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Pheasant tagine
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Pheasant tagine

22 ingredients Serves 4 openrecipes
Pheasant tagine

John Torode's recipe marinades this rich meaty game bird in spiced North African Chermoula

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

678
Calories
11g
Protein
26g
Fat
106g
Carbs

Counts 15 of 20 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Couscous 1 cup cooked (157g) 176
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Date 1 date (24g) medjool 66
Honey 1 tbsp (21g) 64
Red Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Fig 1 medium (50g) 37
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Pheasant not in our table 0
Prune not in our table 0
Peppermint not in our table 0
Harissa not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 large oven-ready pheasants , or 2 small guinea fowl
  • olive oil
  • 3 carrots , cut into chunks
  • 3 red onions , cut into chunks
  • about 12 ready-to-eat dates , prunes or figs
  • 300g couscous
  • 100g butter , cut into chunks
  • a small handful sultanas
  • 2 preserved lemons , flesh scooped out, peel sliced
  • mint leaves, to serve
  • harissa , to serve
  • 2 large red onions , roughly chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 3½cm piece ginger , roughly chopped
  • olive oil
  • 200ml lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp Thai fish sauce
  • 1 generous tbsp honey
  • 1 tbsp each ground cumin , paprika, turmeric
  • 1 tsp hot chilli powder
  • a large handful flat-leaf parsley
  • a large handful coriander

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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