Doves Pontchartrain

Preparation info
  • 4

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
New York Times Menu Cookbook

By Craig Claiborne

Published 1966

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Ingredients

  • 12 doves, dressed
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 12 slices of bacon

Method

  1. If desired, remove legs and wings from the doves. Sprinkle the doves with salt and pepper and wrap each in a slice of bacon. Secure bacon with food picks.

  2. Brown the bacon-wrapped doves on all sides in a kettle or casserole. When browned, pour off most of the fat. Add the boiling stock to a depth of one-half inch. Add Worcestershire sauce to taste and t