Golden Squabs

Name: Golden Squabs (Pigeonneaux sable doré)
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 28 min
Total time: 1 h 13 min
Yield: For four people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 3 teaspoons English mustard powder; 4 squabs (young pigeons); fresh breadcrumbs; 600 ml (1 pint) dry white wine; 150 g (5¼ oz) butter; 1 kg (2¼ lb) celeriac; 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard; 1 tablespoon cognac; salt, freshly-ground pepper; salt, freshly-ground pepper

Pigeonneaux sable doré

Preparation info

For
four
people

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 15

Appears in

The Nouvelle Cuisine of Jean and Pierre Troisgros

By Jean Troisgros and Pierre Troisgros

Published 1978

About

Ingredients

4 squabs (young pigeons)
3 teaspoons English mustard powder
600 ml (

Europe
France
Main course
Mediterranean

Method

Clean the squabs, remove the necks, heads and feet, singe and truss them. Mix the powdered mustard with 1 tablespoon white wine, brush this onto the birds, then roll them in the breadcrumbs, pressing them in well. Melt 30 g (1 oz) butter, roll the squabs in this and breadcrumb them again. Preheat the oven to