Pot-roasted pheasant with walnut sauce recipe
 This creamy spiced walnut sauce really ups your game, particularly this easy pot-roasted pheasant. 1 pheasant, cleaned and trussed (ask your butcher to do this)dash oil1 onion, quartered3 sticks celery, chopped 1 head garlic, halved 1 bay leaf1 small bunch thyme 1 tbsp coriander seeds 1 star anise 500ml/18fl oz hot chicken stock salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 pheasant, cleaned and trussed (ask your butcher to do this) dash oil 1 onion, quartered 3 sticks celery, chopped 1 head garlic, halved 1 bay leaf 1 small bunch thyme 1 tbsp coriander seeds 1 star anise 500ml/18fl oz hot chicken stock salt and freshly ground black pepper 6 tbsp shelled walnuts 3 tbsp breadcrumbs 1 garlic clove, finely chopped100ml/3½fl oz double cream 1 tsp ground cinnamon salt and freshly ground black pepper 6 tbsp shelled walnuts 3 tbsp breadcrumbs 1 garlic clove, finely chopped 100ml/3½fl oz double cream 1 tsp ground cinnamon salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 tbsp walnut oil½ tsp smoked paprika pinch chilli flakes 1 tbsp walnut oil ½ tsp smoked paprika pinch chilli flakes 1 fresh pomegranate, seeds only 1 fresh pomegranate, seeds only Method To make the pheasant, preheat the oven to 220C/200C Fan/Gas 7. Season the pheasant with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Heat a dash of oil in a frying pan and brown the pheasant all over until well coloured. Put the pheasant in a casserole with the onion, celery, garlic, bay leaf, thyme, coriander seeds, star anise and hot chicken stock. Cover with a lid and transfer to the oven to roast for around 25–30 minutes, or until cooked. Remove from the oven and leave to rest in the pot with the stock for 10 minutes. To make the walnut sauce, toast the walnuts in a dry frying pan over a medium heat. Remove from the pan and then blend in a food processor with the breadcrumbs, garlic, cream and cinnamon. Add a ladle or 2 of the chicken stock from the pheasant and blend again to make it into a smooth paste. Taste and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper and keep warm. To make the dressing, mix the dressing ingredients together in a small bowl.To serve, joint the bird and spoon over the walnut sauce and the dressing. Scatter over the pomegranate seeds and serve. To make the pheasant, preheat the oven to 220C/200C Fan/Gas 7. Season the pheasant with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Heat a dash of oil in a frying pan and brown the pheasant all over until well coloured. To make the pheasant, preheat the oven to 220C/200C Fan/Gas 7. Season the pheasant with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Heat a dash of oil in a frying pan and brown the pheasant all over until well coloured. Put the pheasant in a casserole with the onion, celery, garlic, bay leaf, thyme, coriander seeds, star anise and hot chicken stock. Cover with a lid and transfer to the oven to roast for around 25–30 minutes, or until cooked. Remove from the oven and leave to rest in the pot with the stock for 10 minutes. Put the pheasant in a casserole with the onion, celery, garlic, bay leaf, thyme, coriander seeds, star anise and hot chicken stock. Cover with a lid and transfer to the oven to roast for around 25–30 minutes, or until cooked. Remove from the oven and leave to rest in the pot with the stock for 10 minutes. To make the walnut sauce, toast the walnuts in a dry frying pan over a medium heat. Remove from the pan and then blend in a food processor with the breadcrumbs, garlic, cream and cinnamon. Add a ladle or 2 of the chicken stock from the pheasant and blend again to make it into a smooth paste. Taste and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper and keep warm. To make the walnut sauce, toast the walnuts in a dry frying pan over a medium heat. Remove from the pan and then blend in a food processor with the breadcrumbs, garlic, cream and cinnamon. Add a ladle or 2 of the chicken stock from the pheasant and blend again to make it into a smooth paste. Taste and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper and keep warm. To make the dressing, mix the dressing ingredients together in a small bowl. To make the dressing, mix the dressing ingredients together in a small bowl. To serve, joint the bird and spoon over the walnut sauce and the dressing. Scatter over the pomegranate seeds and serve. To serve, joint the bird and spoon over the walnut sauce and the dressing. Scatter over the pomegranate seeds and serve.