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Something that isn’t a jalapeño popper.
Let’s get serious. Just about the first thing to pop into our minds when we think of dove season is jalapeño poppers! They are phenomenal. But just about anything wrapped in bacon and cream cheese then stuffed into a pepper will taste good. Its time to treat yourself (more importantly your loved ones) and make something a bit fancier than an appetizer you inhale watching the game. Totally optional but I feel like this dish almost requires a candle lit atmosphere, a fresh bouquet of flowers and your Sunday best! If you are going to treat yourself you might as well go all the way. Pro tip: wear an apron, no one likes a tie that has butter spattered on it. Plus its classy as hell to cook in a suit!
Measurements are flexible, add more or less to suit your taste buds):
Season 2 Tbs of flour with fresh ground 2 tsp black pepper and lightly coat your dove breasts in the mixture. Melt 1 Tbs butter in a cast iron skillet and brown slightly (watch you do not burn the butter). Add the dove and cook until slightly browned. DO NOT OVERCOOK YOUR DOVE MARSALA 1 DOVE! Pull the dove while it is still rare, we will finish it to a medium rare later on, right now we are just looking to get a good sear on them.
Add your mushrooms to the remaining butter and dove drippings and brown. 2-3 min should do it. Dice your shallot and garlic, add to the mushrooms and cook until aromatic, 2 min or so. Add the marsala to the vegetable mixture and scrape all the delicious browned bits from the bottom of the skillet. Once the skillet has deglazed add the heavy cream, stock and 2 thyme sprigs. Bring the liquid to a light boil, reduce heat and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until your sauce has darkened and thickened to your liking. If you like a heavier sauce lightly sprinkle in a little flour.
As your sauce is thickening cook your pasta per their instructions and throw some garlic bread in the oven When you are about 3 minutes away from sitting down to eat add the dove to the sauce to bring it to a medium rare temp. Spoon your dove marsala onto a bed of fettuccine, garnish with a few leaves of fresh thyme, pair with a nice red wine and enjoy! (If you are not a barbarian like myself pull the dove from the sauce as your are plating and slice it thin for a more elegant presentation.)
Hot Tip: Save a handful of dove vacuum sealed bag for morel season! You will not regret it.
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