Roasted Pheasant Stuffed With Oysters

Ingredients

• 2 pheasants
• 1 dozen fresh raw oysters, chopped
• Salt, to taste
• Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• Nutmeg, to taste
• Mace, to taste
• Sweet oil (such as olive oil)
• 1 egg yolk
• Thin slices of bacon or cold ham
• Buttered white paper sheets

Method

1. 1 Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. 2 In a bowl, combine chopped oysters, salt, pepper, nutmeg, mace, sweet oil, and egg yolk to make the stuffing.
3. 3 Fill the pheasants with the oyster stuffing.
4. 4 Cover the birds with thin slices of bacon or cold ham.
5. 5 Wrap each pheasant in buttered white paper and roast until cooked through.
6. 6 Serve with oyster sauce.