Stove Top Smoker Apple Smoked Pheasant With Herbs Under Skin

• 2 pheasants
• 8 tablespoons mushrooms
• 4 green onions
• 8 tablespoons parsley
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 tablespoon brandy
• 1 teaspoon basil
• 1 teaspoon tarragon
• 4 tablespoons chopped mushrooms
• 1 tablespoon butter (room temperature)
• salt and pepper
• 3 tablespoons apple wood chips

1. Combine all ingredients of the herb paste except the butter in a blender and pulse until smooth.
2. Add butter and mix until a paste forms.
3. With your fingers, loosen the skin of the pheasant starting from the neck end.
4. Next, spread the paste evenly under the loosened skin.
5. Salt and pepper the outside of the skin and place into the smoker-form a foil tent and place on medium heat using apple wood chips for 35 minutes.
6. Remove foil and place the smoker into a preheated 350 degrees oven and cook for 30 minutes or until thigh is tender.

pheasants, mushrooms, green onions, parsley, garlic, brandy, basil, tarragon, mushrooms, butter, salt, apple wood chips

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/stove-top-smoker-apple-smoked-pheasant-with-herbs-under-skin-286611 (may not work)