Hunter's Fowl Cacciatore Recipe

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Hunter's Fowl   Cacciatore
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Directions:

  1. Remove birds from brine, rinse and dry.
  2. Halve the fowl, cut hindquarters off and split each bird down the breastbone.
  3. Remove wings, discard wing tips. (Keep the backbone and bits for chicken stock).
  4. Sprinkle meat with salt and pepper.
  5. Dredge in flour, shaking excess flour off.
  6. Heat vegetable oil in a large heavy pan.
  7. Add 3 tablespoons of olive oil.
  8. Brown fowl a few pieces at a time.
  9. Remove fowl from pan and set aside.
  10. Add onion to the pan and cook for about 5 minutes.
  11. Deglaze with the wine, scraping pan to get the crispy bits.
  12. Add the tomatoes and oregano; bring to a boil.
  13. Put the meat back into the bubbling sauce, reduce heat to a simmer and cover.
  14. Cook, stirring if needed, for around 20 minutes.
  15. Sauté the mushrooms and pepper strips in remaining olive oil in a separate pan until peppers are just limp but not soft, with tooth left.
  16. Pour the mushroom/pepper mixture on top of the fowl.
  17. Cover and continue to simmer for around 15 minutes until fowl is tender.
  18. Remove meat from sauce, place on a warm plate.
  19. Increase heat under sauce, adding more water if needed, and return to a boil.
  20. Cook 5 minutes longer and spoon around pheasant on serving plate.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 366.89 Kcal (1536 kJ)
Calories from fat 204.86 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 22.76g 35%
Cholesterol 71.72mg 24%
Sodium 49.65mg 2%
Potassium 676.16mg 14%
Total Carbs 9.87g 3%
Sugars 6.25g 25%
Dietary Fiber 2.39g 10%
Protein 28.12g 56%
Vitamin C 80.9mg 135%
Vitamin A 1.6mg 53%
Iron 28.3mg 157%
Calcium 35.2mg 4%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 104.18 Kcal (436 kJ)
Calories from fat 58.17 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6.46g 35%
Cholesterol 20.37mg 24%
Sodium 14.1mg 2%
Potassium 192.01mg 14%
Total Carbs 2.8g 3%
Sugars 1.78g 25%
Dietary Fiber 0.68g 10%
Protein 7.98g 56%
Vitamin C 23mg 135%
Vitamin A 0.4mg 53%
Iron 8mg 157%
Calcium 10mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 8.8
    Points
  • 9
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium

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