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Rosemary-smoked pigeon with apricots and almonds
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Rosemary-smoked pigeon with apricots and almonds

66 ingredients Serves 4 openrecipes

This recipe makes the most of every part of the pigeon and is served in a smoked-filled cloche to enhance the smoky flavours and add a bit of drama to the dining experience.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1264
Calories
94g
Protein
73g
Fat
52g
Carbs

Counts 22 of 28 ingredients — the other 6 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 22 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Duck 100g cooked with skin 337
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Chicken Liver 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Apricot 1 medium (35g) 17
Mushroom 1/2 cup sliced (35g) 15
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Shallot 1 tbsp minced (10g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Rosemary 1 tsp dried (1.2g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Chives 1 tbsp (3g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Squab not in our table 0
Veal not in our table 0
Brandy not in our table 0
Liver not in our table 0
Endive not in our table 0
Wood not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 100g/3½oz fresh almonds
  • 3-4 tbsp olive oil
  • 4 squab pigeons
  • 300g/10½oz demerara sugar
  • small bunch rosemary
  • 50g/1¾oz unsalted butter
  • wings (from above) pigeon
  • 200g/7oz duck fat
  • 2 sprigs thyme
  • 1 garlic
  • 2 chicken breasts
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 400ml/14fl oz double cream
  • legs (from above) pigeon
  • 1 large shallot
  • 2 sprigs thyme
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 garlic
  • 5-6 peppercorns
  • 300ml/½ pint white wine
  • 200ml/7fl oz pint brown chicken stock
  • 100ml/3½fl oz veal stock
  • 1 tsp chopped chives
  • ½ orange
  • 2 large spring green leaves
  • 1 large shallot
  • 1 garlic
  • 2 sprigs thyme
  • 100ml/3½fl oz red wine
  • 100ml/3½fl oz port
  • 100ml/3½fl oz brandy
  • 250g/9oz pigeon livers, at room temperature (use chicken livers
  • 10g/¼oz pink salt
  • 2 free-range eggs
  • knob of unsalted butter
  • 1 grelot onion
  • 100ml/3½fl oz chicken stock
  • 50g/1¾oz unsalted butter
  • pinch salt
  • 500g/1lb 2oz fresh apricots
  • knob unsalted butter
  • reserved pigeon
  • 1-2 tbsp chicken stock
  • , for frying olive oil
  • unsalted butter
  • 1 sprig thyme
  • 1 garlic
  • hearts, washed (from above) pigeon
  • , for frying olive oil
  • unsalted butter
  • 1 sprig thyme
  • 1 garlic
  • 50g/1¾oz very small girolle mushrooms
  • 1 small red endive, washed and trimmed
  • salt
  • pepper
  • , to dress olive oil
  • , for frying olive oil
  • unsalted butter
  • 1 sprig thyme
  • 1 garlic
  • 2 dried apricots
  • ½ sprig rosemary
  • 4 rosemary
  • 200g/7oz dehydrated apricots
  • handful wood chips

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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