Dove with Yogurt Sauce

That is a plate of finger food

This will work well for quail and pigeon as well. The recipe is adapted from The Silver Spoon.

Dove Breasts with Yogurt Sauce

• 8-12 whole dove breasts still attached to the bone
• 1 lime
• 1/2 cup onion finely diced
• 3 tbsp garlic minced
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tbsp fresh dill chopped
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 1 3/4 cup Greek yogurt
• Salt/pepper
• 2 tbsp olive oil

Wash dove well, pat dry and season with salt and pepper. In a bowl zest lime and mix with garlic, paprika and lime juice. Add dove and mix well. Let marinate for 30 minutes. In a large saute pan heat olive oil over medium low heat. Add onion and saute until golden.  Add dove and brown on all sides then add marinade and stock. Bring to a simmer and then cook until dove is done, about 15 minutes. remove dove to a plate and add yogurt and dill to pan. Cook sauce stirring often until thick. Serve sauce on top of dove.