Pigeons in Red Wine Recipe

Summary

Difficulty LevelEasyHealth IndexAverage
Servings4Cuisine
Main IngredientInterest Group

Ingredients

 Butter50 Gram
 Pigeons4
 Onions12
 Mushrooms - 100 g, cleaned and thickly sliced
 Red wine300 Milliliter
 Poultry stock or water and 1/2 chicken stock cube - 150 ml
  black pepper1
 Mixed herbs - 1x2.5 ml spoon
 Beurre manic made with 25 g butter mixed with 1 X 15 ml spoon flour
 Freshly chopped parsley
 Lemon1 (To garnish:)

Directions

GETTING READY
1) Arrange the ingredients.

MAKING
2) In the cooker, heat the butter and brown the pigeons all over.
3) Add the onions and mushrooms and fry until both are beginning to colour.
4) Stir in wine, stock or water and stock cube, salt, pepper and herbs.
5) Place the lid to close the cooker, bring to high pressure and cook for 20 minutes.
6) Reduce the pressure quickly.
7) With slotted spoon, lift out the pigeons and vegetables and transfer to a warmed dish and keep hot.
8) Return the open cooker to the heat, add the beurre manie in small pieces stirring constantly until the sauce is thickened.
9) Taste the sauce and adjust the seasoning as necessary.

SERVING
10) Pour a little sauce over the pigeons, sprinkle with a mixture of chopped parsley and lemon rind and serve hot.
Serve the remaining sauce separately.
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