Chiltepin Doves - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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12 whole doves, dressed
14 whole dried chile pequins
salt
fresh ground black pepper
12 slices thick slab bacon
1 cup chicken stock
Preparation
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Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.
Place one chiltepin in the cavity of each dove, reserving 2 peppers.
Rub salt and pepper into the skins of the birds.
Wrap each dove with a strip of bacon, making sure the breast is covered especially well.
Secure with toothpicks.
Transfer doves to a baking dish that will hold them snugly in a single layer.
Pour stock over the doves, and add the last two peppers to the dish.
Cover and bake for 1 1/2 hours.
Remove the cover and continue baking 20 to 30 more minutes, until the liquid has reduced a bit and the bacon has browned.
Transer doves to a serving platter, discarding the greasy cooking liquid.
let sit for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.
If your guests are not chileheads, caution them against eating the chile pods.
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