Pigeon Roast

Description

• Cooking time: 1¼ hours
• Serves 2 to 4

Ingredients

• 2 small pigeons or Cornish hens
• 1 teaspoon powdered ginger
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon grated onion
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 medium ripe tomato, strained through a sieve
• 1 cup water
• ¼ cup melted butter or margarine
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind (optional)
• ½ teaspoon curry powder

Procedures

1. Sprinkle pigeons with lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
2. Place in a baking dish with 1 cup water and bake in a preheated oven for the first 30 minutes at 350°F.
3. Mix remaining ingredients together in a bowl, then brush mixture all over and inside pigeons.
4. Continue roasting at 200°F.
5. And baste from time to time until pigeon is tender and well browned (allow 1 hour for each pound of meat).