Name: Wood pigeon breast in wine and blackberry sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 8 small woodpigeon breast fillets; 150 ml red wine; 1 tsp thyme leaves; 1 bay leaf; 1 shallot; Salt and pepper; 100g blackberry; Honey, maple syrup or muscovado sugar; 100 ml orange juice; Butter or margarin; Olive oil

Wood pigeon breast in wine and blackberry sauce

14 Aug 2021

by Dinna

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Total Time

20 minutes

Background

For dinner parties and occasions it’s useful to know a few special recipes that are super easy to make. This wood pigeon breast in wine and blackberry sauce is one of those. Serve it with a mash and steamed veggies on the side.

Ingredients

8 small woodpigeon breast fillets
150 ml red wine
1 tsp thyme leaves
1 bay leaf
1 shallot
Salt and pepper
100g blackberry
Honey, maple syrup or muscovado sugar
100 ml orange juice
Butter or margarin
Olive oil

Instructions

Put the breast fillets in the wine, add the thyme leaves and shallot. Marinate for about an hour.
Heat some olive oil in a large frying pan. Season the pigeon breasts with salt and pepper, then seal them on each side for a minute or so then transfer them to a plate.
Add the marinade, blackberries, orange juice and a knob of butter to the same pan. Cook for about ten minutes until you get a silky sauce. Add some honey or maple syrup and reduce the sauce until it’s a sticky and thick.
Put back the pigeon breasts - add a drop of wine or orange juice, if the sauce is too thick. Remove the onion and bay leaf, then coat the breasts well with the sauce and cook them for a couple of minutes. (Make sure, you don’t overcook them - otherwise they’ll be rubbery).
Serve the pigeon breasts with the jus.