488. Compote of Pigeons

The Modern Housewife · Soyer, Alexis · 1849
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The Modern Housewife
Time
Cook: 45 min Total: 45 min
Status
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Ingredients (10)
Instructions (9)
  1. Put the lean bacon cut into small dice into a stewpan, with the butter, and fry a few seconds over the fire.
  2. Have three pigeons trussed, with their legs turned inside, which place in the stewpan breast downwards, setting them over the fire until of a light brown color, moving them round occasionally.
  3. Add the flour, which work well in with a wooden spoon, until becoming browned.
  4. Moisten with the water, add the bunch of parsley, with the bay-leaf, and about thirty button onions.
  5. Season with a little pepper and salt.
  6. Let the whole simmer three quarters of an hour, keeping it well skimmed.
  7. Dress the pigeons upon a dish with the bacon and onions round.
  8. Reduce the sauce to a proper consistency.
  9. Take out the parsley and bay-leaf, sauce over and serve.
Original Text
488. Compote of Pigeons.—Put a quarter of a pound of lean bacon cut into small dice into a stewpan, with half an ounce of butter, and fry a few seconds over the fire, then have three pigeons trussed, with their legs turned inside, which place in the stewpan breast downwards, setting them over the fire until of a light brown color, moving them round occasionally; add a tablespoonful of flour, which work well in with a wooden spoon, until becoming browned, when moisten with a pint of water, add a good bunch of parsley, with a bay-leaf, and about thirty button onions, season with a little pepper and salt, let the whole simmer three quarters of an hour, keeping it well skimmed, then dress the pigeons upon a dish with the bacon and onions round, reduce the sauce to a proper consistency, take out the parsley and bay-leaf, sauce over and serve.
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