re: What's your best dove recipe?

Dutch Oven Doves

15 or so breasted doves
1 great big yeller onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1/2 bunch celery, chopped
8 oz bag of cut baby carrots
8 oz of button mushrooms, cut in half
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 bunch parsley, chopped
2 cups or so of all purpose flour
1 cup bacon drippings
3 cups chicken stock
3 cups water (or 6 cups stock and skip the water)
1 8oz can of diced tomatoes
salt
pepper
basil


Heat bacon drippings in a #12 dutch oven. Season flour, dredge doves and brown for 4-5 minutes. Set dove aside. Add enough of the remaining flour and make a roux. Hit it with the onions and garlic when the roux is a lite chocolate color. When the onions caramelize add the parsley, celery and peppers and cook till tender. Stir in the chicken stock/water, mushrooms, tomatoes, and carrots. Return the doves and push down to the bottom, breast up.

Lid the dutch oven and cook at 250 for 4-6 hours. I usually build it around noon, go sit a stand or play a round of golf, come in and eat it. Serve over rice. Sop w/ cat heads.