Dove recipes?
I just shot my first dove, and because my BF is so good at it, we now have a freezer full. Does anyone have besides the standard "hunter's recipe" (bacon-wrapped, jalepeno-stuffed, marinated & grilled) any other good recipes for dove? The tried-and-true variation is great, just looking for a little variety...
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17 Comments:
When i saw dove i immediatly thought of the ice cream......poor birdie. Its all good though..... to each his own :)
joylissa at 2:32PM on 09/10/09
lol I thought of the soap!
goodcooker at 2:38PM on 09/10/09
I wonder if you could adapt the Babette's Feast "Caille en Sarcophage" for your doves. They are bigger than quails, but it could be done... There are tons of recipes for small game birds out there. This page seems to have a lot of useful info. Good luck! Sounds like fun.
simon at 3:03PM on 09/10/09
i thought of the chocolate-lol.
what would bert of 'bert & ernie' think?!
gastronomeg at 3:06PM on 09/10/09
When i saw the word Dove, I assumed the blog would be about chocolate recipies. I guess if you're talking about the bird of "peace" you really mean the bird of PIECE. (Gimme another piece of that bird)
SavtaShayna at 5:10PM on 09/10/09
Unfortunately I've only eaten dove once.
It was delicious but it was the marinade and grill method.
Hope you find something tasty!
AyeEat at 5:19PM on 09/10/09
Being from Texas, I knew you meant birds. But also being from Texas, I've always had them in the bacon-wrapped and stuffed with a jalapeno format you mentioned. I wonder if you could fry the whole bird, maybe like a piece of fried chicken?
MixedByHand at 5:36PM on 09/10/09
You can deep fry it. I just attended an annual dove supper. They always deep fry them (breasts only) seasoned and lightly floured, and serve with biscuits or potatoes and gravy, plus the potluck stuff folks bring. Yum!
Remander at 7:42PM on 09/10/09
They're essentially the same as pigeons so you can try looking up pigeon recipes too.
And when I first saw the thread title I also thought of chocolate.
gingercookiewithlime at 7:48PM on 09/10/09
we eat quail all the time in the winter. all the time. similar prep:
either:
pan sear, be very scant on the temp. the best movie quote mantra: "..there's no greater sin than to overcook a quail."(here, dove) dove would like butter, lots of black pepper, and garlic. it also would like implementation of red wine, or even a yeasty beer. really, try reducing a dark and rich brew.
or:
slowly braised. we tend to eat it a lot with wild rice. again, the rich but fruit-tinged profile is very nice.. try cooking with some dried currants or plums.
emilytaylor at 8:47PM on 09/10/09
http://www.honest-food.net/blog1/2009/09/09/doves-as-comfort-food/
islandexile at 9:26PM on 09/10/09
I bet they'd be great with a wilted olive branch...
yayfood at 9:44PM on 09/10/09
Hoo-boy, my springer spaniel would loooove you if you cooked her up one of those birds. She barks at the doves that sit on our overhead telephone lines on a daily basis, and despite her age (7) attempts to jump that high to capture them. Luckily she only makes it about 6" off the ground.
Her greatest accomplishment to date has been the "great flush of 2009" where she flushed a rabbit out of a nearby bush. The rabbit then mocked her from the neighbor's yard.
On a serious note, I'm thinking butter and tarragon...braised, nom.
omnomnom at 1:07AM on 09/11/09
I immediately thought this was a thread about chocolate, not birds.
Silly me.
Brownie at 9:41AM on 09/11/09
Thanks to you that knew what I was talking about. Being from southeast
Texas, I assumed people would know I meant the bird..silly me!
Your suggestions sound great and are most appreciated!
sathome at 10:12AM on 09/11/09
We order dove all the time in our favorite Cantonese restaurants, but we've never made it at home. My guess on how they're prepared:
1. poached in a mixture of water, soy sauce and rice wine, ginger and scallions for 20 minutes.
2. Roasted at 400 degrees or grilled for 10 minutes until the meat is medium.
3. Hacked into six pieces - split down the back then each half divided into three.
4. Eat with worcestershire sauce and salt and lemon on the side.
Google "Chinese Roast squab" and also recipes for partridges. Good luck and yum!
Ortolan at 12:10PM on 09/11/09
I thought of Dove chocolate at first too. Didn't know people hunted and cooked doves.
Chew on That at 5:40PM on 09/11/09