cut up bird in the crock pot for hours in broth and wine taking ideas from Julia Child's coq au vin recipe. All the meat comes off the bone with a little pull from a fork, all delicious.

 

[SPUR60]

I bone out the thighs as long as they aren't shot up. Great meat to add to pot pies or chunked and fried as chislic.
A few times a year when we have multiple people hunting, I'll take all the legs that are intact, and freeze them all together (More than just myself licensed for upland in my house so I can keep a pile of legs and we're not over possession). Then at some point during the year I'll brine and smoke them. Great snack for parties.

 

[AtTheMurph]

Brown them first, thank me later.

 

[Goosemaster]

I take a whole bird and roast it in a spit like the vikings.Its an offering to the gods.

 

[nickmqt]

pressure cook , brown the bird then 20 mins then enjoy

 

[CluckNut]

We like to debone the thighs, pound them out and make schnitzel. It is delicious.

 

[Goosemaster]

Legs? Ummmm

 

[cheesy]

Just did this with 24 rooster legs yesterday.

Turkey Carnitas Recipe - Turkey Leg Carnitas Recipe | Hank Shaw

The best turkey leg recipe there is. This is turkey carnitas, like the carnitas in Mexican restaurants, only with turkey legs, not pork.

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And that meat was used for tacos tonight. Heated/crisped up in actual lard with a splash of carne asada seasoning thrown in. Corn tortilla crisped up in lard as well.

 

[cheesy]

Thigh meat from 12 roosters was 3 lbs 4 ounces. Added 12 ounces of bacon and made thigh meat cheddar jalapeño sausage. Grilled some up tonight.