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recipes
Here we suggest some recipes you might like to try. We're sure you have some favourites of your own too - If you'd like to share one of your favourite game recipes with others, please contact us with the details and we'll put your recipe on to the list. See also our cooking tips page for getting the best results from your venison roasts, one of our FAQ's.
Woodpigeon is a very underrated sporting and culinary bird, living in the secluded parts of the local forests and woodlands, and dining out on the cereals, berries and clover fields of the surrounding farmlands and hedgerows. It has a rich, dark ruby-coloured flesh, and is intensely flavoured, rather like small steak portions. Here are a couple of methods of cooking them:
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Spiced Pigeon Casserole
(Serves 4)
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Cushie Kiev
This is a simple adaptation of chicken Kiev, which is a favourite of many who have sampled it; it is easy to prepare and a great way of tempting kids to try game out. It’s also a simple recipe to get them to help with and learn how to cook! Allow 1-2 breasts per person, according to age and appetite of your family!
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Southern-style Barbecued Pigeon Breast Fillets
I am indebted to visiting sportsman Mr Daniel Dumont from Alabama for this delicious favourite of his, which is more correctly a method of preparation rather than a recipe per se: