Baked Pheasant - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 pheasant
1 large onion, cut in 2 pieces
4 stalks celery and leaves (if available)
4 pieces rosemary
1 apple, cut in 2 pieces
1 stick butter
8 slices bacon
1 lemon

Preparation

Set oven to 350\u00b0.
Stuff cavity of birds with onion, celery, rosemary and apple.
Brush birds with 1/2 the melted butter and drizzle with 1/2 the lemon.
Arrange slices of bacon over birds and place in oven.
Cook, uncovered, until bacon is browned.
Remove from oven.
Brush with remaining butter and drizzle with the other 1/2 of the lemon.
Tightly cover pheasant and return to oven.
Cook until tender.