wood pigeon

[sean]

I have a wood pigeon wandering around the garden with what appears to be a broken wing......is there anything that can be done for it? Or should I just put it out of its misery? (Although not entirely sure how or even if i could).

 

Cheers

[josharb87]

thought this was going to be a cooking thread! may still be actually . . . put it out of its misery

[Big 'Ammer]

Catch it, wring its neck, take the breasts off, plenty of seasoning, rasher of bacon on top, hot grill 12 -15 mins while you make a creamy mushroom and garlic sauce.

 

Large glass of red.

 

Don't worry about the wing, you arn't missing much, there's not much meat on a wing anyway.

 

Joking aside, just kill it and put it out of its misery.

[josharb87]

how do you make a quick mushroom and garlic sauce?

[sean]

ok cheers guys.....be the first time ive done anything like this so here goes.....

[felixthelogchopper]

Fry up some garlic, mushrooms and finely chopped shallot, add a little white wine, reduce the wine down then add a little cream and some black pepper

[Big 'Ammer]

About the laziest and quickest way is a can of Campbells condensed mushroom soup warmed up undiluted, with some more mushrooms and nutmeg grated in.

 

Chuck the garlic in under the pigeon breasts and cookin the juices.

 

[josharb87]

let us know how it goes sean

 

cheers for the sauce recipies guys, gonna try it with the neighbours cat

[sean]

After being laughed at by the missus for not being able to do it i finally got it together. Went out armed with a towel to catch it.......after chasing it round the garden for ten minutes flung the towel on top only for it to take flight onto the neighbours roof!! Excellent.......its only just flew the nest and needed to be faced with death for it to get its wings working properly.......sausages for dinner then.

[Ben90]

It was clearly faking it to score some sympathy breadcrumbs.