Squab with Egg Noodle Pancake

Here I like to add the spice mixture to the birds immediately after cooking and not before because I find it changes the nature of this dish, giving the crisp squab a fresh, fragrant coating of aromatics that is not overpowering. Served with quickly made Egg Noodle Pancakes, which everyone loves, this dish is both impressive and quick.

To “semi-bone” the squabs, just take a sharp boning knife and cut straight down along either side of the breast; you’ll end up with a boneless breast