Pigeon breasts - ideas ?

thriftlady_2

I have a pack of 10 frozen pigeon breasts. Not sure what to do with them. Anyone got any good ideas ?
TIA:)

Penelope_Penguin

Hi, thriftlady! One of our favourite summer lunches is to pan fry the seasoned breast in a little olive oil. We like to leave them pink on the inside. Assembel slice of toast, a pile of *leaves* then sliced breast on top. Deglaze the pan with balsamic vinegar as a dressing.

Need to send DH out to *get* me another pigeon for lunch

Penny. x

Edit - DH has asked me to pass on that they're nice added to a rabbit casserole, too.

donny-gal

Braise them in the oven with red wine. - Had them like this in France they were delicous.
DG

jovichick123

You can buy pigeon breasts??

Do they taste nice? lol have never even heard of them being sold

Pink.

Hi thriftlady,

I'm drooling now! :drool:

I've never made them, but mum used to make them years ago. From memory she oven roasted them and made a red wine and garlic sauce. They were small but delicious!

Pink

lynzpower

where do you buy these!

mmmm

Gordon ramsey was making something with these the otherday on the F word, I have to say they looked gorgous although i was only half watching it

scuzz

At the hotel I used to work, they used to cook them so they stayed pink. They braised them and served with a red wine and juniper berry sauce and a light salad

YUMMY!!!!!!!!

LandyAndy

jovichick123 wrote: »

You can buy pigeon breasts??

Do they taste nice? lol have never even heard of them being sold

Any good butcher should be able to get pigeons for you. Best to buy the whole bird and remove the breasts yourself (easy with a sharp knife). Then you can use the rest of the carcass to make stock etc (90% of the meat is on the breast).

Pan fried or as part of a game pie or stew. Pigeon really is excellent and still cheap.

thriftlady_2

Thanks guys, some lovely sounding ideas there. I think I'll go with Pen Pen's idea as I've just bought some rocket which I think will be great with them.

I bought them in a vacuum pack at my local farm shop. They weren't particularly cheap -£5.90, but they will serve us amply I think, I can't really see how big they are -I'm assuming 2 breasts each, or am I being greedy ?

LandyAndy

thriftlady wrote: »

Thanks guys, some lovely sounding ideas there. I think I'll go with Pen Pen's idea as I've just bought some rocket which I think will be great with them.

I bought them in a vacuum pack at my local farm shop. They weren't particularly cheap -£5.90, but they will serve us amply I think, I can't really see how big they are -I'm assuming 2 breasts each, or am I being greedy ?

Thats not a bad price. I would expect to pay around £1.25 for a whole pigeon. Two each should be enough.

Pink.

Just found these recipes which look really good:

Pigeon breast with red wine gravy, roast leeks and wild mushrooms

Breast of Pigeon with Sage and Black Pepper

Pink