Pigeon With Honey And Figs

Total Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 35 ml olive oil
• 4 pigeons, ready prepared
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 cloves garlic
• 20 ml brandy
• 160 ml wine
• 300 ml chicken stock
• 60 ml honey
• 50 g dried figs, diced
• 20 ml lemon juice
• 15 g butter
• 15 ml flour
• 4 fresh figs (for garnish)

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a large pan, add jointed pigeon.
• 2 cook till brown.
• 3 remove from pan.
• 4 add onion and garlic and gently fry till soft.
• 5 add the brandy and wine and boil rapidly.
• 6 return pigeon to pan.
• 7 add the stock, honey, dried figs and lemon juice.
• 8 cover and simmer for one and half hours.
• 9 strain cooking liquid.
• 10 mix flour with butter and whisk into sauce little-little to thicken.
• 11 add the pigeon and reheat.
• 12 adjust seasoning.
• 13 serve garnished with fresh figs.