It turned out really well, much more moist than I would have expected. That bruised meat had a different taste, but still edible. The roux was a nice idea, good use of the drippings. Thanks again.
Thanks a lot for your reply, that's helpful information. It's never been frozen as far as I'm aware. It smells funky, but I think that's just a normal gamey smell (I'm new to cooking game). I bought it from my local butcher yesterday, but didn't inspect it until today.
Merry Christmas!
I'm about to start preparing a pheasant for Christmas dinner and discovered that it is discoloured in a few places. Quite black around on of the legs. I'm thinking it's fine but my wife thinks it's sketchy. Any pheasant experts have advice to share?
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