Pheasant braised with leeks, cider & apples recipe | Good Food

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 large pheasants jointed
• 2 leeks washed, trimmed and sliced
• 2 rashers of smoked streaky bacon
• 3 sprigs of thyme leaves picked
• 2 Bramley apples thickly sliced
• 2 tbsp brandy or calvados
• 800ml dry cider
• 300ml chicken or game stock
• 70ml double cream
• ½ tsp mace or ground nutmeg
• 50g skinless roasted hazelnuts roughly chopped
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 1 tsp caster sugar
• 2 tbsp cider vinegar
• 2 juniper berries crushed
• ½ Bramley apple peeled, cubed