Roast Pigeons Recipe

Summary

Difficulty LevelEasyCuisine
CourseMethod

Ingredients

 4 oven-ready pigeons
 175ml rice alcohol or vodka
 5 tblspn sunflower oil 3garlic cloves, crushed
 Onion1/2 , finely chopped (FOR THE MARINADE)
 Light soy sauce2 Tablespoon (FOR THE MARINADE)
 2 tspn honey or golden syrup
 1/2 tspn 5-spice powder
 Ground black pepper1 Pinch (FOR THE MARINADE)
 Water6 Tablespoon (FOR THE MARINADE)
 LEMON DIP
 2 lemons, cut in quarters
 Salt2 Teaspoon (FOR THE MARINADE)
  black pepper1 (FOR THE MARINADE)

Directions

Prepare the pigeons by rubbing them inside and out with rice alcohol or vodka.
Place on a wire rack and set aside to dry.
Combine the ingredients for the marinade.
Paint the pigeons with this mixture inside and out, and leave for 1 hour to dry, either on a rack in a cool well-ventilated room or preferably hanging by their necks.
Brush the pigeons with the remaining marinade and roast on a rack in a pan for 20 minutes.
Strip the flesh from the cooked pigeons and arrange on a warmed plate.
Divide the lemon wedges among 4 dinner plates and add 1/2 tspn salt and a pinch of pepper to each.
Guests make their own dip by mixing the salt and pepper and moistening the mixture with a squeeze of lemon juice.

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