It's dove season

[Oldcarpy2]

Fuck yeah we are, I mean...

Have you seen a baby pigmy hippo and just worry abut not having thw right mustard?

Fried Otters noses and Wrens livers on special in the Banter Cafe tonight?

[UltraBudgie]

Have you seen a baby pigmy hippo and just worry abut not having thw right mustard?

It really is about the mustard, isn't it? You can tell how long someone has lived in their apartment by the number of types of mustard in the fridge. I always leave the half-jars as a 'gift' to the next tenant.

German mustard is good for dipping pretzels, French mustard in sauces, English mustard pairs well with self-loathing, etc.

[Oldcarpy2]

It really is about the mustard, isn't it? You can tell how long someone has lived in their apartment by the number of types of mustard in the fridge. I always leave the half-jars as a 'gift' to the next tenant.

German mustard is good for dipping pretzels, French mustard in sauces, English mustard pairs well with self-loathing, etc.

American mustard, on the other hand, ........discard.

[David64]

American mustard, on the other hand, ........discard.

It's ok on hot dogs, but Gulden's Spicy Brown is much better.

[Oldcarpy2]

It's ok on hot dogs, but Gulden's Spicy Brown is much better.

Not dogs?

Not heard of that stuff.  I'll look it up.

[UltraBudgie]

Not dogs?

Not heard of that stuff.  I'll look it up.

Brown is New York dog, yellow is Chicago dog.

Very different mustards!

[Oldcarpy2]

Buddhist Monk selling vegan hot dogs.

"Can you make me one with everything?"

Hands Monk ten pound note.

"Hey, what about my change"?

"Change, must come from within".

[Tecate]

Sacred cows do make the best burgers…

I can’t imagine hunting something so small that you need a lot of them for a decent meal. Doves, squirrel, meh too much work.

At least the scrawny little squirrels we have in Canada and the little doves in Mexico.

But I have had crickets on tacos and they are tiny and tasty.


Tecate

[argentus]

I missed the first dove season here in Kentucky, but the next one opens November 27th and I'm ready to eat. There are many recipes out there, but I have my favorite. It's simple, takes few ingredients and is delicious every time. As far as taste, dove is like the dark meat on a chicken and if you like that, you'll like dove. Some people also compare it to duck, but I think wild duck has a more gamy flavor, not offensive, just a bit stronger.

One of the best ways is grilling. The skin gets nice and crispy without the breast getting overdone and drying out the meat. You're aiming for medium rare, about 135 degrees. I've been cooking them for so long I "just know" when they're done, but you might want to use a meat thermometer. Pull them at 130 and let them rest. The internal temp will coast up to 135. Keep in mind, you can season it like chicken, but don't cook as long.  If it's still pink in the middle, you got it right. PINK, not red .

Seasonings ? The sky is the limit. Whatever you like on chicken, goes well on dove. I've done mine with Tony's Cajun Seasoning, wrapped in bacon and grilled, I've used it in a stir fry in place of chicken, baked it in the oven, braised, breaded and deep fried, you can even do them like a tiny turkey, put stuffing in them and bake.

This a simple "starter" recipe, but it's still delicious. If you like it, then go wild with whatever sounds good to you.

You'll need : 
One large onion.
1 stick of butter. 
Garlic powder
Salt and Pepper

Slice the onion thin, break it up into rings and saute just till they start to brown/caramelize. Spread them out on a double layer of heavy duty aluminium foil. Cut the butter into pats and distribute evenly. After seasoning both sides with salt/pepper/garlic, place the breast skin side down and cover tightly with another sheet of foil.
Bake at 350 for about 40 minutes. Your cook time may vary.

This has been deep fried, but that is the color you're looking for. I know, to people who look at it like chicken and say it looks raw, I promise you it's fine.

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Most people I knew when I was growing up in Idaho that hunted doves, ate only the breast.   We treated them like a wee chicken or sage hen or grouse, and ate the whole critter.   We loved doves.   There were SO many of them that it didn't seem to hurt anything.    My Mom liked to roast them in a clay pot.  She would toss in other vegetables toward the end.   

Where I live now, we have Ground Doves, Mourning Doves, White-Crowned Pidgeons, but we don't currently eat any of them.   Too many feral chickens, which supply most of our protein needs, along with some local fish.

[BeTheGoddess]

Sacred cows do make the best burgers…

I can’t imagine hunting something so small that you need a lot of them for a decent meal. Doves, squirrel, meh too much work.

At least the scrawny little squirrels we have in Canada and the little doves in Mexico.

But I have had crickets on tacos and they are tiny and tasty.


Tecate

You think doves are small fry (bad pun intended), quail, there is a French dish where you drown them in conjac and then fry them whole, cant remember what its called.