Woodie

[Guest buster321c]

Does anybody eat wood pidgeons on here if so , how do you prepare them and which is your favorite way to eat them . ? My allotment is commoing on now and ive been given loads of veg by the old uns ,and they are keen to get rid of the woodies , so any ideas are greatly appreciated

[Elmerfudd 5]

There are lots of ways to cook them, but to start off, pluck and remove the breast meat. That's about all that's worth using.

 

Crispy fried chilli pigeon.

 

Cut pigeon breast into thin strips. Dip in egg and coat with flour/chilli powder mix. Deep fry in hot oil 'til they float (3-5 mins), drain and cover with sweet chilli sauce.

 

 

Pigeon pasta.

 

Dice breast and marinate in oil, garlic, pepper and salt. (and anything else you like)

 

Put 2 tins of tomyatoes into a pan with garlic, pepper, tarragon, basil etc. Alloow to reduce to about 1/2-2/3 volume.

Brown pigeon breast in a pan and add to sauce for 10 mins.

 

Serve with pasta!

 

Pigeon is very versatile and you are only limited by your imagination. As with all game, it is a bad idea to marinate with alcohol as this will draw the juices out and make the meat dry and chewy.

 

 

Nick

[SportingShooter 0]

Not really on a cooking point, but just make sure you have permission from your council to shoot there or you could end up with no guns or allotments.

If I shoot pigeon, I normally breast them and marinade them in some Olive Oil, then I line the inside of a flan tin with shortcrust pastry, flash fry the pigeon then put it in the tin add some sliced potato, half an onion or half a dozen shallots, some very reduced stock(beef stock is good, game stock is better),the stock needs to just about cover the pigeon. Cover the top of the pie with filo pastry and brush with beaten egg, pierce the centre with a fork.

Bake until the filo pastry is crispy, flaky and golden brown on about 170'C.

Nice with some fresh greens.

Regards

SS

[Guest buster321c]

Cheers guys , i`ll look forward to tryin both , typically they hav`nt been around today but the trusty S400 wont need more than 1 shot each bird

[Rolfe 2]

Remove the breast meat..........slice thinly..........stir fry with a little oil for a couple of minutes before adding the stir-fry vegetables.........splash of soy sauce.........heaven.

 

Rolfe.

[stone-cold 0]

woody's are one of the best game meats you'll ever try,its an aquired taste and it goes with anything.

woody n chips,woody warm salad,roast spuds n woody etc,good ideas above and highly recomended

[masmiffy 82]

If you can get a copy of Pigeon Shooting by Major Archie Coates there are recipies in there.

Over the years he shot thousands and his wife Pru wrote a chapter in this book on cooking them.

Its also a good read as well!!

[jacob 28]

i cut the breasts out and pan fry em in butter for 3-4 minutes and chuck em in a bit of fresh bread, bootiful.

[Guest buster321c]

sounds good to me guys

[antg 1,816]

take the breast meat and slice thin. marinate in soy sause with some honey added for 3-4 hours then flash fry and add some stir fry vegies. lovely jubly

Edited April 29, 2008 by antg

[fishfish 17]

i usually save the breasts up in the freezer till i have a few then i make a pigeon and kidney pie,use pigs or ox kidney.

[m.hubbard 1]

wow this thread just makes me wona shoot a woodie .my mouths watering .

 

i mgunna have to try the chillie one and pasta

 

 

cheers .peeps.m

[Guest greengrass123]

Fry the breasts slowly in brandy butter, nectar for the gods. :

[Guest buster321c]

Now the trouble is Mrs Buster , is convinced that i should only eat em if the are from the country side , as appose to town birds , but although there is alot of greenbelt around here there is also alot of `town` , so where would you draw the line? My old mate is all for it too , he is going to cook em but his wife and mine have been talkin , and there like a couple of bloody anti`s , but the little busters want to try it too , so i dont know what to do ,! I can see 4 in my garden now and i know they eat good stuff , so dont know !! What you think ?

[dogs-n-natives 1,182]

Now the trouble is Mrs Buster , is convinced that i should only eat em if the are from the country side , as appose to town birds , but although there is alot of greenbelt around here there is also alot of `town` , so where would you draw the line? My old mate is all for it too , he is going to cook em but his wife and mine have been talkin , and there like a couple of bloody anti`s , but the little busters want to try it too , so i dont know what to do ,! I can see 4 in my garden now and i know they eat good stuff , so dont know !! What you think ?

I wouldnt wory about being on the fringe of town. The pigeons in the arable areas are more likely to carry toxins from the pesticides etc.. Dont want to worry anyone, ive been eating them all my life and had no probs.

 

Me and alimac made pigeon burgers once, mouthwateringly goood!!

 

Im not 100% on the recipie we used, but I think it was: Minced pigeon breast, finely chopped onion, chives. Egg to bind together. Just improvise, there fecking lovely.