Dove Recipes
Bacon Wrapped Dove:
- 6 dove cleaned and de-feathered
- 3 jalapeños
- 1 pkg of thick sliced smoked bacon
- tooth picks
Slice each of the jalapeños in half.
Remove center part of jalapeño and seeds.
Put one slice of jalapeño in the dove’s rib cage.
Wrap each dove with one slice of smoked bacon.
Punch a tooth pick through dove to secure the bacon.
Grill the dove for 20 min or until done to your taste.
Grilled Dove:
- 6 Dove breasts
- 2 Garlic cloves, crushed
- 1/2 yellow onion finely chopped
- 4 tb Unsalted butter
- 1 tsp Season Salt
- 1 tsp pepper
In a saucepan, heat the butter and sauté the onion and garlic until translucent.
Add 1 tsp of Season salt and 1 tsp of pepper.
Allow to cool.
Pepper and salt the breasts.
Place the breasts on the hot grill and brush them with the garlic butter.
Baste every minute or so.
Turn the breasts after 3 to 5 minutes and grill and baste for another 1 to 2 minutes.
Smothered Dove:
- 1/2 Stick butter
- 1/4 c Minced onion
- 1/2 c Flour
- 20 Dove breasts
- 1/2 c Sherry
- 4 oz of canned mushrooms drained
- Bacon slices
- 1 tsp of Salt
- 1 tsp of pepper
- 1 c Chicken bouillon
Melt butter in a large skillet.
Add onions and sauté until clear.
Shake dove breasts in a bag of flour.
Add dove to skillet and brown doves in butter.
Be sure to brown all sides.
Add sherry, cover and cook slowly, about 45 minutes.
Add mushrooms and place bacon slices over top.
Cook another 45 minutes very slowly.
Serve over wild rice.
Add water or chicken broth through out the process to keep the dove from drying out.
