Chiltepin Doves - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    12 whole doves, dressed
    14 whole dried chile pequins
    salt
    fresh ground black pepper
    12 slices thick slab bacon
    1 cup chicken stock
Preparation
    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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